James Edward Bell III

Individual

Also gave $152K 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

$277K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2021–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $232KR $7K

Top States

DC$186K

NC$17K

PA$15K

MD$5K

MN$5K

Giving Trend

↑ 18%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BELL LEGAL GROUP

Summary

BELL, JAMES EDWARD III is an individual political donor based in SC. They have contributed $277K across 70 contributions to 42 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include DSCC, DCCC, JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2022 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $131K in 2026.

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	$126,900	3
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$32,500	4
3	JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$15,000	1
4	SUSAN WILD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$11,900	6
5	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$5,250	2
6	JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$5,000	2
7	DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
8	THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$5,000	2
9	DON DAVIS FOR NC	Democratic	NC	$5,000	2
10	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$5,000	2
11	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$5,000	2
12	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Democratic	CT	$4,800	2
13	DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NC	$4,500	6
14	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$4,500	3
15	CHERI BEASLEY FOR NORTH CAROLINA	Democratic	DC	$3,900	2
16	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$3,500	3
17	ASHLEY MOODY VICTORY FUND	—	—	$3,500	1
18	CASEY KEYSTONE VICTORY FUND	—	PA	$3,300	1
19	DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$3,000	1
20	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$2,900	2
21	WILD FOR PA VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,500	1
22	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Democratic	OR	$2,500	1
23	MOULTON LEADERSHIP FUND	—	MA	$2,000	1
24	HUDSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NC	$2,000	1
25	MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE	Democratic	NM	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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