Gil Tenzer

Individual

Also gave $42K 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

$361K

Contributions

139

Recipients

Active Period

2015–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $174KR $133KIndependent $11KNNE $4K

Top States

NY$39K

DC$34K

NJ$24K

TX$13K

MA$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 4%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CONTRARIAN CAPITAL

Summary

TENZER, GIL is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $361K across 139 contributions to 89 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include MCCAUL FOR CONGRESS, INC, FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS, MALONEY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2016 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $99K in 2022.

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	MCCAUL FOR CONGRESS, INC	Republican	TX	$13,000	5
2	FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS	Democratic	NY	$10,000	4
3	MALONEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$10,000	4
4	COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAN KOH	Democratic	MA	$9,700	2
5	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$8,500	4
6	TORRES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$8,000	3
7	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$8,000	3
8	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$8,000	3
9	COMMUNITIES UNITED FUND	—	DC	$7,500	3
10	MENENDEZ FOR SENATE	Independent	NJ	$7,500	3
11	CITIZENS FOR BOYLE	Democratic	DC	$7,500	3
12	HOYER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$7,500	3
13	ALAN PARDEE FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	1
14	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$5,500	3
15	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$5,500	2
16	DON BACON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NE	$5,500	2
17	DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$5,500	2
18	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$5,500	2
19	STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$5,000	2
20	FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE	Republican	SD	$5,000	2
21	ADAM SMITH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WA	$5,000	2
22	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$5,000	3
23	TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$5,000	2
24	ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESS 2018	Democratic	NY	$5,000	2
25	CINDY HYDE-SMITH FOR US SENATE	Republican	MS	$5,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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