Gerald Nowak

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

$202K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2007–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $45KR $14K

Top States

DC$117K

IL$31K

IA$11K

VA$5K

SC$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 114%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

KIRKLAND & ELLIS

Summary

NOWAK, GERALD is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $202K across 63 contributions to 30 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include FUTURE PROGRESS, FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESS, PROGRESSIVE VALUES ILLINOIS. Their political giving spans from the 2008 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $106K in 2020.

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	FUTURE PROGRESS	—	DC	$85,000	1
2	FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$25,000	8
3	PROGRESSIVE VALUES ILLINOIS	—	—	$25,000	1
4	AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$20,000	4
5	MAURO SENATE CAMPAIGN TEAM	Democratic	IA	$5,600	2
6	MAURO CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN TEAM	Democratic	IA	$5,400	2
7	THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE	—	DC	$5,000	1
8	RAJA FOR ILLINOIS	—	—	$3,500	1
9	REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PAC	—	IL	$3,500	1
10	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$3,435	1
11	KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PEOPLE	Democratic	CA	$2,800	2
12	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
13	HUNG CAO FOR VIRGINIA	Republican	VA	$2,310	9
14	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
15	NRSC	Republican	DC	$1,500	4
16	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$1,300	3
17	ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL	Republican	IL	$1,000	1
18	PHIL ANDREW FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
19	RODNEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$1,000	1
20	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$910	6
21	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$750	2
22	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$650	2
23	LAWSON FOR CONGRESS	—	VA	$500	1
24	EMORD FOR SENATE INC.	Republican	VA	$500	1
25	RAJA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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