Fern Tessler — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope

Fern Tessler

Individual

Also gave $45K 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

$362K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $130KR $3KIndependent $1K

Top States

DC$245K

NJ$21K

NY$12K

MA$10K

GA$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 60%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CEREBUS CAPITAL

Summary

TESSLER, FERN is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $362K across 82 contributions to 53 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION, FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION, TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $113K 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	FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION	—	DC	$75,000	3
2	FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION	—	DC	$50,000	1
3	TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN	—	DC	$49,000	14
4	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$29,500	2
5	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$16,351	6
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$10,000	1
7	NEW YORK MAJORITY FUND	—	MA	$10,000	1
8	ESTHER KIM VARET FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$6,600	2
9	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$6,000	2
10	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$5,800	2
11	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$5,600	2
12	FORWARD TOGETHER PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
13	AB PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
14	JDCA PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
15	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$4,600	2
16	LAUTENBERG FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$4,600	2
17	JOHN AVLON VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
18	BRIDGET FLEMING FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$3,000	2
19	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$2,900	1
20	GOROFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,800	1
21	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	1
22	KATHLEEN WILLIAMS FOR MONTANA	Democratic	MT	$2,800	1
23	MATT LIEBERMAN FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$2,800	1
24	RISING ELECTORATE PAC	Democratic	CA	$2,800	1
25	JONES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,800	1

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Source: FEC bulk data