David Straus

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

$40K

Contributions

111

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $23KR $4K

Top States

DC$15K

IL$4K

NV$4K

PA$3K

MA$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 96%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER

Summary

STRAUS, DAVID is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $40K across 111 contributions to 42 recipients. Their average contribution is $362.306. Top recipients include INDIVISIBLE ACTION, OBAMA FOR AMERICA, DCCC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $7K in 2008.

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	INDIVISIBLE ACTION	—	DC	$5,500	2
2	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,086	9
3	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$2,750	11
4	MINNICK FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	ID	$2,200	2
5	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,009	15
6	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,000	2
7	ENSIGN FOR SENATE	Republican	NV	$2,000	1
8	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$1,500	1
9	HOMESTREET INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HOMESTREET PAC)	—	WA	$1,400	6
10	SUSIE LEE FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$1,000	1
11	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	4
12	THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT AYANNA PRESSLEY	Democratic	MA	$1,000	1
13	DASKAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NV	$1,000	1
14	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
15	SMP	—	DC	$1,000	1
16	FRIENDS OF MAURICE HINCHEY	Democratic	NY	$950	4
17	WASHINGTON BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	WA	$800	3
18	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$750	2
19	TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$750	1
20	AMERICAN BUSINESS MEDIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	NY	$550	2
21	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$500	1
22	LOPEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$500	1
23	FORWARD BLUE	—	NJ	$500	1
24	THE LONG RUN PAC	Democratic	DC	$500	1
25	DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH PA	—	PA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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