Michael Cotton

Individual

Also gave $9K 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

$174K

Contributions

295

Recipients

Active Period

2005–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $122KD $5K

Top States

DC$79K

VA$27K

TX$17K

MI$9K

MT$6K

Giving Trend

↑ 27%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN

Summary

COTTON, MICHAEL is an individual political donor based in AL. They have contributed $174K across 295 contributions to 45 recipients. Their average contribution is $591.41. Top recipients include NRSC, STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA, JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2006 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $106K 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	NRSC	Republican	DC	$70,985	45
2	STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$5,800	2
3	JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$5,800	2
4	TEXANS FOR MORGAN LUTTRELL	Republican	TX	$5,800	2
5	ROB WITTMAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$5,800	2
6	CRAMER FOR SENATE	Republican	ND	$5,800	2
7	TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$5,800	2
8	SHANE HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$5,600	2
9	CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC	—	VA	$5,000	1
10	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	—	VA	$5,000	1
11	LIBERTY FUND; THE	—	WA	$5,000	1
12	AMERICA'S FIRST PAC	—	VA	$5,000	1
13	CONSERVATIVE & REPUBLICAN TOGETHER EQUALS RESULTS PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
14	ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)	—	VA	$5,000	1
15	CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC)	—	TN	$3,812	75
16	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	—	PA	$3,454	33
17	LISA MCCLAIN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$2,900	1
18	BICE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OK	$2,900	1
19	KASICH FOR AMERICA, INC.	—	OH	$2,700	1
20	WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. PAC (WELLCARE PAC)	—	FL	$2,699	3
21	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$2,500	1
22	FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
23	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)	—	DC	$1,494	8
24	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$1,248	12
25	BANKS FOR SENATE	Republican	IN	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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