James Rutherford

Individual

Also gave $3K 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

$127K

Contributions

367

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $108KR $3KIndependent $2K

Top States

DC$52K

IA$5K

AZ$5K

IL$4K

FL$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 12%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NOT-EMPLOYED

Summary

RUTHERFORD, JAMES is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $127K across 367 contributions to 72 recipients. Their average contribution is $346.425. Top recipients include DSCC, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DCCC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $40K in 2018.

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	$21,600	54
2	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$9,300	12
3	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$9,100	11
4	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$5,653	38
5	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$3,600	6
6	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$3,550	6
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,400	8
8	DEBORAH ROSS FOR SENATE	Democratic	NC	$3,000	9
9	KIRKPATRICK FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$3,000	9
10	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$2,775	11
11	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	12
12	AMY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	DC	$2,550	6
13	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,550	6
14	PATTY JUDGE FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$2,400	6
15	PEOPLE FOR BEN	Democratic	NM	$2,150	5
16	SINEMA FOR ARIZONA	Independent	AZ	$2,025	3
17	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$2,000	2
18	KATIE MCGINTY FOR SENATE	Democratic	VA	$2,000	2
19	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$1,750	5
20	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$1,700	4
21	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$1,600	3
22	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$1,600	3
23	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,600	3
24	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$1,575	6
25	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,525	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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