John Cotton

Individual

Also gave $16K 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

$124K

Contributions

378

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $73KD $27KIndependent $175

Top States

AZ$35K

VA$17K

DC$8K

IA$7K

NV$7K

Giving Trend

↑ 72%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

DRS TECHNOLOGIES

Summary

COTTON, JOHN is an individual political donor based in ME. They have contributed $124K across 378 contributions to 87 recipients. Their average contribution is $328.643. Top recipients include CISCOMANI FOR CONGRESS, LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE PAC (LEAD PAC), IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $23K 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	CISCOMANI FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AZ	$11,000	6
2	LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE PAC (LEAD PAC)	—	VA	$9,600	3
3	IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	IA	$7,000	2
4	JOHN SHADEGGS FRIENDS	Republican	AZ	$6,200	4
5	NRCC	Republican	DC	$4,750	19
6	MCSALLY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AZ	$4,700	2
7	BOB SCHAFFER FOR US SENATE	Republican	CO	$4,600	1
8	DEBBIE LESKO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AZ	$4,000	2
9	QUAYLE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NV	$3,500	4
10	FRIENDS OF PAT TOOMEY	Republican	VA	$3,000	2
11	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,000	2
12	FEELY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,000	3
13	FRIENDS OF JOE HECK PAC	Republican	NV	$3,000	1
14	STEVE FERRARA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AZ	$3,000	2
15	LEANN FOR IOWA	Democratic	MI	$2,700	1
16	JOHN KENNEDY FOR US SENATE INC	Democratic	VA	$2,300	1
17	ARIZONA SUNRISE PAC	Republican	VA	$2,250	2
18	BLAKE MASTERS FOR SENATE	Republican	AZ	$2,000	1
19	TEAM PERDUE	—	MA	$2,000	1
20	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Republican	TX	$2,000	1
21	BEN TOMA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AZ	$2,000	2
22	FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE	—	NY	$2,000	2
23	LOVAS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AZ	$2,000	2
24	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,905	8
25	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$1,500	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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