Steans, Heather A.

Individual

Also gave $162K 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

$256K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $180K

Top States

DC$133K

IL$72K

WI$18K

MT$10K

VT$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 82%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

STATE OF IL

Summary

Steans, Heather A. is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $256K across 71 contributions to 34 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include DSCC, DCCC, KIDSPAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $47K 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	$52,200	3
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$40,000	6
3	KIDSPAC	—	DC	$35,000	7
4	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$23,000	8
5	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$18,250	4
6	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$15,500	3
7	DUCKWORTH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$7,800	3
8	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$5,400	2
9	TESTER VICTORY FUND	—	MT	$5,000	1
10	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$4,900	2
11	JULIE HAMOS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$4,800	2
12	CHERI BEASLEY FOR NORTH CAROLINA	Democratic	DC	$3,900	3
13	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$3,500	1
14	DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND	—	MA	$2,900	1
15	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	1
16	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$2,700	1
17	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,600	1
18	ENYART FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,500	1
19	DAN SEALS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,400	1
20	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$2,000	1
21	HALVORSON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
22	FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
23	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$2,000	1
24	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
25	DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA	—	VT	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

Steans, Heather A. — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope