William H. Gates

Individual

Also gave $250 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

$91K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $30KD $25K

Top States

WA$31K

ID$14K

VA$11K

MD$10K

AK$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 83%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

MICROSOFT

Summary

GATES, WILLIAM H is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $91K across 36 contributions to 22 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC, SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS, 150PAC.ORG. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $20K in 2022.

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	MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC	—	WA	$20,000	4
2	SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ID	$14,400	5
3	150PAC.ORG	—	MD	$10,000	2
4	LISA MURKOWSKI FOR US SENATE	Republican	AK	$8,200	3
5	MCEACHIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$5,800	2
6	CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN	Democratic	WA	$5,800	2
7	DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC	—	VA	$5,000	1
8	COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT ED TOWNS	Democratic	NY	$3,400	2
9	CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE	Republican	CO	$2,700	1
10	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$2,700	2
11	PORTMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	OH	$2,700	1
12	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$1,250	1
13	JEAN A. CARNAHAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Democratic	MO	$1,000	1
14	FRIENDS OF MARGARET WORKMAN	Democratic	WV	$1,000	1
15	MIKE PENCE COMMITTEE	Republican	IN	$1,000	1
16	WELLSTONE FOR SENATE	—	MN	$1,000	1
17	INSLEE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$1,000	1
18	CITIZENS FOR HARKIN	Democratic	IA	$1,000	1
19	MELISSA BEAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
20	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
21	FRIENDS OF DICK LUGAR INC	Republican	IN	$500	1
22	JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OH	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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