Jules Buenabenta

Individual

Also gave $270K 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

$341K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $204KIndependent $5K

Top States

DC$174K

CA$74K

NM$15K

NJ$15K

NY$7K

Giving Trend

↓ 47%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

JULES AND ASSOCIATES

Summary

BUENABENTA, JULES is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $341K across 90 contributions to 46 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include LATINO VICTORY FUND, DCCC, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $85K 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	LATINO VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$75,000	6
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$35,400	2
3	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$32,357	3
4	DR. RAUL RUIZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$17,800	8
5	BECERRA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$12,700	8
6	VIBE PAC (VICTORY BY INVESTING BUILDING EMPOWERING)	—	DC	$12,500	3
7	DEFEND THE DREAM	—	CA	$11,000	3
8	NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	NJ	$10,000	1
9	CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$8,200	3
10	LUJAN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$7,000	1
11	ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$7,000	2
12	ADELANTE FUND	—	CA	$7,000	1
13	JIMMY GOMEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$6,700	4
14	CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$6,600	2
15	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$6,600	2
16	ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$5,800	2
17	TERESA FOR ALL	Democratic	NM	$5,800	3
18	VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$5,000	2
19	HMP	—	DC	$5,000	1
20	MENENDEZ FOR SENATE	Independent	NJ	$5,000	2
21	BALDERAS FOR NEW MEXICO	Democratic	NM	$5,000	2
22	LEADERSHIP FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW	—	CA	$5,000	1
23	MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE	Democratic	NM	$4,300	2
24	MAYRA MACIAS FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
25	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,205	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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