John Venekamp

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$50K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $42KR $1K

Top States

CA$22K

DC$11K

NY$3K

IL$3K

WI$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 11%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BROWN HARRIS STEVENS

Summary

VENEKAMP, JOHN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $50K across 63 contributions to 33 recipients. Their average contribution is $789.286. Top recipients include SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS, NICK LEIBHAM FOR CONGRESS, SHP VICTORY FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $8K in 2008.

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	SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$11,060	12
2	NICK LEIBHAM FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$4,600	4
3	SHP VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,500	3
4	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
5	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,500	1
6	DAVE ROBERTS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,400	1
7	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
8	FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
9	SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (FED. ACCT.)	Democratic	CA	$1,500	2
10	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
11	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$1,200	3
12	BUSBY FOR CONGRESS 2010	Democratic	CA	$1,050	6
13	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
14	FLANAGAN FOR U S SENATE	Democratic	WI	$1,000	2
15	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$1,000	2
16	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,000	1
17	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,000	1
18	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,000	1
19	MCBRIDE FOR DELAWARE INC.	Democratic	DE	$1,000	1
20	BOB FILNER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1
21	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	—	—	$900	1
22	STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$750	2
23	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$500	1
24	RASKIN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$500	1
25	LEVIN VICTORY FUND	—	CA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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