James E. Pederson

Individual

Also gave $68K 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

$642K

Contributions

171

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $579KR $16KIndependent $3K

Top States

DC$300K

AZ$151K

MT$22K

MI$14K

AK$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 29%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PEDERSON GROUP

Summary

PEDERSON, JAMES E. is an individual political donor based in AZ. They have contributed $642K across 171 contributions to 74 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include DSCC, ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY, DCCC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $106K in 2012.

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	$124,300	5
2	ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	AZ	$97,200	21
3	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$86,800	6
4	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$46,000	2
5	DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS	Democratic	DC	$20,000	2
6	GIFFORDS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$16,100	7
7	HARRY MITCHELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$13,600	6
8	MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	MT	$12,000	3
9	RON BARBER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$10,100	5
10	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$9,800	4
11	UDALL FOR US ALL	Democratic	NM	$9,600	3
12	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$9,600	3
13	KIRKPATRICK FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$9,400	4
14	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$9,000	4
15	SOUTHWEST LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$7,000	3
16	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$5,600	1
17	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$5,600	3
18	ALASKANS FOR BEGICH 2014	Democratic	AK	$5,200	3
19	ALASKANS FOR DON YOUNG	Republican	AK	$5,200	2
20	HOPEFUND, INC.	—	DC	$5,000	1
21	DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL	—	—	$5,000	1
22	SEARCHLIGHT LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$5,000	1
23	MOVING PHOENIX FORWARD PAC	—	AZ	$5,000	1
24	COMMON VALUES PAC	—	VA	$5,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF CONGRESSMAN STEVE STOCKMAN	Republican	MI	$5,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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