R. James Straus

Individual

Also gave $500 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

$17K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $14KR $1K

Top States

KY$16K

VA$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 50%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

FROST BROWN TODD

Summary

STRAUS, R. JAMES is an individual political donor based in KY. They have contributed $17K across 21 contributions to 10 recipients. Their average contribution is $821.429. Top recipients include YARMUTH FOR CONGRESS, FRIENDS OF CRAIG GREENBERG, MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $4K in 2002.

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	YARMUTH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KY	$4,000	6
2	FRIENDS OF CRAIG GREENBERG	Democratic	KY	$4,000	4
3	MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KY	$2,000	2
4	KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Democratic	KY	$1,500	2
5	BEN CHANDLER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KY	$1,500	2
6	AMY MCGRATH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KY	$1,000	1
7	DANIEL MONGIARDO FOR US SENATE	—	KY	$1,000	1
8	IN THIS TOGETHER PAC	—	KY	$1,000	1
9	BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
10	FISCHER FOR U S SENATE	Democratic	KY	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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