John R. Parten

Individual

Also gave $6K 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

$59K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $46KNAT $1K

Top States

TX$30K

DC$18K

PA$5K

VA$3K

IL$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 69%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PARTEN OPERATING INC.

Summary

PARTEN, JOHN R is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $59K across 61 contributions to 28 recipients. Their average contribution is $975. Top recipients include HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, BATTLEGROUND TEXAS, JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $10K in 2008.

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	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$5,025	6
2	BATTLEGROUND TEXAS	—	TX	$5,000	1
3	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$4,600	2
4	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$4,000	4
5	CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$4,000	4
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$3,500	3
7	LAMPSON FOR CONGRESS	—	DC	$3,000	3
8	WEXTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$2,500	4
9	DOGGETT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,500	1
10	RICK NORIEGA FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$2,300	2
11	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
12	SRI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,200	4
13	LUKIN GILLILAND FOR US CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	TX	$2,100	1
14	DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
15	MARTIN FROST CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Democratic	TX	$2,000	2
16	ELIZABETH PANNILL FLETCHER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$1,850	2
17	MJ FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$1,600	3
18	WENDY DAVIS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$1,000	2
19	KEN BENTSEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	TX	$1,000	2
20	ALEX T FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$1,000	3
21	TRAVIS OLSEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$1,000	2
22	KERRY-EDWARDS 2004, INC. GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUND	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
23	ED MEIER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$1,000	2
24	JIM TURNER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	NAT	TX	$1,000	1
25	HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	TX	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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