Anita S. Bekenstein

Individual

Also gave $56K 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

$606K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2005–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $81KIndependent $19K

Top States

DC$515K

PA$19K

AZ$19K

ME$19K

RI$14K

Giving Trend

↓ 90%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

AT HOME MOM

Summary

BEKENSTEIN, ANITA S. is an individual political donor based in MA. They have contributed $606K across 33 contributions to 17 recipients. Their average contribution is $18K. Top recipients include FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION, FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION, WELCOMEPAC. Their political giving spans from the 2006 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $266K 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	FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION	—	DC	$250,000	1
2	FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION	—	DC	$125,000	1
3	WELCOMEPAC	—	DC	$125,000	1
4	CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$19,400	6
5	ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN	Independent	ME	$18,739	6
6	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$13,800	3
7	HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEE	Democratic	TN	$10,500	1
8	AMISH FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$10,300	2
9	SHAHEEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$8,200	3
10	ANDREI FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$6,600	2
11	OCEANS PAC	—	DC	$4,000	1
12	COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,900	1
13	ANDREI FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$2,500	1
14	THE NIKI TSONGAS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$2,400	1
15	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$2,400	1
16	JEANNE SHAHEEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	NH	$2,300	1
17	COMMITTEE TO ELECT CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$2,300	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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