Donald Benson

Individual

Also gave $10K 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

$99K

Contributions

341

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $53KD $41KGOP $1KIndependent $500NNE $250

Top States

MN$24K

VA$18K

DC$12K

GA$6K

IL$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 82%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MARQUETTE FINANCIAL COMPANIES

Summary

BENSON, DONALD is an individual political donor based in FL. They have contributed $99K across 341 contributions to 71 recipients. Their average contribution is $289.595. Top recipients include BACHMANN FOR CONGRESS, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL, FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $23K in 2020.

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	BACHMANN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$18,100	13
2	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL	Republican	MN	$10,500	4
3	FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN	Republican	MN	$5,500	8
4	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,600	9
5	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$4,350	28
6	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$3,991	17
7	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$3,925	5
8	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$3,500	4
9	COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN	Democratic	ME	$2,500	1
10	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$2,200	17
11	FRIENDS OF STEWART MILLS, INC.	Republican	MN	$2,000	4
12	ANNETTE BOSWORTH MD FOR US SENATE	Republican	FL	$2,000	4
13	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$1,825	18
14	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,721	19
15	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,535	27
16	MCSALLY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AZ	$1,500	3
17	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$1,075	8
18	HOUSLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	WI	$1,000	2
19	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
20	AARON MILLER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$1,000	1
21	LISA MURKOWSKI FOR US SENATE	Republican	AK	$1,000	1
22	MIKE BENSON FOR CONGRESS	GOP	MN	$1,000	1
23	FRIENDS OF JIM OBERSTAR	DFL	DC	$1,000	1
24	CARLINA FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
25	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$1,000	9

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Source: FEC bulk data

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