James Lin

Individual

Also gave $3K 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

$110K

Contributions

786

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $39KR $5KIndependent $180

Top States

DC$60K

PA$11K

CA$6K

IL$5K

MI$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 94%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL

Summary

LIN, JAMES is an individual political donor based in NM. They have contributed $110K across 786 contributions to 52 recipients. Their average contribution is $139.62. Top recipients include RIGHT TO RISE USA, THE LH PAC, OBAMA FOR AMERICA. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $57K 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	RIGHT TO RISE USA	—	DC	$50,000	1
2	THE LH PAC	—	PA	$10,000	6
3	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$5,459	12
4	GUPTA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$5,400	2
5	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$3,756	30
6	JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,250	3
7	RICHARD E NEAL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$2,775	3
8	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$2,555	7
9	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,529	263
10	VAN TRAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,000	1
11	WALGREEN CO PAC (WALGREENSPAC)	—	DC	$1,950	38
12	EDUCATION & OPPORTUNITY FUND II	Democratic	OR	$1,500	2
13	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)	—	CA	$1,000	1
14	MCGUIGAN FOR PENNSYLVANIA	Democratic	PA	$1,000	1
15	GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
16	LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$1,000	1
17	SCHATZ FOR SENATE	Democratic	HI	$1,000	2
18	TOM DELAY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	TX	$1,000	1
19	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$930	2
20	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$900	4
21	GRACE FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$850	2
22	NELSON FOR WISCONSIN	Democratic	WI	$750	1
23	EMILYS LIST	—	DC	$660	49
24	PEOPLE FOR BEN	Democratic	NM	$636	125
25	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$560	36

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Source: FEC bulk data

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