Mellody L. Hobson

Individual

Also gave $974K 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

$3.9M

Contributions

288

Recipients

132

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $911KIndependent $9KR $5K

Top States

DC$3.3M

IL$75K

PA$40K

AZ$28K

MD$24K

Giving Trend

↓ 89%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ARIEL INVESTMENTS

Summary

HOBSON, MELLODY L. is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $3.9 million across 288 contributions to 132 recipients. Their average contribution is $13K. Top recipients include SMP, BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PAC, AB PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $1.3 million in 2022.

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	SMP	—	DC	$1,875,000	7
2	BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PAC	—	DC	$527,500	3
3	AB PAC	—	DC	$500,000	2
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$214,300	8
5	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$142,600	4
6	FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$29,200	10
7	PHILADELPHIA 2016 HOST COMMITTEE	Democratic	PA	$25,000	1
8	RO FOR CONGRESS INC	Democratic	CA	$15,500	5
9	TOM O'HALLERAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$15,100	5
10	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$15,000	2
11	REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PAC	—	IL	$15,000	3
12	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	PA	$14,600	6
13	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$13,100	6
14	CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$13,000	5
15	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$12,600	4
16	MFUME FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MD	$12,600	2
17	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$12,100	5
18	KAREN BASS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$11,400	4
19	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$11,400	4
20	MAYA R. CUMMINGS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$11,200	4
21	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	Democratic	SC	$10,900	4
22	JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$9,850	5
23	TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AL	$9,800	5
24	EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$9,500	6
25	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$9,300	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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