James Gaites

Individual

Also gave $225 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

$14K

Contributions

152

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $12KIndependent $535

Top States

IL$5K

DC$5K

MA$1K

NY$1K

GA$580

Giving Trend

↓ 72%

2025–2026 vs 2021–2022

Employer

WORLD BANK

Summary

GAITES, JAMES is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $14K across 152 contributions to 17 recipients. Their average contribution is $95.145. Top recipients include OBAMA FOR AMERICA, JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC, DCCC. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $6K 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	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,850	23
2	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,750	7
3	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,450	6
4	ACTBLUE	—	MA	$1,400	7
5	FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANG	Democratic	NY	$1,062	30
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$760	16
7	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Independent	VT	$535	19
8	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$500	1
9	FRIENDS OF TAMMY DUCKWORTH	Democratic	IL	$500	1
10	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$440	16
11	ELECT ANDREA MILLER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$250	1
12	KERRY-EDWARDS 2004, INC. GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUND	Democratic	DC	$250	1
13	BLUE SENATE CANDIDATE FUND	—	DC	$225	9
14	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE	—	MN	$200	1
15	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$140	8
16	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$100	4
17	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$50	2

Source: FEC bulk data

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