Joseph Balesteri

Individual

Also gave $55K 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

$79K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2015–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $50K

Top States

DC$25K

NY$9K

CT$6K

CO$5K

IL$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 63%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

POWER ROGERS LLP

Summary

BALESTERI, JOSEPH is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $79K across 38 contributions to 29 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include DURBIN MAJORITY FUND, DURBIN VICTORY FUND, BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT. Their political giving spans from the 2016 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $29K 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	DURBIN MAJORITY FUND	—	DC	$7,500	1
2	DURBIN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$6,600	2
3	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Democratic	CT	$5,800	2
4	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$5,600	2
5	HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$5,300	2
6	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$4,300	3
7	THE REED COMMITTEE	Democratic	RI	$3,500	1
8	MARKEY VICTORY FUND	—	MA	$3,500	1
9	GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$3,300	1
10	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$2,800	2
11	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	1
12	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$2,800	1
13	GEORGIA SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,800	1
14	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
15	FRIENDS OF MAZIE HIRONO	Democratic	HI	$2,500	1
16	ILLINOIS SENATE VICTORY 2020	—	DC	$2,500	1
17	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
18	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
19	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
20	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
21	ALSOBROOKS VICTORY FUND	—	MD	$1,000	1
22	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
23	JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
24	KAINE VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$1,000	1
25	PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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