David Cates

Individual

Also gave $25K 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

$79K

Contributions

199

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $24KR $3KIndependent $200

Top States

AZ$25K

DC$21K

IL$17K

CA$6K

NJ$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 97%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CATES MAHONEY, LLC

Summary

CATES, DAVID is an individual political donor based in GA. They have contributed $79K across 199 contributions to 40 recipients. Their average contribution is $395.482. Top recipients include TURNING POINT PAC INC., DURBIN VICTORY FUND, FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $37K in 2024.

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	TURNING POINT PAC INC.	—	AZ	$25,000	2
2	DURBIN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$8,300	1
3	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$5,565	8
4	FRIENDS OF CJ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$5,400	2
5	BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)	—	CA	$4,300	77
6	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$3,200	3
7	FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS	Democratic	DC	$3,000	4
8	NIKKI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
9	ASHBURN CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$2,000	1
10	HUGHES FOR CONGRESS	—	NJ	$2,000	2
11	ENYART FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,500	1
12	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$1,075	10
13	JULIANA VICTORY FUND	—	—	$1,000	1
14	HMP	—	DC	$1,000	1
15	MOVEMENT VOTER PAC	—	MA	$1,000	1
16	PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$1,000	1
17	JUSTICE 2020	—	DC	$1,000	1
18	JUSTICE 2018	UNK	DC	$1,000	1
19	FRIENDS OF MATT GOETTEN	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
20	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$950	6
21	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$750	7
22	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$563	11
23	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$551	9
24	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$550	2
25	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$520	5

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Source: FEC bulk data

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