James Beard

Individual

Also gave $8K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

This name appears on FEC filings from 21 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$63K

Contributions

226

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $24KR $20K

Top States

DC$20K

IL$7K

GA$6K

NY$5K

TX$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 28%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE CLAREMONT GROUP

Summary

BEARD, JAMES is an individual political donor based in NJ. They have contributed $63K across 226 contributions to 62 recipients. Their average contribution is $276.969. Top recipients include HEANEY FOR CONGRESS, PERDUE FOR SENATE, NEW YORK JOBS COUNCIL. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $17K 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	HEANEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$5,400	3
2	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$5,200	2
3	NEW YORK JOBS COUNCIL	—	DC	$5,000	1
4	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$4,960	14
5	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$4,500	4
6	RENEE SWANN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$4,250	2
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,625	12
8	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1
9	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$2,000	1
10	GERY CHICO FOR SENATE	Democratic	IL	$2,000	4
11	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,700	3
12	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$1,500	2
13	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$1,392	30
14	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$1,208	47
15	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)	UNK	DC	$1,170	2
16	PETER DE NEUFVILLE FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
17	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$900	3
18	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$750	2
19	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$650	3
20	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$600	2
21	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$596	5
22	CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT	—	TX	$535	10
23	CHERI BEASLEY FOR NORTH CAROLINA	Democratic	DC	$500	1
24	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$500	2
25	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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