John Barger

Individual

Also gave $12K 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

$158K

Contributions

109

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $110KD $17K

Top States

TX$37K

CA$21K

DC$18K

GA$11K

ME$9K

Giving Trend

↑ 97%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BARGER BROADCAST INVESTMENTS

Summary

BARGER, JOHN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $158K across 109 contributions to 60 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH, CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT., COLLINS FOR SENATOR. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $47K in 2022.

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	TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH	Republican	TX	$31,300	14
2	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.	Republican	CA	$10,000	1
3	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$9,000	4
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$8,000	3
5	MIKE GARCIA VICTORY FUND	—	CA	$7,900	2
6	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$7,800	6
7	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$7,100	3
8	COTTON VICTORY	—	VA	$5,800	1
9	DAVE MCCORMICK FOR US SENATE	Republican	PA	$5,800	2
10	BRADY FOR CONGRESS	—	IN	$5,600	1
11	SMP	—	DC	$5,500	2
12	MAX UKROPINA FOR CONGRESS 2024	Republican	CA	$3,300	1
13	DOCTOR OZ FOR SENATE	Republican	PA	$2,900	1
14	ALEX GRAY FOR SENATE	Republican	OK	$2,900	1
15	LAXALT FOR SENATE	Republican	NV	$2,900	1
16	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$2,800	1
17	SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$2,800	1
18	RICHARD BURR COMMITTEE; THE	Republican	NC	$2,700	1
19	KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	—	TX	$2,100	2
20	CHARLES A. GONZALEZ CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN	Democratic	TX	$2,000	2
21	ESTHER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$2,000	2
22	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
23	OLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MN	$1,500	2
24	HALL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE (RALPH HALL - ROCKWALL, TEXAS)	Republican	TX	$1,500	2
25	FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS - 2000	Republican	MD	$1,500	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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