John Bucksbaum

Individual

Also gave $26K 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

$185K

Contributions

109

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $79KR $22K

Top States

DC$80K

IL$26K

HI$14K

CO$13K

AR$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 65%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.

Summary

BUCKSBAUM, JOHN is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $185K across 109 contributions to 51 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC), THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC). Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $40K in 2008.

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 ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$33,500	8
2	INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)	—	DC	$20,000	4
3	THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC)	—	DC	$18,500	8
4	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$9,850	7
5	QUIGLEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$8,500	13
6	WOMACK FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	AR	$7,500	6
7	FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL	Democratic	IL	$6,000	5
8	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
9	GIDDY UP PAC	—	CO	$5,000	1
10	HAWAII REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	HI	$5,000	1
11	HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$4,600	2
12	DAN INOUYE FOR US SENATE	Democratic	HI	$4,000	2
13	ADAM FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$3,500	3
14	ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC	Republican	GA	$3,300	2
15	ABERCROMBIE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	HI	$3,000	3
16	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	1
17	O'MALLEY FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,700	2
18	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$2,500	2
19	TOM VILSACK FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	IA	$2,100	1
20	CLARK FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	AR	$2,000	1
21	FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD	Democratic	VA	$2,000	2
22	AKAKA IN 2006	—	HI	$2,000	1
23	ENSIGN FOR SENATE	Republican	NV	$2,000	3
24	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
25	FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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