Donald Hess

Individual

Also gave $8K 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

$253K

Contributions

577

Recipients

178

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $149KR $29KIndependent $3KNNE $500

Top States

AL$41K

DC$25K

PA$8K

FL$7K

MT$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 34%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SOUTHWOOD PARTNERS

Summary

HESS, DONALD is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $253K across 577 contributions to 178 recipients. Their average contribution is $438.773. Top recipients include MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS, TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $58K in 2024.

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	MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$14,000	14
2	TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AL	$12,650	11
3	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$7,716	34
4	INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC.	—	DC	$7,000	2
5	ANTHONY DANIELS FOR ALABAMA	Democratic	AL	$6,600	2
6	ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$6,000	4
7	BACHUS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	AL	$5,750	7
8	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$5,500	4
9	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$5,285	8
10	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$4,700	8
11	COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT ARTUR DAVIS TO CONGRESS, THE	Democratic	AL	$4,400	3
12	ENGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$4,000	5
13	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$4,000	4
14	FRIENDS OF JOHN BARROW	Democratic	MD	$4,000	6
15	COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATE	Democratic	TX	$3,955	42
16	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$3,585	10
17	LOIS FRANKEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$3,500	1
18	OSBORN FOR SENATE	Independent	NE	$3,300	9
19	DEBBIE FOR FLORIDA	Democratic	FL	$3,300	7
20	STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ALABAMA	Democratic	AL	$3,000	2
21	COMMITTEE TO ELECT SHOMARI FIGURES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AL	$3,000	2
22	CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER	Republican	DC	$3,000	3
23	BRITT FOR ALABAMA INC	Republican	AL	$2,900	1
24	RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY PAC	Democratic	VA	$2,700	1
25	AMERICANS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT INC	—	AL	$2,600	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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