Ernest... Mahaffey

Individual

Also gave $1K 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

$20K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $17K

Top States

IL$11K

DC$7K

IN$250

Giving Trend

↑ 13%

2025–2026 vs 2019–2020

Employer

ERNEST MAHAFFEY

Summary

MAHAFFEY, ERNEST... is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $20K across 43 contributions to 14 recipients. Their average contribution is $476.163. Top recipients include BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS, OBAMA FOR AMERICA, KELLY KIRSCHNER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $6K in 2008.

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	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$5,500	10
2	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,425	8
3	KELLY KIRSCHNER FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,000	2
4	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
5	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,750	7
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,250	4
7	AMERICA COMING TOGETHER	—	DC	$750	2
8	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$750	2
9	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$500	1
10	DUCKWORTH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$500	2
11	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$300	1
12	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$250	1
13	TOM HAYHURST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$250	1
14	CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC	—	DC	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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