James Zelter

Individual

Also gave $35K 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

$207K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $102KD $79KIndependent $6K

Top States

NY$29K

IA$21K

DC$18K

PA$18K

NE$12K

Giving Trend

↓ 27%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT

Summary

ZELTER, JAMES is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $207K across 72 contributions to 44 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include TORRES FOR CONGRESS, BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF US, ASHLEY HINSON FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $70K 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	TORRES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$12,800	4
2	BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF US	Republican	PA	$10,600	4
3	ASHLEY HINSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$8,500	3
4	ROGER WILLIAMS FOR U S CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	TX	$7,800	4
5	AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$7,400	2
6	PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE	Republican	NE	$7,000	2
7	HUSTED FOR SENATE	—	—	$7,000	1
8	FRIENDS OF DAVE MCCORMICK	Republican	PA	$7,000	1
9	ANDY BARR FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	KY	$6,600	2
10	IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN	Republican	IA	$6,400	2
11	BLAINE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MO	$5,900	1
12	CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$5,800	2
13	HAWKEYE FUND	—	WI	$5,800	1
14	FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC.	Republican	IN	$5,800	1
15	SINEMA FOR ARIZONA	Independent	AZ	$5,800	2
16	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$5,800	2
17	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$5,800	2
18	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$5,800	2
19	CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$5,800	2
20	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$5,400	2
21	FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS	Democratic	NY	$5,300	2
22	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$5,000	2
23	BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MD	$5,000	2
24	BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC.	Republican	NE	$4,700	1
25	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$4,650	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

James Zelter — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope