William Danforth

Individual

Also gave $48K 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

$168K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $56KD $30K

Top States

MO$109K

VA$11K

DC$10K

NJ$8K

GA$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 22%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Summary

DANFORTH, WILLIAM is an individual political donor based in VT. They have contributed $168K across 96 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include REGULAR PEOPLE, CLAY JR. FOR CONGRESS, TEAM EMERSON FOR JO ANN EMERSON. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $56K 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	REGULAR PEOPLE	—	MO	$50,000	1
2	CLAY JR. FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MO	$19,800	8
3	TEAM EMERSON FOR JO ANN EMERSON	Republican	MO	$14,400	8
4	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$10,000	2
5	KITPAC	Republican	MO	$8,600	4
6	KITPAC	Republican	MO	$8,000	4
7	REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FEDERAL PAC	—	NJ	$6,000	2
8	KATIE MCGINTY FOR SENATE	Democratic	VA	$5,000	2
9	FRIENDS OF PAT TOOMEY	Republican	VA	$5,000	2
10	RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND	—	GA	$5,000	1
11	FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLN	—	AR	$4,800	2
12	TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	MO	$4,200	3
13	MARK KENNEDY 06	—	WI	$4,200	2
14	FRIENDS FOR MIKE MCGAVICK	Republican	WA	$4,200	2
15	CHAFEE FOR SENATE	Republican	RI	$4,000	2
16	CITIZENS FOR SHERMAN PARKER	Republican	MO	$2,000	1
17	KATE WHITMAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NJ	$1,500	2
18	FUND FOR A CONSERVATIVE FUTURE II	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
19	WAYNE FARMS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	GA	$1,000	1
20	TED HOUSE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MO	$1,000	1
21	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$1,000	1
22	JOHANNS FOR SENATE INCORPORATED	Republican	NE	$1,000	1
23	OLYMPIA'S LIST	Republican	ME	$1,000	1
24	CORT VANOSTRAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MO	$1,000	1
25	MARK PRYOR FOR US SENATE	—	AR	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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