Sam Dawson

Individual

Also gave $42K 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

$137K

Contributions

117

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $64KD $55K

Top States

TX$47K

DC$11K

DE$10K

NY$10K

SC$9K

Giving Trend

↓ 23%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BLACKSBURG STRATEGIES

Summary

DAWSON, SAM is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $137K across 117 contributions to 49 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH, CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE, GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $25K in 2020.

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	TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH	Republican	TX	$14,500	8
2	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$9,900	5
3	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$9,800	6
4	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Republican	TX	$8,400	6
5	DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE	Republican	NE	$7,200	3
6	CASTRO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$6,001	4
7	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$5,500	2
8	TEXAS REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC	—	TX	$5,000	1
9	TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN	Democratic	TX	$4,500	6
10	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$4,000	3
11	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$3,900	2
12	TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$3,500	2
13	JOHN LUJAN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
14	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$3,500	2
15	TEAM SUNUNU	Republican	NH	$3,300	2
16	ROGERS FOR SENATE	Republican	MI	$3,300	1
17	JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	ID	$3,000	2
18	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$2,900	1
19	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	1
20	GILLIBRAND 2020	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1
21	TONY GONZALES VICTORY FUND	—	TX	$2,800	1
22	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	AR	$2,600	2
23	FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND	—	DC	$2,500	1
24	LYLE LARSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,000	2
25	CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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