John Danforth

Individual

Also gave $20K 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

$6.2M

Contributions

153

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $93KD $16KIndependent $12K

Top States

WI$6.0M

MO$52K

UT$30K

SC$12K

IL$7K

Giving Trend

↓ 98%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

DOWD BENNETT LLP

Summary

DANFORTH, JOHN is an individual political donor based in MO. They have contributed $6.2 million across 153 contributions to 61 recipients. Their average contribution is $40K. Top recipients include MISSOURI STANDS UNITED, MAKING MISSOURI BETTER, JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $6.0 million in 2022.

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	MISSOURI STANDS UNITED	—	WI	$6,000,000	2
2	MAKING MISSOURI BETTER	—	UT	$30,000	1
3	JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MO	$13,100	5
4	ANN WAGNER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MO	$10,500	5
5	KITPAC	Republican	MO	$8,300	7
6	JARED YOUNG FOR MISSOURI	Independent	MO	$6,600	1
7	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$6,600	2
8	TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	MO	$6,000	4
9	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$5,800	2
10	JOHN WOOD FOR MISSOURI	Independent	MO	$5,800	2
11	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$5,500	5
12	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$5,100	3
13	HEATHER WILSON FOR SENATE	Republican	NM	$4,600	2
14	AARON DIMMOCK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$4,476	2
15	CHAFEE FOR SENATE	Republican	RI	$3,560	4
16	KASICH FOR AMERICA, INC.	—	OH	$2,700	1
17	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$2,600	1
18	RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND	—	GA	$2,000	1
19	THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$2,000	1
20	ANNA ESHOO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,000	1
21	LINCOLN CHAFEE US SENATE	—	RI	$2,000	2
22	ASHCROFT 2000	—	MO	$2,000	2
23	DAVE MCCORMICK FOR US SENATE	Republican	PA	$2,000	1
24	COUNTRY FIRST	—	IL	$2,000	1
25	BRYAN CAVE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$1,554	6

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Source: FEC bulk data

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