Charles M. Brain

Individual

Also gave $22K 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

$205K

Contributions

167

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $139KR $3KIndependent $500

Top States

DC$125K

VA$11K

MD$7K

NY$7K

IL$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 33%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES

Summary

BRAIN, CHARLES M. is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $205K across 167 contributions to 68 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include DCCC, AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC, KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $49K in 2010.

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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$68,000	24
2	AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC	—	DC	$10,000	4
3	KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$9,005	10
4	NEAL VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$7,500	2
5	LEADERSHIP 21	—	VA	$7,200	2
6	BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	MD	$7,000	4
7	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	—	DC	$7,000	3
8	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$6,600	4
9	NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC	—	NY	$5,000	1
10	NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND	—	DC	$4,000	8
11	MELISSA BEAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$4,000	6
12	KAINE VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$3,700	2
13	MATSUI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,500	7
14	CROWLEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$3,200	3
15	FRIENDS OF DAN MAFFEI	Democratic	DC	$3,000	5
16	STEPHEN LYNCH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$2,750	5
17	HIMES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CT	$2,500	4
18	PAC TO THE FUTURE	—	DC	$2,500	1
19	DIANA DEGETTE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$2,500	4
20	BOB ETHERIDGE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	NC	$2,000	2
21	RANGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,000	3
22	BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC	—	DC	$2,000	1
23	DAKPAC	—	DC	$2,000	2
24	DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$2,000	2
25	LOFGREN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$2,000	5

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Source: FEC bulk data

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