John Cowles Jr.

Individual

Also gave $8K 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

$244K

Contributions

140

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2020

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $230KIndependent $2KR $1K

Top States

DC$106K

MN$75K

WI$5K

IL$5K

SD$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 50%

2019–2020 vs 2017–2018

Employer

RETIRED/RETIRED

Summary

COWLES, JOHN JR is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $244K across 140 contributions to 59 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include DSCC, DCCC, MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2020 election cycle, with peak giving of $71K 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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$63,500	6
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$20,000	3
3	MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY	Democratic	MN	$17,000	5
4	TIM WALZ FOR US CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$14,000	8
5	FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND	—	DC	$7,700	3
6	FRIENDS OF JIM OBERSTAR	DFL	DC	$7,000	8
7	ELLISON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$6,900	7
8	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$6,500	3
9	MCCOLLUM FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$6,400	7
10	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
11	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$4,900	7
12	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,600	4
13	JACK NELSON-PALLMEYER FOR SENATE	Democratic	MN	$4,600	2
14	STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$4,500	7
15	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$4,300	2
16	DALY FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$4,000	3
17	MARK DAYTON FOR MINNESOTA 2006	DFL	MN	$4,000	4
18	EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$3,500	2
19	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$2,500	4
20	MADORE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$2,400	1
21	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$2,400	1
22	RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	NM	$2,300	1
23	FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN	Democratic	MI	$2,300	2
24	TERRI BONOFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$2,300	1
25	MARTIN OLAV SABO FOR CONGRESS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	Democratic	MN	$2,250	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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