James Wintersteen

Individual

Also gave $15K 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

$385K

Contributions

246

Recipients

111

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $260KNNE $8KD $1K

Top States

DC$97K

TN$13K

NM$13K

NV$13K

NC$11K

Giving Trend

↓ 89%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

RETIRED/RETIRED

Summary

WINTERSTEEN, JAMES is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $385K across 246 contributions to 111 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION, CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC, ANDY OGLES FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $78K 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	CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION	—	DC	$61,000	7
2	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	—	DC	$20,500	17
3	ANDY OGLES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TN	$13,200	1
4	MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION PAC	Republican	NC	$10,600	2
5	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$10,400	5
6	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$10,300	5
7	SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION	—	DC	$10,000	1
8	LAUREN BOEBERT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CO	$8,600	3
9	YVETTE4CONGRESS	NNE	NM	$8,200	3
10	COMMITTEE TO ELECT SAM PETERS	Republican	NV	$7,800	3
11	RON DESANTIS FOR FLORIDA	Republican	FL	$7,400	3
12	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.	Republican	CA	$7,200	9
13	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$7,000	4
14	STEVE CHABOT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OH	$6,500	5
15	BANKS FOR SENATE	Republican	IN	$5,800	2
16	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$5,750	7
17	YESLI VEGA FOR VIRGINIA	Republican	VA	$5,400	2
18	MARCHANT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NV	$5,300	3
19	BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC.	Republican	NE	$5,200	3
20	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MCDANIEL	Republican	MS	$5,200	3
21	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$5,100	5
22	GAVIN CLARKSON FOR SENATE	Republican	NM	$5,000	1
23	SULLIVAN FOR US SENATE	Republican	AK	$4,000	2
24	BRANNON FOR US SENATE	—	—	$4,000	2
25	JUSTIN AMASH FOR SENATE	Republican	MI	$4,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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