Arnold Mitchem

Individual

Also gave $4K 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

$69K

Contributions

122

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $31KR $19K

Top States

DC$13K

ID$9K

IL$6K

TX$5K

WI$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 58%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

COUNCIL FOR OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION

Summary

MITCHEM, ARNOLD is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $69K across 122 contributions to 51 recipients. Their average contribution is $567.246. Top recipients include SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS, TRIO PAC, MOORE FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $10K in 2004.

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	SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ID	$9,300	14
2	TRIO PAC	—	DC	$7,260	6
3	MOORE FOR CONGRESS	—	WI	$4,575	7
4	DON PAYNE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$4,300	10
5	SCOTT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$3,300	4
6	TEXANS FOR HENRY BONILLA	Republican	TX	$3,050	6
7	GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC	—	DC	$2,500	1
8	CITIZENS FOR HARKIN	Democratic	IA	$2,450	5
9	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
10	RICHMOND FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	LA	$2,250	4
11	FRIENDS OF BUCK MCKEON	Republican	VA	$2,200	3
12	A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR DAVE OBEY	Democratic	MT	$2,000	2
13	TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,000	2
14	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,250	2
15	KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2012	—	DC	$1,200	2
16	ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
17	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$1,000	2
18	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,000	1
19	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
20	BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE	Republican	LA	$1,000	1
21	COLE FOR CONGRESS	—	OK	$1,000	2
22	MIKE HONDA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1
23	TESTER VICTORY FUND	—	MT	$1,000	1
24	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	Democratic	SC	$1,000	2
25	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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