Clay Cooley

Individual

Also gave $147K 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

$100K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2007–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $56K

Top States

TX$57K

OH$13K

FL$7K

VA$5K

SC$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 53%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CLAY COOLEY AUTO GROUP

Summary

COOLEY, CLAY is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $100K across 16 contributions to 13 recipients. Their average contribution is $6K. Top recipients include DEFEND TEXAS FUND, KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE, BERNIE MORENO FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2008 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $30K 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	DEFEND TEXAS FUND	—	TX	$25,000	1
2	KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE	—	—	$14,000	1
3	BERNIE MORENO FOR SENATE	Republican	OH	$13,200	1
4	DALLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY - PRIMARY	Republican	TX	$10,000	1
5	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS	Republican	TX	$7,800	3
6	RESTORE OUR NATION (RON PAC)	Republican	FL	$6,600	1
7	KAY GRANGER CAMPAIGN FUND	Republican	TX	$5,800	1
8	HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND	—	VA	$5,000	1
9	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$4,200	2
10	PERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Republican	TX	$2,500	1
11	JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,000	1
12	VAN TAYLOR CAMPAIGN	Republican	TX	$2,000	1
13	BETH VAN DUYNE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,000	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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