--- title: "Philip Donato: political ads and spending | Politics Computer" description: "What Philip Donato has spent on Facebook and Instagram ads, and the ads themselves." url: "https://politics.computer/mp/philip-donato" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) / [Orange](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/orange) ![Philip Donato](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Philip_Donato_2022.jpg?width=320) Independent NSW Legislative Assembly # Philip Donato Member for [Orange](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/orange) About ## About Philip Donato Philip Donato is the Independent member for Orange in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was elected at a by-election for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party and resigned from that party in December 2022, later contesting the 2023 state election as an independent. Born 1972 Previous occupation Police officer and prosecutor Previous party Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Resigned from previous party 12 December 2022 Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip%5FDonato), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. Ads ## What Philip Donato spends on ads Facebook and Instagram ads from their page, as published in Meta's Ad Library. We follow Philip Donato's Facebook page but haven't seen a paid ad from it yet. [See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=736354259835745) ## Other Independent members of the NSW Legislative Assembly - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alex_Greenwich_outside_APH_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Alex Greenwich** Independent, Sydney ](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-greenwich) - [ **Greg Piper** Independent, Lake Macquarie ](https://politics.computer/mp/greg-piper) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Helen_Dalton_Headshot.jpg?width=96)**Helen Dalton** Independent, Murray ](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-dalton) - [ **Jacqui Scruby** Independent, Pittwater ](https://politics.computer/mp/jacqui-scruby) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Member_for_Wagga_Wagga%2C_Dr_Joe_McGirr%2C_at_the_2018_Wagga_City_Aero_Club_open_days.jpg?width=96)**Joe McGirr** Independent, Wagga Wagga ](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mcgirr) - [ **Judy Hannan** Independent, Wollondilly ](https://politics.computer/mp/judy-hannan) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_Regan_2021.png?width=96)**Michael Regan** Independent, Wakehurst ](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-regan) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roy_Butler_2022.jpg?width=96)**Roy Butler** Independent, Barwon ](https://politics.computer/mp/roy-butler) Photo: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip%5FDonato%5F2022.jpg). Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the NSW Legislative Assembly on 11 November 2026\. --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. Explore [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [Parties](https://politics.computer/parties) Victoria 2026 [The race](https://politics.computer/victoria) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) Data [Every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) [API and MCP](https://politics.computer/developers) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://politics.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://politics.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://politics.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.