Donald Root

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$48K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $39KD $4K

Top States

WA$34K

DC$4K

NJ$2K

AR$1K

OR$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 52%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GM NAMEPLATE

Summary

ROOT, DONALD is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $48K across 83 contributions to 32 recipients. Their average contribution is $574.494. Top recipients include WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY, FRIENDS OF DAVE REICHERT, FRIENDS FOR MIKE MCGAVICK. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $5K in 2006.

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	WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	WA	$7,500	9
2	FRIENDS OF DAVE REICHERT	Republican	WA	$6,000	6
3	FRIENDS FOR MIKE MCGAVICK	Republican	WA	$4,700	2
4	VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$2,500	1
5	MATTHEW BURKE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$2,400	2
6	NRSC	Republican	DC	$2,225	18
7	REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FEDERAL PAC	—	NJ	$2,000	1
8	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS	Republican	DC	$1,300	3
9	MICHAEL BAUMGARTNER FOR SENATE	Republican	WA	$1,250	2
10	PEDRO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$1,250	3
11	FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLN	—	AR	$1,250	2
12	DR MONICA WEHBY FOR US SENATE	Republican	OR	$1,250	3
13	CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$1,200	2
14	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$1,000	1
15	FRIENDS FOR DREW MACEWEN	Republican	WA	$1,000	1
16	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$1,000	1
17	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$1,000	2
18	RON BEMIS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$1,000	1
19	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$1,000	2
20	JAIME FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$1,000	1
21	CHRIS VANCE FOR US SENATE	Republican	WA	$1,000	2
22	FRIENDS FOR SLADE GORTON	—	WA	$800	3
23	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$710	3
24	FRIENDS OF DOC HASTINGS	Republican	VA	$500	1
25	CASSADY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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