Jim. Leste

Individual

Also gave $20K 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

$73K

Contributions

538

Recipients

Active Period

2009–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $27KIndependent $950

Top States

VA$19K

TX$14K

DC$6K

UT$3K

CA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 82%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

LESTE ENTERPRISES

Summary

LESTE, JIM. is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $73K across 538 contributions to 97 recipients. Their average contribution is $136.178. Top recipients include VALOR AMERICA, TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE, TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.. Their political giving spans from the 2010 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $36K in 2024.

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	VALOR AMERICA	—	TX	$14,425	15
2	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$12,669	132
3	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$3,054	102
4	FRIENDS OF MIKE LEE INC	Republican	UT	$2,806	26
5	MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA	Republican	VA	$2,209	29
6	HOUSE FREEDOM FUND	—	DC	$1,800	5
7	TEAM SCALISE	—	DC	$1,698	18
8	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$1,576	8
9	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	—	DC	$1,470	8
10	JUDGE ROY MOORE FOR US SENATE	Republican	AL	$1,268	7
11	TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND	—	GA	$1,200	4
12	SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION	—	DC	$1,200	3
13	DARRELL ISSA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$1,025	2
14	TERRY 2024 INC	Independent	TN	$950	3
15	KARI LAKE FOR SENATE	Republican	AZ	$807	9
16	KELLI WARD FOR SENATE INC	Republican	AZ	$750	3
17	LAUREN BOEBERT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CO	$706	3
18	AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION	—	VA	$652	3
19	JONI FOR IOWA	Republican	IA	$607	3
20	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	AR	$598	7
21	BERNIE MORENO FOR SENATE	Republican	OH	$567	6
22	MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$560	2
23	TEAM JORDAN	—	OH	$553	5
24	STEVE GARVEY FOR US SENATE	Republican	CA	$549	6
25	GREENE FOR CONGRESS	—	GA	$545	3

1–25 of 97

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Source: FEC bulk data

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