James Gaines

Individual

Also gave $200 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

$24K

Contributions

152

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $12KR $8K

Top States

MO$4K

DC$3K

IL$3K

PA$3K

GA$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 43%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

HOLOGIC INC

Summary

GAINES, JAMES is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $24K across 152 contributions to 32 recipients. Their average contribution is $157.388. Top recipients include JACOB TURK FOR CONGRESS, OBAMA FOR AMERICA, PERDUE FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $5K in 2020.

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	JACOB TURK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MO	$3,900	5
2	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
3	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$1,750	1
4	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	—	PA	$1,545	34
5	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$1,377	15
6	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$1,300	13
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,241	4
8	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,100	10
9	DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NC	$1,100	5
10	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
11	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$1,000	1
12	HANABUSA FOR HAWAII	Democratic	HI	$950	4
13	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$550	5
14	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$525	9
15	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$500	1
16	MURPHY FOR CONGRESS	—	NC	$500	1
17	KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$500	1
18	PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER	—	IL	$370	3
19	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS	Republican	TX	$354	1
20	JAMES WEBB FOR US SENATE	Democratic	VA	$250	1
21	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$250	1
22	CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN	Democratic	IL	$250	1
23	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$222	3
24	HMP	—	DC	$200	4
25	PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	—	IL	$179	9

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Source: FEC bulk data

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