Erik Vaaler

Individual

Also gave $4K 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

$271K

Contributions

383

Recipients

Active Period

2007–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $185KR $5KUN $4KNNE $3KIndependent $3K

Top States

DC$78K

IL$37K

GA$24K

AZ$11K

KY$8K

Giving Trend

↑ 117%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SOLAR SYNERGIES

Summary

VAALER, ERIK is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $271K across 383 contributions to 77 recipients. Their average contribution is $708.222. Top recipients include THE LINCOLN PROJECT, DCCC, BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2008 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $118K in 2020.

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	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$28,281	33
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$20,863	99
3	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$19,000	8
4	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$13,161	10
5	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$11,375	21
6	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$10,650	6
7	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$8,650	34
8	FOSTERING PROGRESS PAC	—	IL	$7,500	2
9	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$6,811	7
10	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$6,311	5
11	ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$5,500	9
12	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$5,000	1
13	HMP	—	DC	$5,000	1
14	MCMULLIN FOR UTAH	UN	UT	$4,154	4
15	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$4,100	5
16	DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA	—	VT	$4,100	7
17	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$4,000	3
18	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$3,911	4
19	LUKE MIXON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	LA	$3,900	3
20	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$3,800	2
21	BOOKER FOR KENTUCKY	Democratic	KY	$3,700	2
22	CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$3,400	30
23	MIKE ESPY FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Democratic	MS	$3,050	2
24	DELGADO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MD	$3,000	4
25	THE GREAT TASK	NNE	VA	$2,900	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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