Howard Zack

Individual

Also gave $7K 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

$189K

Contributions

224

Recipients

115

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $91KR $29KIndependent $2K

Top States

CA$59K

DC$35K

WA$18K

MO$7K

CT$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 93%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BASEMENT.COM

Summary

ZACK, HOWARD is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $189K across 224 contributions to 115 recipients. Their average contribution is $845.5. Top recipients include UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP'), FRIENDS OF ISRAEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FIPAC, JAIME FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $45K in 2024.

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	UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')	—	DC	$29,990	2
2	FRIENDS OF ISRAEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FIPAC	—	CA	$13,000	13
3	JAIME FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$8,000	6
4	HUFFMAN FOR CONGRESS	—	CA	$7,200	4
5	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MO	$6,500	7
6	PEOPLE FOR DEREK KILMER	Democratic	WA	$5,500	5
7	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$5,500	7
8	NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022	—	CA	$5,000	2
9	VALADAO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$5,000	4
10	HUFFMAN FOR CONGRESS 2012 EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE	Democratic	CA	$4,750	4
11	WOOLSEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$4,500	7
12	JIMMY PANETTA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$4,250	3
13	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$3,750	4
14	JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,250	3
15	GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,750	3
16	DAN NEWHOUSE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$2,750	2
17	KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,500	3
18	FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER	—	CA	$2,500	3
19	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$2,500	4
20	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
21	TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,250	3
22	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$2,150	2
23	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$2,000	1
24	SWALWELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,000	2
25	STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON	Democratic	WA	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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