Benjamin Stein

Individual

Also gave $157K 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

$145K

Contributions

171

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $66KR $44KIndependent $11K

Top States

NY$43K

DC$22K

VA$11K

CO$6K

MD$5K

Giving Trend

↑ 135%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SPRUCE HOUSE

Summary

STEIN, BENJAMIN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $145K across 171 contributions to 66 recipients. Their average contribution is $846.667. Top recipients include DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK, NRSC, ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $37K 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	DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$12,400	3
2	NRSC	Republican	DC	$11,350	22
3	ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$9,900	3
4	MAX ROSE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$8,700	3
5	MIKE JOHNSTON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	CO	$5,600	2
6	NEAL SIMON FOR U.S. SENATE	Independent	MD	$5,400	2
7	JEFFRIES MAJORITY FUND	—	DC	$5,000	1
8	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$4,700	30
9	SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)	—	VA	$4,000	3
10	HUNG CAO FOR VIRGINIA	Republican	VA	$3,500	14
11	LASHER FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
12	REYNOSO FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
13	GEORGE LATIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$3,300	1
14	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$3,000	2
15	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE	—	MN	$3,000	3
16	CONOR LAMB FOR SENATE	Democratic	PA	$2,900	1
17	CARLINA FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$2,900	1
18	LASRY FOR WISCONSIN	Democratic	WI	$2,900	1
19	MONDAIRE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,800	1
20	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
21	SEAN PATRICK MALONEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,700	1
22	MOULTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$2,600	1
23	MARJORIE 2014	Democratic	DC	$2,600	1
24	JON HUNTSMAN FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	TX	$2,500	1
25	ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN	Independent	ME	$2,500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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