Ben Barnes

Individual

Also gave $218K 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

$1.4M

Contributions

447

Recipients

220

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $968KIndependent $18KR $11K

Top States

DC$426K

NY$30K

RI$28K

TX$24K

MA$24K

Giving Trend

↓ 93%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BEN BARNES GROUP

Summary

BARNES, BEN is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $1.4 million across 447 contributions to 220 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include DCCC, DSCC, DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $167K 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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$199,673	13
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$140,000	10
3	DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOC	—	—	$120,000	4
4	JOE KENNEDY HOUSE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$41,100	1
5	PATRIOT MAJORITY PAC	—	DC	$25,000	1
6	TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	TX	$24,250	10
7	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$17,400	8
8	THE REED COMMITTEE	Democratic	RI	$15,900	9
9	CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	CT	$15,000	2
10	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$13,700	7
11	SENATE FUTURE FUND	—	VA	$13,400	7
12	KENNEDY FOR MASSACHUSETTS	Democratic	MA	$13,200	5
13	RANGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$12,700	6
14	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$11,700	6
15	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$11,200	4
16	NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC-NONPARTISAN LEAGUE PARTY	Democratic	ND	$11,000	2
17	HOYER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$10,800	4
18	THE MARKEY COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$10,600	4
19	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	PA	$10,400	6
20	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$10,200	7
21	ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	AZ	$10,000	1
22	INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$10,000	1
23	DEDICATED AMERICANS FOR THE SENATE AND HOUSE PAC	—	SD	$10,000	2
24	DCCCC NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5	—	—	$10,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$9,400	9

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Source: FEC bulk data

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