Ken Waits

Individual

Also gave $18K 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

$58K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2017–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

NNE $4KR $3KD $2K

Top States

DC$25K

KY$18K

NM$6K

OK$2K

TX$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 7%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY

Summary

WAITS, KEN is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $58K across 22 contributions to 14 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.), TURNAROUND TEAM PAC, YVETTE4CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2018 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $24K 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	US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.)	—	DC	$25,000	5
2	TURNAROUND TEAM PAC	—	KY	$17,500	4
3	YVETTE4CONGRESS	NNE	NM	$3,900	2
4	KIM DAVID FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,000	1
5	HERN FOR SENATE	—	—	$2,000	1
6	COLE FOR CONGRESS	—	OK	$1,500	1
7	FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO	Republican	WY	$1,041	1
8	PEOPLE FOR BEN	Democratic	NM	$1,000	1
9	ALEXIS MARTINEZ JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NM	$1,000	1
10	TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN	Democratic	TX	$1,000	1
11	NEWMAN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
12	NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$500	1
13	BICE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OK	$500	1
14	NRSC	Republican	DC	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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