Howard Root

Individual

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

$59K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2009–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $56K

Top States

MN$38K

WI$17K

CO$2K

LA$1K

WY$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 73%

2025–2026 vs 2021–2022

Employer

VASCULAR SOLUTIONS

Summary

ROOT, HOWARD is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $59K across 26 contributions to 15 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include FRIENDS OF HAGEDORN, FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN, PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2010 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $26K 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	FRIENDS OF HAGEDORN	Republican	MN	$12,000	4
2	FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN	Republican	MN	$7,900	6
3	PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$7,000	1
4	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$5,800	1
5	SKOL PAC	Republican	WI	$5,800	1
6	WEILER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$5,800	2
7	HOUSLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	WI	$5,400	2
8	FREEDOM CLUB FEDERAL PAC	—	MN	$3,000	2
9	CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE	Republican	CO	$2,000	1
10	JIM NEWBERGER FOR UNITED STATES SENATE	Republican	MN	$1,000	1
11	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL	Republican	MN	$1,000	1
12	JOHN KENNEDY FOR US	Republican	LA	$1,000	1
13	HAGEMAN FOR WYOMING	Republican	WY	$1,000	1
14	ELIZABETH HENG FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$500	1
15	ELISE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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