Gayle Nelson

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$36K

Contributions

425

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $29KR $3KIndependent $330

Top States

SD$15K

DC$4K

AZ$3K

NY$3K

GA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 30%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY INC.

Summary

NELSON, GAYLE is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $36K across 425 contributions to 51 recipients. Their average contribution is $85.296. Top recipients include TIM JOHNSON FOR SOUTH DAKOTA INC, HILLARY FOR AMERICA, NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $6K in 2016.

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	TIM JOHNSON FOR SOUTH DAKOTA INC	Democratic	SD	$4,500	8
2	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
3	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$2,500	3
4	HAWKS FOR U.S. HOUSE	Democratic	SD	$2,500	4
5	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$2,400	24
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,054	126
7	STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$2,000	2
8	NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION	UNK	DC	$1,420	9
9	SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERAL	Democratic	SD	$1,285	19
10	MATT VARILEK FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$1,250	2
11	CORINNA FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$1,000	1
12	GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$1,000	10
13	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$800	3
14	JASMINE CLARK FOR GEORGIA	—	—	$750	4
15	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$705	40
16	DEKALB COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE	Democratic	GA	$600	3
17	MONTANANS FOR REHBERG	Republican	MT	$500	1
18	RAYBOULD FOR US SENATE	Democratic	NE	$500	2
19	GEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE	Democratic	GA	$477	2
20	TERESA TOMLINSON FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$450	5
21	NRCC	Republican	DC	$437	12
22	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$417	12
23	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$384	5
24	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	—	—	$360	15
25	ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$333	23

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Source: FEC bulk data

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