Howard Dean

Individual

Also gave $1K 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

$42K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $18KD $15KIndependent $500

Top States

IL$21K

VT$6K

VA$4K

NJ$2K

AZ$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 52%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

DEAN FOODS CO

Summary

DEAN, HOWARD is an individual political donor based in VT. They have contributed $42K across 61 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $690.984. Top recipients include JUDY BIGGERT FOR CONGRESS, MCKENNA FOR SENATE, SHEYMAN FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $8K 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	JUDY BIGGERT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$8,900	6
2	MCKENNA FOR SENATE	Republican	IL	$3,500	3
3	SHEYMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$3,000	2
4	MOLLY FOR VERMONT	Democratic	VT	$2,900	1
5	KEEP OUR MISSION PAC	—	VA	$2,000	1
6	OBERWEIS FOR US SENATE 2004 INC	Republican	IL	$2,000	1
7	CONSUMER BRANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION PAC')	—	VA	$2,000	2
8	OBERWEIS FOR US SENATE INC	UNK	IL	$2,000	2
9	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Democratic	VT	$1,500	2
10	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$1,500	3
11	VERMONT DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	VT	$1,300	2
12	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$1,000	1
13	ARIZONA FUND	Republican	AZ	$1,000	1
14	BUILD THE BARN PAC	—	—	$1,000	2
15	DEAN FOODS COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE	—	IL	$1,000	1
16	HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	IL	$1,000	1
17	GERALD C 'JERRY' WELLER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	DC	$1,000	1
18	FINKENAUER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$500	1
19	BIG SKY VALUES	Democratic	MT	$500	1
20	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$500	1
21	KAREN CARTER PETERSON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	LA	$500	1
22	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$500	1
23	AL GROSS NORTHERN LEADERSHIP	Independent	AK	$500	1
24	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$500	1
25	FRIENDS OF LUCY MCBATH	Democratic	GA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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