Michael Bauer

Individual

Also gave $9K 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

$454K

Contributions

1,219

Recipients

242

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $320KR $9K. $2KNNE $1KIndependent $250

Top States

PA$60K

DC$58K

IL$52K

MI$23K

DE$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 60%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ESPIRITU & ASSOCIATES

Summary

BAUER, MICHAEL is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $454K across 1,219 contributions to 242 recipients. Their average contribution is $372.086. Top recipients include INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION, HALEY STEVENS FOR CONGRESS, SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $73K 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	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	—	PA	$43,825	161
2	HALEY STEVENS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$22,850	65
3	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$16,350	23
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$16,230	25
5	MELISSA BEAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$13,300	14
6	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$12,313	26
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$10,690	70
8	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$8,000	8
9	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$7,200	17
10	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$6,927	41
11	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$5,800	10
12	FRIENDS OF HILLARY	Democratic	DC	$5,500	4
13	CITIZENS FOR BIDEN	—	DE	$5,250	5
14	ALLYSON SCHWARTZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$5,000	7
15	HYNES FOR SENATE	Democratic	IL	$4,876	4
16	BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	DE	$4,600	2
17	PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$4,500	4
18	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$4,268	22
19	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$4,100	3
20	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$4,000	2
21	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$3,950	11
22	GAY AND LESBIAN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,950	4
23	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE	UNK	MD	$3,880	40
24	JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS	—	IL	$3,750	9
25	EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$3,750	7

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Source: FEC bulk data

Michael Bauer — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope