James Chanos

Individual

Also gave $54K 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

$86K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2020

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $61KR $5K

Top States

DC$43K

NY$11K

WI$5K

VA$5K

AL$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 68%

2019–2020 vs 2017–2018

Employer

KYNIKOS ASSOCIATES

Summary

CHANOS, JAMES is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $86K across 23 contributions to 17 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include DSCC, CROWLEY LEADERSHIP FUND, CAROLYN'S PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2020 election cycle, with peak giving of $36K in 2004.

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	$25,000	1
2	CROWLEY LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$10,800	2
3	CAROLYN'S PAC	—	NY	$10,000	2
4	LEGITPAC	Democratic	WI	$5,400	1
5	FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD	Democratic	VA	$5,100	4
6	DEFEND AMERICA PAC	Republican	AL	$5,000	1
7	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$4,000	2
8	CARGAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,700	1
9	PERSON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	SC	$2,700	1
10	KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$2,700	1
11	LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
12	MARTHA COAKLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,400	1
13	CLARK FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	AR	$2,000	1
14	GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
15	EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	GA	$2,000	1
16	DEMOCRATS TIME IN NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$1,000	1
17	ENGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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