Nelson Cunningham

Individual

Also gave $30K 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

$338K

Contributions

363

Recipients

158

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $241KR $6KIndependent $4KUN $1K

Top States

DC$28K

CT$23K

CA$21K

VA$19K

DE$13K

Giving Trend

↑ 42%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MCLARTY ASSOCIATES

Summary

CUNNINGHAM, NELSON is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $338K across 363 contributions to 158 recipients. Their average contribution is $931.752. Top recipients include RO FOR CONGRESS INC, FRIENDS OF DON BEYER, FRIENDS OF ELIZABETH ESTY. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $55K 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	RO FOR CONGRESS INC	Democratic	CA	$15,200	6
2	FRIENDS OF DON BEYER	Democratic	VA	$12,724	10
3	FRIENDS OF ELIZABETH ESTY	Democratic	CT	$12,450	15
4	NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND	—	DC	$7,500	3
5	UNITE OUR STATES	—	DE	$6,820	4
6	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$6,300	5
7	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$6,200	4
8	FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD	Democratic	VA	$6,000	6
9	SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$5,700	6
10	SIMA FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$5,600	2
11	ABBY FOR IOWA	Democratic	DC	$5,083	4
12	NDN PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
13	COONS LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$5,000	1
14	KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WI	$5,000	6
15	CAMPAIGN FOR OUR COUNTRY	—	DC	$5,000	1
16	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$5,000	5
17	SARAH MORGENTHAU FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	RI	$4,900	2
18	MOLLY FOR VERMONT	Democratic	VT	$4,800	4
19	ZACH DEMBO FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$4,500	2
20	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$4,250	6
21	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$4,250	4
22	CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	CT	$4,000	3
23	BRINK FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$4,000	3
24	MARK PRYOR FOR US SENATE	—	AR	$3,750	5
25	MALINOWSKI FOR NEW JERSEY	—	—	$3,651	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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