John Schaefer

Individual

Also gave $10K 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

$161K

Contributions

487

Recipients

140

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $81KR $50KNNE $3KIndependent $304

Top States

TX$28K

VA$12K

CA$10K

SC$9K

DC$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 67%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SCHAEFER COMPANY

Summary

SCHAEFER, JOHN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $161K across 487 contributions to 140 recipients. Their average contribution is $330.039. Top recipients include CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ FOR CONGRESS, TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $46K in 2020.

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	CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$15,500	8
2	TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN	Democratic	TX	$9,000	5
3	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$6,100	3
4	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$5,600	1
5	NRSC	Republican	DC	$5,385	5
6	AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$5,150	25
7	FRIENDS OF DAVE MCCORMICK	Republican	PA	$3,300	1
8	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$3,300	1
9	CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT	—	TX	$3,222	4
10	MATHESON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$3,150	3
11	INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION FRESH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRESH PAC)	—	DC	$3,000	2
12	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$2,950	9
13	MARK AMBROSE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$2,900	1
14	CARL DEMAIO FOR CONGRESS 2014	Republican	CA	$2,600	1
15	ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	NNE	WA	$2,555	11
16	HOEKSTRA FOR SENATE	Republican	MI	$2,500	2
17	MIKE HALFACRE FOR CONGRESS INC	Republican	NJ	$2,400	1
18	BOUCHARD FOR US SENATE	Republican	MI	$2,375	2
19	OCPAC	—	CA	$2,300	1
20	STEWART FOR SENATE INC	Republican	VA	$2,000	2
21	FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD	Democratic	VA	$2,000	1
22	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$2,000	5
23	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,950	10
24	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,940	11
25	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$1,875	6

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Source: FEC bulk data

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