John Trautz

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$236K

Contributions

117

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $224K

Top States

MN$167K

VA$31K

WI$13K

GA$4K

AZ$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 77%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

RELIANCE DEVELOPMENT

Summary

TRAUTZ, JOHN is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $236K across 117 contributions to 39 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL, FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN, KLINE FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $31K in 2024.

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	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL	Republican	MN	$98,000	17
2	FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN	Republican	MN	$27,000	16
3	KLINE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$16,200	14
4	BACHMANN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$14,900	8
5	FRIENDS OF HAGEDORN	Republican	MN	$10,800	8
6	PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$6,000	4
7	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$5,600	3
8	EMMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$4,700	3
9	HOUSLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	WI	$4,700	3
10	MARK KENNEDY 06	—	WI	$4,200	2
11	FREEDOM CLUB FEDERAL PAC	—	MN	$3,000	4
12	FINSTAD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$3,000	2
13	CHRIS FIELDS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$2,500	3
14	BLAKE MASTERS FOR SENATE	Republican	AZ	$2,000	1
15	CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE	Republican	CO	$2,000	2
16	EMMER VICTORY COMMITTEE DBA REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	GA	$2,000	1
17	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$2,000	1
18	THE PAT MCCRORY COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$2,000	1
19	KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS	—	MN	$2,000	2
20	TAD JUDE FOR US CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$2,000	1
21	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$2,000	1
22	MARK KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$2,000	2
23	LAXALT FOR SENATE	Republican	NV	$2,000	1
24	TEAM HERSCHEL, INC	Republican	GA	$2,000	1
25	HOVDE FOR WISCONSIN	Republican	WI	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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