43rd President of the United States

George W. Bush

RepublicanJanuary 20, 2001 — January 20, 2009

Born in New Haven, Connecticut

Vice President: Dick Cheney

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Bills Signed

Vetoes

Pocket Vetoes

292

Exec Orders

Campaign Finance

Follow the Money

Includes all authorized campaign committees (principal committee, joint fundraising, and other authorized committees). Outside spending by Super PACs and independent groups is shown separately below. Verify on FEC.gov →

Combined Fundraising (Campaign + JFCs)

$582.0M

Outside Support (Super PACs)

Total Ecosystem

$582.0M

JFC totals may include funds later transferred to the campaign committee.

Authorized Committee Filings

Fundraising by Election Cycle

20041/1/2001 – 12/31/2004

$377.8M

Spent: $365.7MIndividual: $272.1MPAC: $2.9M

20001/1/1999 – 12/31/2000

$193.7M

Spent: $186.5MIndividual: $101.5MPAC: $2.2M

Joint Fundraising Committees

Umbrella fundraisers that split donations between the campaign, party, and affiliated groups

1999 State Victory Fund Committee

2000 cycleC00350553

$5.2M

Spent: $5.2M

2004 Joint Candidate Committee

2004 cycleC00400861

$5.3M

Spent: $5.3M

Total JFC Fundraising$10.5M

Contribution Sources

Individual$373.6M

96%

PAC / Committees$5.1M

Party Committee$57K

Transfers In$9.6M

Top Contributors

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Detailed Breakdown

Expenditures

Operating Costs

$485.6M

Fundraising

$1.5M

Legal / Accounting

$1.5M

Operating Offsets

$24.9M

Net Operating

$15.5M

Loans

Other Loans

$6.5M

Transfers

Transfers In

$9.6M

Transfers Out

$8.9M

Refunds

Individual Refunds

$3.7M

Committee Refunds

$277K

Outside Spending (Super PACs)

Supporting

$19.2M

Opposing

$176.9M

Total Outside Spending

$196.1M

Top Outside Spenders

DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE

-$169.0M

$169.0M

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE

+$12.9M

$12.9M

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

+$2.4M-$631K

$3.0M

NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND

+$1.8M-$1.2M

$3.0M

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA

+$2.1M

$2.1M

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC

-$2.0M

$2.0M

ADAMS, STEPHEN

-$2.0M

$2.0M

KIRSCH, STEVEN T

-$857K

$857K

Independent expenditures are made without coordination with the candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E filings.

Coverage: 1/1/1999 – 12/31/2004FEC: P00003335Updated: 5/11/2026Source: FEC.gov (all authorized committees)