John Emerson

Individual

Also gave $159K 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

$289K

Contributions

393

Recipients

154

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $185KR $29KIndependent $1K

Top States

DC$31K

CA$26K

MN$12K

MI$9K

VA$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 49%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CAPITAL GROUP

Summary

EMERSON, JOHN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $289K across 393 contributions to 154 recipients. Their average contribution is $736.636. Top recipients include THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, DCCC, AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $51K 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	THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	CA	$23,000	10
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$22,270	12
3	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	MN	$11,680	34
4	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$6,957	20
5	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$6,486	17
6	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$6,000	6
7	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$6,000	6
8	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$5,400	2
9	KAINE FOR VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$5,000	2
10	OFF THE SIDELINES PAC	—	MA	$5,000	1
11	CARPER FOR SENATE	Democratic	DE	$5,000	4
12	HILL PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
13	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$4,500	4
14	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARKANSAS	Democratic	AR	$4,000	4
15	JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
16	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$3,300	3
17	MAGGIE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$3,300	2
18	TAMMY MURPHY FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$3,300	2
19	FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD	Democratic	VA	$3,100	2
20	POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$3,000	3
21	FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER	—	CA	$3,000	2
22	THERIAULT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$3,000	2
23	KENNEDY FOR MASSACHUSETTS	Democratic	MA	$3,000	2
24	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$3,000	2
25	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$2,900	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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