Employer

Top donors at Department of Defense

576 donors · $650,505 · top recipient committees by dollars received: Actblue ($168.1K), Harris for President ($90K), Winred ($58.8K) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

Itemized federal contributions over $200 only. Employer is self-reported on FEC filings.

Analysis

Contributors who listed DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE as their employer account for 576 donors and $650,505 in itemized federal contributions reflected in FEC records as of June 26, 2026. Among the committees receiving dollars from this cohort, ACTBLUE received the largest total at $168,125, followed by HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT at $90,015 and WINRED at $58,760. These figures cover only itemized contributions over $200; employer is self-reported on FEC filings, and all recipient totals represent gross receipts to the named committee as the Schedule A immediate recipient — committees such as ACTBLUE and WINRED function as conduits and may pass funds to downstream campaigns.

Leaderboard

By total itemized federal contributions

#	Donor	Location	Gifts	Total
1	Hill, Steven	Silver Spring, MD	36	$45,950
2	Kirkley, Earle	Huntingtown, MD	232	$26,009
3	Morris, Ellis	Natick, MA	5	$16,400
4	Welby, Stephen	Bethesda, MD	7	$14,450
5	Thorne, David	Brookline, MA	3	$14,100
6	Trulio, David	Westlake Village, CA	23	$11,751
7	Parker, Franklin	Annandale, VA	4	$11,200
8	Wright, Paul	Columbia, MD	7	$10,700
9	Rader, David	Washington, DC	17	$10,364
10	Moore, James	San Diego, CA	25	$9,096
11	Williams, Thomas	Washington, DC	4	$7,902
12	Jones, Michael	Dearing, GA	51	$7,184
13	Patti, Marie	Fort Mitchell, AL	6	$6,662
14	Anderson, Andrew	Washington, DC	2	$6,600
15	Crowder, Jeff	Arlington, VA	4	$6,600
16	Gupta, Bhupendra	Corpus Christi, TX	6	$6,266
17	Karg, Bryan	San Diego, CA	4	$6,000
18	Blomgren, Franz	Colorado Springs, CO	66	$5,916
19	Dyson, Lisa	Annandale, VA	34	$5,645
20	Gillison, Aaron	Fishers, IN	19	$5,600
21	Carmichael, Sheila	Vienna, VA	9	$5,446
22	Collins, Brian	Washington, DC	12	$5,250
23	Davison, Dinae	El Paso, Tx 79924,, TX	14	$5,200
24	Enderich, Daniel	Albuquerque, NM	4	$5,000
25	Matlock, Jerome	Huntsville, AL	54	$4,350
26	Bloor, Stephen	Severn, MD	31	$4,081
27	Armstrong, Chandler	Champaign, IL	2	$4,000
28	Bond, Tyler	Fort Walton Beach, FL	2	$4,000
29	Chhabra, Tarun	Washington, DC	6	$4,000
30	Plieninger, Andrew	Washington, DC	8	$4,000
31	Stecher, Michael	Washington, DC	10	$4,000
32	Vernia, Peter	Arlington, VA	2	$4,000
33	Krouse, Andrew	Springfield, VA	14	$3,800
34	Pratt, Timothy	San Antonio, TX	8	$3,571
35	Baker, Joseph	North Dinwiddie, VA	128	$3,474
36	Dyson, Lisa	Annandale, DC	21	$3,435
37	Ellis, John	Valrico, FL	19	$3,362
38	Kim, Jongsun	Bethesda, MD	2	$3,300
39	Beck, Christopher	Oxnard, CA	1	$3,018
40	Collins, Brian	Washington, DC	6	$3,000
41	Garrison, Sergei	Cambridge, MA	3	$3,000
42	Rogers, Nicholas	Washington, DC	13	$2,835
43	Kim, Jongsun	Arlington, VA	1	$2,800
44	Green, Shannon	Washington, DC	15	$2,740
45	Strait, Tami	San Antonio, TX	55	$2,660
46	Ondrej, Charles	San Antonio, TX	7	$2,656
47	McFarlane, Hugh	Ellicott City, MD	122	$2,643
48	Hammond, Jeanette	San, TX	210	$2,630
49	Crocetta, Robert	Williamsburg, VA	10	$2,600
50	Bennett, Jeffrey	Monroe, WA	52	$2,519

Browse all employers