David Cortez

Individual

Also gave $200 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

$114K

Contributions

113

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $11KD $9K

Top States

DC$96K

TX$9K

GA$3K

AL$3K

NM$1K

Giving Trend

↑ 300%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MI TIERRA CAFE Y PANADERIA MI TIERRA

Summary

CORTEZ, DAVID is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $114K across 113 contributions to 28 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC), CAIN FOR US SENATE, RICK NEIGHBORS FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K in 2006.

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	NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)	UNK	DC	$91,000	20
2	CAIN FOR US SENATE	Republican	GA	$3,000	2
3	RICK NEIGHBORS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AL	$2,700	2
4	NRSC	Republican	DC	$2,500	1
5	CANSECO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,000	1
6	TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	TX	$2,000	1
7	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,100	5
8	ED TINSLEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NM	$1,000	1
9	TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN	Democratic	TX	$1,000	1
10	TEXANS FOR HENRY BONILLA	Republican	TX	$1,000	1
11	CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$1,000	2
12	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$800	4
13	SUSAN NARVAIZ FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$630	1
14	NJ STATE LABORERS PAC/ LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC	—	NJ	$602	52
15	CHARLES A. GONZALEZ CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN	Democratic	TX	$500	1
16	LUKIN GILLILAND FOR US CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	TX	$500	1
17	BETO FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$500	1
18	BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	VA	$500	1
19	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$450	2
20	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	UNK	IL	$300	2
21	BREDESEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	TN	$250	1
22	CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$250	1
23	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$200	1
24	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$100	1
25	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$100	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

David Cortez — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope