Sam Kaplan

Individual

Also gave $12K 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

$76K

Contributions

1,468

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $41KIndependent $737

Top States

DC$21K

MN$16K

IL$8K

WI$5K

VT$4K

Giving Trend

↑ 182%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

KAPLAN STRANGIS AND KAPLAN

Summary

KAPLAN, SAM is an individual political donor based in NJ. They have contributed $76K across 1,468 contributions to 47 recipients. Their average contribution is $51.969. Top recipients include HARRIS VICTORY FUND, FRIENDS OF DAN FEEHAN, SCOTT WIENER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $27K in 2020.

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	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$9,750	4
2	FRIENDS OF DAN FEEHAN	DFL	MN	$7,400	5
3	SCOTT WIENER FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	3
4	JSTREETPAC	—	DC	$6,250	8
5	KOHL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$4,500	2
6	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$4,492	381
7	BERNIE 2020	Democratic	VT	$3,562	304
8	NEIGHBORS FOR SAMUELS	Democratic	MN	$2,900	3
9	ANTONE FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$2,800	4
10	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$2,100	1
11	PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER	—	IL	$1,969	337
12	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,500	1
13	JOSH RILEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,250	2
14	SHAHEEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
15	ALASKANS FOR BEGICH 2014	Democratic	AK	$1,000	1
16	RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY PAC	Democratic	VA	$1,000	2
17	THE LONG RUN PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
18	TERRI BONOFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$1,000	1
19	SENATE FUTURE FUND	—	VA	$1,000	1
20	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
21	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$1,000	1
22	TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN	—	DC	$1,000	1
23	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$1,000	1
24	ANDY LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$1,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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