Ben Nelson

Individual

Also gave $12K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

This name appears on FEC filings from 15 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$65K

Contributions

106

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $25KD $12K

Top States

VA$12K

GA$10K

DC$10K

NE$8K

WI$6K

Giving Trend

↑ 33%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NELSON FIRE SYSTEMS

Summary

NELSON, BEN is an individual political donor based in WI. They have contributed $65K across 106 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $613.236. Top recipients include UTAH LOVE PAC, NEBRASKA SENATE VICTORY FUND, SEAN MCCANN FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $10K in 2012.

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	UTAH LOVE PAC	Republican	VA	$10,600	5
2	NEBRASKA SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$7,500	1
3	SEAN MCCANN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	3
4	BURGESS 4 UTAH	Republican	GA	$6,300	4
5	MICHELS FOR U S SENATE	Republican	WI	$6,250	3
6	LAMPSON FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$4,400	5
7	CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESS	—	NE	$4,000	4
8	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
9	BURGESS OWENS VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	GA	$2,500	1
10	NEBRASKANS FOR KERREY	Democratic	NE	$2,500	1
11	PRENDERGAST FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$1,500	3
12	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
13	ANN ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NE	$1,000	1
14	THE TEA PARTY LEADERSHIP FUND	—	VA	$1,000	2
15	JON OSSOFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	GA	$1,000	1
16	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$750	2
17	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$600	2
18	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$565	13
19	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$550	11
20	MATT MILLER FOR CONGRESS 2014	Democratic	CA	$500	1
21	GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$500	1
22	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$370	12
23	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$306	12
24	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$267	6
25	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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