John M. Sylvester

Individual

Also gave $17K 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

$54K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $50K

Top States

PA$28K

DC$18K

VA$4K

DE$2K

WV$1K

Giving Trend

↑ 659%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

K&L GATES LLP

Summary

SYLVESTER, JOHN M is an individual political donor based in PA. They have contributed $54K across 81 contributions to 25 recipients. Their average contribution is $670.753. Top recipients include DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, CONOR LAMB FOR SENATE, BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $11K in 2026.

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	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$12,000	3
2	CONOR LAMB FOR SENATE	Democratic	PA	$8,150	12
3	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	PA	$5,295	7
4	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,900	18
5	KATIE MCGINTY FOR SENATE	Democratic	VA	$3,750	6
6	BOB CASEY FOR PENNSYLVANIA COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$3,000	3
7	CITIZENS FOR ALTMIRE	Democratic	PA	$2,600	4
8	MARK CRITZ FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	PA	$2,414	4
9	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
10	PNCBANKPAC - DELAWARE	—	DE	$1,100	4
11	CLATWORTHY FOR U S SENATE	—	DE	$1,000	1
12	K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)	—	DC	$1,000	1
13	HOEFFEL FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	PA	$1,000	1
14	FRIENDS OF JAY ROCKEFELLER	Democratic	WV	$1,000	1
15	STEVE IRWIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$1,000	1
16	KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA)	—	PA	$872	4
17	TOM FOLEY FOR US SENATE	Democratic	PA	$750	2
18	FRIENDS OF JOE SESTAK	Democratic	PA	$500	1
19	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$500	1
20	COMMITTEE TO ELECT DANIEL SMITH JR	Democratic	PA	$500	1
21	KRISTY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$500	1
22	TOM VILSACK FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	IA	$500	1
23	CHAD KLUKO FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	PA	$500	1
24	KAINE FOR VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$250	1
25	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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