Steven Shafer

Individual

Also gave $11K 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

$233K

Contributions

816

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $169KR $4KUN $3KIndependent $3K

Top States

DC$101K

GA$19K

AZ$11K

PA$10K

IL$9K

Giving Trend

↓ 94%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Summary

SHAFER, STEVEN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $233K across 816 contributions to 93 recipients. Their average contribution is $285.433. Top recipients include DCCC, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, HIRAL FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $97K 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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$46,315	243
2	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$14,250	16
3	HIRAL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$10,500	22
4	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$10,000	27
5	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$7,775	44
6	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$7,545	21
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$7,380	27
8	UPNORTH PAC	Democratic	DC	$7,100	17
9	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$6,505	17
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$6,000	9
11	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$5,400	7
12	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$5,000	1
13	DEMOCRATIC ACTION	—	DC	$4,155	25
14	DGA ACTION	—	DC	$4,000	8
15	RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY PAC	Democratic	VA	$3,850	6
16	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$3,800	15
17	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$3,150	7
18	MOWRER FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$3,100	7
19	MCMULLIN FOR UTAH	UN	UT	$2,840	4
20	MIKE ESPY FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Democratic	MS	$2,835	4
21	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$2,750	5
22	CONOR LAMB FOR SENATE	Democratic	PA	$2,600	6
23	AL GROSS NORTHERN LEADERSHIP	Independent	AK	$2,574	8
24	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$2,500	4
25	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)	—	IL	$2,500	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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