John Waits

Individual

Also gave $150 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

$41K

Contributions

258

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $10KR $5K

Top States

DC$23K

AL$3K

MS$2K

VA$2K

PA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 3%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

WINSTON & STRAWN

Summary

WAITS, JOHN is an individual political donor based in KY. They have contributed $41K across 258 contributions to 39 recipients. Their average contribution is $157.244. Top recipients include WINSTON & STRAWN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $8K in 2014.

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	WINSTON & STRAWN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$22,100	78
2	TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AL	$2,600	17
3	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,255	18
4	CITIZENS FOR COCHRAN	Republican	MS	$1,000	2
5	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$845	31
6	DONNA CHRISTENSEN CAMPAIGN	Democratic	VI	$750	2
7	DUNCAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TN	$750	2
8	PICKERING FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TN	$750	3
9	FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLN	—	AR	$750	2
10	STAND FOR AMERICA PAC	—	SC	$740	21
11	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$700	2
12	NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC	—	NY	$500	1
13	WICKER FOR SENATE	Republican	MS	$500	1
14	GENE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MS	$500	2
15	RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY PAC	Democratic	VA	$500	1
16	FRIENDS OF DANNER KLINE	Democratic	AL	$500	1
17	MARION BERRY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AR	$500	1
18	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$433	17
19	DAVID VITTER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	LA	$350	1
20	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$350	5
21	BRITT FOR ALABAMA INC	Republican	AL	$350	7
22	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$260	7
23	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE 2014	Democratic	MN	$250	1
24	STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$250	1
25	PATRICK MURPHY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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