Bruce A. Gates

Individual

Also gave $103K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$183K

Contributions

271

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $79KD $17KNAT $750

Top States

DC$64K

VA$40K

MI$11K

LA$11K

OH$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 73%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ALTRIA

Summary

GATES, BRUCE A. is an individual political donor based in MT. They have contributed $183K across 271 contributions to 46 recipients. Their average contribution is $675.207. Top recipients include ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC), BOUSTANY FOR SENATE INC, CONTINUING A MAJORITY PARTY ACTION COMMITTEE (CAMPAC). Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $36K in 2016.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)	—	DC	$49,937	204
2	BOUSTANY FOR SENATE INC	Republican	LA	$10,700	5
3	CONTINUING A MAJORITY PARTY ACTION COMMITTEE (CAMPAC)	—	MI	$8,294	2
4	COMSTOCK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$7,900	3
5	ROBERT HURT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$7,300	3
6	TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$6,600	2
7	KAINE FOR VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$5,400	2
8	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$5,300	2
9	ED GILLESPIE FOR SENATE	Republican	VA	$5,200	2
10	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC)	—	DC	$5,000	1
11	BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC	—	VA	$5,000	1
12	FREEDOM PROJECT; THE	—	VA	$5,000	1
13	LATTA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OH	$4,600	2
14	FRIENDS OF TIBERI	Republican	OH	$3,800	3
15	FRIENDS OF KELLY AYOTTE INC	Republican	VA	$3,700	3
16	ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$3,500	2
17	THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$2,800	1
18	HAGAN FOR US SENATE INC	Democratic	NC	$2,600	1
19	FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE	Republican	SD	$2,500	2
20	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$2,500	1
21	HUDSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NC	$2,500	1
22	HUSTED FOR SENATE	—	—	$2,500	1
23	ROGERS FOR SENATE	Republican	MI	$2,500	1
24	VALADAO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,500	1
25	ANN MARIE BUERKLE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$2,400	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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