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Charles Wetzeler from Spirit Lake donated a total of $50 to Republican Party candidate John Wills, according to IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports.

There were $36,664 in total contributions made to political candidates by Spirit Lake citizens during 2019 and 2020, 90 percent of which went to Republican Party causes and candidates.

The candidate that received the most money in contributions from individuals and organizations in Iowa was the Republican candidate Kim Reynolds.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Donor	Candidate	Party	Amount
	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$100
Angela Kofoot	Angela Kofoot	Democratic	$5
Ben Sexton	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$40
Bill and Harriet Olson	John Wills	Republican	$1,500
Brad Beck	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$100
Brad Jones	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$50
Brad Price	John Wills	Republican	$250
Bradley and Sheryl Jones	John Wills	Republican	$100
Bradley and Sheryl Jones	Megan Jones	Republican	$50
Bradley H. and Sheryl L. Jones	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$200
Brian Ford	Annette Sweeney	Republican	$50
Brian Ford	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$25
Brian Robert Ford	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$25
Byron and Dorothy Sampson	John Wills	Republican	$100
Charles Wetzeler	John Wills	Republican	$50
Chuck Wetzeler	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$50
Colin Jensen	John Wills	Republican	$250
Curt and Bennie Schnell	John Wills	Republican	$100
Dale and Mary Kimball	John Wills	Republican	$300
Dan and Carol Carson	John Wills	Republican	$100
Dan and Jane Hummel	John Wills	Republican	$50
Dan and Lorraine Vicker	John Wills	Republican	$50
Darla Zellmer	Kristin Sunde	Democratic	$250
Dave and Kris Rowley	Megan Jones	Republican	$50
David and Kristine Rowley	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$200
David Kruse	Mike Naig	Republican	$100
David Pearson	Jaclyn Smith	Democratic	$100
Dean Hummel	John Wills	Republican	$50
Delmer Lee	John Wills	Republican	$200
Dennis Lippon	John Wills	Republican	$250
Dickinson County Democratic Central Committee	Angela Kofoot	Democratic	$2,000
Dr. Alfred Klein	John Wills	Republican	$20
Dr. Brian and Jane Ford	John Wills	Republican	$75
Gary D. Wright	Justin Wright	Republican	$1,000
Gene Ringsdorf	John Wills	Republican	$100
Gene Ringsdorf	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$25
Gordon Espelund	John Wills	Republican	$150
Gregory and Teri Grupp	John Wills	Republican	$200
Gregory Drees	John Wills	Republican	$500
Gwendolyn Vetter	John Wills	Republican	$125
J. J. Hardie	John Wills	Republican	$100
James and Janet Staver	John Wills	Republican	$150
Jan Turner-Manley	John Wills	Republican	$70
Jane Kruse	Mike Naig	Republican	$100
Janis Bowles	Janis Bowles	Republican	$1,195
Janis Bowles	John Wills	Republican	$75
Jason Harrington	John Wills	Republican	$300
Jeff and Ann Goerss	John Wills	Republican	$225
Jeff and Ann Goerss	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$200
Jeff and Catherine Thee	John Wills	Republican	$200
Jeff and Sandy Plagge	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$100
Jerry and Pearl Kittelson	John Wills	Republican	$50
Jerry Kramer	John Wills	Republican	$150
Joe and Barb Clayton	John Wills	Republican	$200
John and Elizabeth Tonsfeldt	John Wills	Republican	$300
John and Linda Hopkins	Megan Jones	Republican	$50
John Boetel III	John Wills	Republican	$200
John H. Wills	John Wills	Republican	$34
John Sandy	John Wills	Republican	$50
John Sandy	Megan Jones	Republican	$50
John Tonsfeldt	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$100
Joseph N. and Barbara J. Clayton	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$200
Karl Kischer	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$25
Katie Brevik	John Wills	Republican	$25
Keith Brockmeyer	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$50
Ken Westergard	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$50
Kenneth and Dorene Westergard	John Wills	Republican	$50
Kenneth and Victoria Kemna	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$9,000
Kent and Jill Stensland	John Wills	Republican	$250
Kent or Marie Stewart	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$1,000
Larry Bortscheller	Angela Kofoot	Democratic	$50
Leo Kofoot	Angela Kofoot	Democratic	$1,000
Loren and Linda Gustafson	John Wills	Republican	$450
Mark and kim Ingwersen	John Wills	Republican	$100
Mark and Monica Niccum	John Wills	Republican	$500
Mary Ellen Kisting	John Wills	Republican	$500
Mary Lou Ayers	John Wills	Republican	$25
Maxine Huntsinger	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$25
Merlin Stover	Janis Bowles	Republican	$300
Michael Rosenberg	John Wills	Republican	$100
Mike and Marge May	Megan Jones	Republican	$150
Mike May	John Wills	Republican	$100
Mike May	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$100
Mike Peschon	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$25
Monica Niccum	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$100
Mr. or Mrs. C.W. Wetzeler	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$50
Nancy Reiman	Angela Kofoot	Democratic	$100
Norma Seely	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$25
Pamela Wingert	Angela Kofoot	Democratic	$50
Paul and Diane Netsch	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$35
Paul Netsch	John Wills	Republican	$150
Paul Netsch	Patrick Grassley	Republican	$20
Paul Netsch	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$50
Randy Graff	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$50
Raymond J. Howard	Angela Kofoot	Democratic	$100
Richard and Bonnie Hawes	John Wills	Republican	$50
Rick Miles	John Wills	Republican	$100
Rod and Connie Lange	John Wills	Republican	$25
Scott and Lori Kuchel	John Wills	Republican	$500
Shea Samuelson	John Wills	Republican	$50
Sheila Klein	John Wills	Republican	$10
Skip and Diane Miller	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$200
Stephen and Janice Richards	John Wills	Republican	$100
Stephen and Janice Richards	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$1,000
Steve Samuelson	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$100
Steven Baskerville	John Wills	Republican	$100
Steven Baskerville	Zachary Whiting	Republican	$100
Tammy Zemler	Landon White	Republican	$75
Teresa Beck	John Wills	Republican	$250
Terry and Stephanie Veldman	John Wills	Republican	$100
Timothy Grieves	Brent Siegrist	Republican	$100
Tom and Jan Manley	John Wills	Republican	$50
Tresa Hussong	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$5,000
Vergene Donovan	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$105
W. Albert and Angela Lickhart	John Wills	Republican	$300
Wally and Becky Tschopp	John Wills	Republican	$75
Wayne and Margaret Northey	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$200
Wayne and Margaret Northey	Megan Jones	Republican	$200
Wayne Northey	John Wills	Republican	$200
William C. Leupold	William Leupold	Republican	$30