Harry Lester

Individual

Also gave $13K 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

$53K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $32K

Top States

VA$23K

IL$9K

DC$2K

NJ$1K

Giving Trend

↑ 214%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL

Summary

LESTER, HARRY is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $53K across 32 contributions to 17 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include ELAINE FOR CONGRESS, SCOTT FOR CONGRESS, ELAINE LURIA FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $22K in 2026.

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	ELAINE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$11,300	7
2	SCOTT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$8,400	4
3	ELAINE LURIA FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	2
4	DOROTHY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
5	WILLIAMSON FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
6	LURIA TAYLOR VICTORY FUND	—	—	$3,500	1
7	SPANBERGER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$3,500	2
8	MISSY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$2,500	3
9	LURIA VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$2,000	2
10	JODY WAGNER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$2,000	2
11	BETH MACY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
12	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$1,000	1
13	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
14	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$1,000	1
15	WEBB FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
16	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$500	1
17	TRAMMELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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