John Schafer

Individual

Also gave $4K 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

$137K

Contributions

219

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $15KR $13K

Top States

WI$101K

DC$8K

IA$4K

MO$3K

CO$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 98%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

H S A COMMERICAL PROPERTIES

Summary

SCHAFER, JOHN is an individual political donor based in GA. They have contributed $137K across 219 contributions to 58 recipients. Their average contribution is $625.79. Top recipients include AMERICANS 4 SECURITY PAC, JACOB TURK FOR CONGRESS, BILL SCHAFER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $104K in 2024.

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	AMERICANS 4 SECURITY PAC	—	WI	$100,000	1
2	JACOB TURK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MO	$3,050	6
3	BILL SCHAFER FOR CONGRESS	R	IA	$2,700	1
4	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$2,400	2
5	AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND	—	FL	$2,230	14
6	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,175	10
7	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$1,805	14
8	NRCC	Republican	DC	$1,280	11
9	BERA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,100	3
10	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$1,025	3
11	AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC	—	VA	$1,000	2
12	CRAIG RIEDEL FOR OHIO	Republican	OH	$1,000	1
13	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$1,000	2
14	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$950	4
15	NDTC	—	DC	$800	8
16	COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN	Democratic	ME	$750	2
17	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$675	4
18	OPERATION RED STRIKE	—	—	$609	10
19	NRSC	Republican	DC	$609	14
20	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$605	5
21	COMMON SENSE 2020 II	—	DC	$600	1
22	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$570	8
23	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$540	9
24	THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE	—	DC	$500	1
25	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$500	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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