Michael Schaffer

Individual

Also gave $4K 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

$79K

Contributions

395

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $73KR $3K

Top States

CA$35K

DC$10K

IL$7K

SD$6K

NJ$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 53%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GENERAL ATOMICS

Summary

SCHAFFER, MICHAEL is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $79K across 395 contributions to 51 recipients. Their average contribution is $199.714. Top recipients include KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS, DAVE MIN FOR CONGRESS, OBAMA FOR AMERICA. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K 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	KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$12,700	18
2	DAVE MIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$9,400	7
3	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$7,050	11
4	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$6,362	56
5	SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERAL	Democratic	SD	$4,000	5
6	FRIENDS OF ROSA DELAURO	Democratic	CT	$2,500	6
7	STEVE YOUNG FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,300	1
8	TIM JOHNSON FOR SOUTH DAKOTA INC	Democratic	SD	$2,200	7
9	SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,087	70
10	ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC	Republican	GA	$2,000	2
11	KATIE PORTER FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$2,000	3
12	JAY CHEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,000	4
13	HARLEY ROUDA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,900	5
14	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,860	59
15	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$1,859	5
16	DEREK MARSHALL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,750	4
17	PALLONE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$1,500	1
18	OCEAN COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE	Democratic	NJ	$1,500	1
19	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,107	52
20	PORTER FOR CONGRESS	—	NV	$1,000	1
21	JOE LIEBERMAN FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
22	SUSAN BASS LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$1,000	1
23	CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$800	3
24	CANDACE FOR 24	Democratic	TX	$750	3
25	FLIP FORWARD PAC	Democratic	CA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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