John Zelbst

Individual

Also gave $18K 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

$30K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $28K

Top States

DC$12K

OK$8K

NY$3K

TX$2K

PA$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 180%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ZELBST, HOLMES & BUTLER

Summary

ZELBST, JOHN is an individual political donor based in OK. They have contributed $30K across 18 contributions to 13 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include DSCC, BILL SETTLE FOR CONGRESS, HILLARY FOR AMERICA. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $10K in 2016.

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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$10,000	2
2	BILL SETTLE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OK	$3,000	3
3	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
4	OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	OK	$2,500	1
5	BILLY COYLE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OK	$2,400	1
6	COMMITTEEE TO ELECT LARRY JOE DOHERTY	Democratic	TX	$2,300	1
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,000	1
8	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)	UNK	DC	$1,248	3
9	JENA NELSON FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
10	DEBORAH ROSS FOR SENATE	Democratic	NC	$900	1
11	JASON KANDER PAC	Democratic	DC	$900	1
12	BRENT WELDER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KS	$500	1
13	BRALEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$500	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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