James Lester

Individual

Also gave $2K 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 17 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$47K

Contributions

149

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $18KD $14KIndependent $1K

Top States

GA$10K

DC$9K

VA$6K

MA$5K

NY$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 95%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

J L LESTER AND SON,INC.

Summary

LESTER, JAMES is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $47K across 149 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $317.685. Top recipients include JOHN COWAN FOR CONGRESS, INC., MOVEMENT VOTER PAC, FREE AND BRAVE ACTION FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K 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	JOHN COWAN FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	GA	$6,600	3
2	MOVEMENT VOTER PAC	—	MA	$5,000	1
3	FREE AND BRAVE ACTION FUND	—	VA	$4,766	2
4	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$4,412	31
5	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,738	3
6	LISA WILSON-FOLEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CT	$2,700	2
7	GINGREY FOR SENATE INC	Republican	GA	$2,500	3
8	HERN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OK	$2,500	2
9	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,500	3
10	PERKINS FOR LOUISIANA	Democratic	LA	$2,000	15
11	CHELLIE PINGREE FOR US SENATE	—	ME	$1,751	5
12	FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
13	MENENDEZ FOR SENATE	Independent	NJ	$1,000	2
14	OSSOFF VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$850	3
15	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$845	19
16	COMMITTEE TO ELECT DARRYL GLENN	Republican	CO	$750	3
17	RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY PAC	Democratic	VA	$500	1
18	TEAM HERSCHEL, INC	Republican	GA	$500	1
19	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$450	2
20	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$450	3
21	NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE	Republican	NJ	$350	1
22	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$333	6
23	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$275	2
24	DALLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (FEDERAL)	Democratic	TX	$258	1
25	GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC.	Republican	GA	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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