James Shapiro

Individual

Also gave $7K 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

$123K

Contributions

255

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $55KR $23KIndependent $2K

Top States

DC$26K

CA$13K

IL$10K

MD$9K

WA$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 45%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Summary

SHAPIRO, JAMES is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $123K across 255 contributions to 88 recipients. Their average contribution is $483.235. Top recipients include UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP'), AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $31K 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	UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')	—	DC	$10,000	1
2	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	MD	$7,865	11
3	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$6,500	3
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$5,911	21
5	VALADAO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$5,780	4
6	TEAM STAND FOR AMERICA	—	SC	$5,500	3
7	KEVIN KILEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$4,780	4
8	DAN SEALS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$4,400	2
9	PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	CT	$3,900	5
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$3,800	6
11	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$3,500	1
12	STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON	Democratic	WA	$3,250	2
13	JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,750	2
14	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
15	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MO	$2,500	2
16	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$2,194	19
17	FRIENDS OF TAMMY DUCKWORTH	Democratic	IL	$2,100	1
18	LUKE BRONIN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,000	2
19	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,963	7
20	VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$1,780	1
21	BRADY PAC	—	DC	$1,757	10
22	AL GROSS NORTHERN LEADERSHIP	Independent	AK	$1,500	4
23	AMODEI FOR NEVADA	Republican	NV	$1,250	1
24	DAN NEWHOUSE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$1,250	1
25	DELGADO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MD	$1,200	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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