Vanessa Dayton

Individual

Also gave $13K 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

$107K

Contributions

136

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $82KGRE $500

Top States

MN$54K

DC$25K

CO$9K

PA$5K

IL$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 529%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS

Summary

DAYTON, VANESSA is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $107K across 136 contributions to 43 recipients. Their average contribution is $790.257. Top recipients include MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY, DCCC, JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $34K 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	MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY	Democratic	MN	$33,250	6
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$8,500	2
3	JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$7,825	18
4	MIDWEST VALUES PAC	—	MN	$6,500	3
5	FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND	—	DC	$6,000	3
6	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$4,675	20
7	MARK DAYTON FOR MINNESOTA 2006	DFL	MN	$4,000	3
8	AMY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	DC	$3,520	6
9	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,414	13
10	WETTERLING '06	Democratic	MN	$3,100	2
11	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$3,000	4
12	ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$3,000	3
13	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,250	3
14	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$2,025	6
15	MADIA FOR U S CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$1,250	2
16	WIN THE SENATE 2020	—	DC	$1,100	2
17	MARCH ON PAC	—	CO	$1,050	9
18	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
19	FRIENDS OF TARRYL CLARK	DFL	MN	$1,000	3
20	FRIENDS OF ELWYN TINKLENBERG	DFL	MN	$1,000	1
21	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$1,000	1
22	MONDALE FOR SENATE	—	MN	$1,000	1
23	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
24	BETO FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$1,000	1
25	PEGGY FLANAGAN FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$550	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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