Edward Witten

Individual

Also gave $9K 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

$264K

Contributions

299

Recipients

135

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $222KR $1KIndependent $1K

Top States

DC$53K

NJ$22K

NH$17K

IL$11K

PA$8K

Giving Trend

↑ 75%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

IAS

Summary

WITTEN, EDWARD is an individual political donor based in NJ. They have contributed $264K across 299 contributions to 135 recipients. Their average contribution is $884.09. Top recipients include JSTREETPAC, RUSH HOLT FOR CONGRESS, DCCC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $43K in 2014.

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	JSTREETPAC	—	DC	$24,100	22
2	RUSH HOLT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$12,100	10
3	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$12,000	9
4	KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INC	Democratic	NH	$10,900	12
5	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$10,550	11
6	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$7,750	4
7	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$7,250	8
8	DEFEAT BAD LEADERS 2020	Democratic	NH	$6,500	7
9	FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS	Democratic	DC	$5,500	6
10	SHAHEEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$4,500	4
11	STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$4,200	6
12	DEBORAH ROSS FOR SENATE	Democratic	NC	$3,800	4
13	FRIENDS OF DAN MAFFEI	Democratic	DC	$3,750	5
14	LINDA STENDER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$3,500	4
15	ANDY KIM FOR NEW JERSEY	Democratic	NJ	$3,500	3
16	SPANBERGER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$3,250	4
17	COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$3,000	3
18	LEGITPAC	Democratic	WI	$3,000	3
19	DEBBIE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$3,000	4
20	ALAN LOWENTHAL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,000	4
21	UDALL FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$2,900	3
22	ANDY LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,900	1
23	NUNN FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	GA	$2,700	3
24	BILL OWENS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,666	2
25	RUSH HOLT FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$2,600	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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