David J. Leiter

Individual

Also gave $39K 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

$218K

Contributions

189

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $165KIndependent $1K

Top States

VA$44K

DC$43K

MA$23K

IN$9K

PA$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 77%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ML STRATEGIES

Summary

LEITER, DAVID J. is an individual political donor based in DC. They have contributed $218K across 189 contributions to 67 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include DSCC, THE BILL KEATING COMMITTEE, KAINE FOR COMMON GROUND PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $33K in 2018.

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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$25,250	22
2	THE BILL KEATING COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$22,600	12
3	KAINE FOR COMMON GROUND PAC	—	VA	$20,450	7
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$9,000	9
5	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	PA	$8,000	7
6	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$7,900	7
7	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$7,000	5
8	KAINE VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$6,600	2
9	VISCLOSKY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IN	$6,363	10
10	KAINE VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$6,150	4
11	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Democratic	CT	$5,800	6
12	KAINE FOR VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$5,750	6
13	UDALL FOR US ALL	Democratic	NM	$5,200	2
14	ALASKANS FOR BEGICH 2014	Democratic	AK	$5,000	6
15	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$5,000	1
16	FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER	—	CA	$4,800	2
17	BETTER GOVERNMENT PAC	Democratic	DC	$3,900	4
18	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$3,700	3
19	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$3,500	5
20	EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$3,000	2
21	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$3,000	2
22	SENATE FUTURE FUND	—	VA	$2,750	5
23	COMMON GROUND PAC	Democratic	VA	$2,500	1
24	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1
25	NUTMEG PAC	—	CT	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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