Thomas Casten

Individual

Also gave $15K 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

$213K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $50KGRE $250

Top States

DC$154K

IL$27K

IA$6K

KY$5K

KS$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 82%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

RECYCLED ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

Summary

CASTEN, THOMAS is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $213K across 54 contributions to 38 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include HMP, SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PAC, FRIENDS OF SCOTT HARPER. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $162K in 2018.

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	HMP	—	DC	$150,000	1
2	SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PAC	—	IL	$10,000	2
3	FRIENDS OF SCOTT HARPER	Democratic	IL	$6,700	4
4	JIM GRAY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KY	$5,400	1
5	FRIENDS OF JONATHAN EBEL	Democratic	IL	$5,400	2
6	DEREK MARSHALL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,500	5
7	LIZ MATHIS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$2,900	1
8	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$2,900	1
9	INSLEE FOR AMERICA	Democratic	WA	$2,800	1
10	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
11	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
12	BOLLIER FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$2,025	3
13	CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$1,750	3
14	BACCAM FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$1,500	2
15	HOLLAND FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$1,500	1
16	RICK KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$1,000	1
17	RUBANDO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OH	$1,000	2
18	JILL MORGENTHALER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
19	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
20	DANI FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$520	2
21	314 ACTION FUND	—	DC	$500	1
22	PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC	—	NY	$500	1
23	MARIE NEWMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$500	1
24	GRETCHEN DRISKELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$500	1
25	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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