James Ratzlaff

Individual

Also gave $28K 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

$98K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $84KOTH $5K

Top States

DC$47K

OR$43K

NE$2K

SD$2K

WA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 23%

2025–2026 vs 2021–2022

Employer

CAPITAL GROUP PARTNERS LP

Summary

RATZLAFF, JAMES is an individual political donor based in MT. They have contributed $98K across 44 contributions to 18 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include DSCC, DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON, WYDEN FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $25K in 2004.

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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$40,000	5
2	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON	Democratic	OR	$26,500	5
3	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$8,700	7
4	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$5,000	1
5	PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY	OTH	OR	$5,000	1
6	KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE	—	NE	$2,000	2
7	BRADBURY FOR US SENATE	Democratic	OR	$2,000	2
8	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$2,000	2
9	PATTY SNOW FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
10	EDUCATION & OPPORTUNITY FUND II	Democratic	OR	$1,000	1
11	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$1,000	1
12	BAIRD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$1,000	2
13	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
14	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$500	5
15	INSLEE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$500	1
16	NORM PAC	Democratic	WA	$500	1
17	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$300	5
18	PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	PA	$100	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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