James Gaffney

Individual

Also gave $624 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

$40K

Contributions

136

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $27KD $8K

Top States

IL$14K

GA$5K

DC$5K

RI$4K

OR$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 75%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GOSHEN MECHANICAL

Summary

GAFFNEY, JAMES is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $40K across 136 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $294.809. Top recipients include HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE, ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC, CITIZENS FOR BOYLE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $7K 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	HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	IL	$7,050	8
2	ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC	Republican	GA	$4,800	7
3	CITIZENS FOR BOYLE	Democratic	DC	$3,500	2
4	MANNIX FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OR	$3,000	3
5	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$2,000	2
6	LINCOLN CHAFEE US SENATE	—	RI	$2,000	2
7	CHAFEE FOR SENATE	Republican	RI	$2,000	5
8	OBERWEIS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$1,750	3
9	ETHAN HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	IL	$1,650	3
10	RANDY HULTGREN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$1,500	3
11	LENTZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$1,000	1
12	FRIENDS OF PAT TOOMEY	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
13	AMERICAN CROSSROADS	—	DC	$1,000	1
14	DAN LIPINSKI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$900	2
15	JUDY BIGGERT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$700	2
16	LAMPSON FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$700	3
17	ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$685	36
18	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$500	1
19	NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC	—	VA	$500	1
20	TORRICELLI FOR U S SENATE INC	Democratic	NJ	$500	1
21	SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	SC	$440	11
22	MOSS ADAMS LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	WA	$300	1
23	SENGER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$250	1
24	COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARTHA ROBERTSON	Democratic	NY	$250	1
25	RUSH HOLT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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