David Bear

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

$101K

Contributions

756

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $28KD $19KIndependent $378

Top States

DC$31K

IL$22K

FL$10K

AL$7K

PA$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 39%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE LEWIS BEAR COMPANY

Summary

BEAR, DAVID is an individual political donor based in MA. They have contributed $101K across 756 contributions to 65 recipients. Their average contribution is $133.274. Top recipients include FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZ, MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, FRIENDS OF JIMMY PATRONIS, INC.. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $28K 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	FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZ	Republican	FL	$10,400	4
2	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	UNK	IL	$10,000	2
3	FRIENDS OF JIMMY PATRONIS, INC.	Republican	AL	$7,000	1
4	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$5,274	39
5	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$5,010	74
6	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$4,077	56
7	HERN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OK	$3,800	2
8	CHC BOLD PAC	—	DC	$3,622	52
9	NDTC	—	DC	$3,532	52
10	BEA VALENTI FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
11	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$3,139	30
12	PAC TO THE FUTURE	—	DC	$2,890	32
13	DEMOCRATIC ACTION	—	DC	$2,700	5
14	NOLAND FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$2,500	3
15	PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	—	IL	$2,153	28
16	LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$2,000	2
17	PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY 2024	—	DC	$1,900	33
18	HMP	—	DC	$1,867	23
19	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,727	27
20	RODNEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$1,500	2
21	DEFEND THE VOTE	—	DC	$1,464	24
22	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$1,344	25
23	PROGRESSIVE PROMISE	—	—	$1,200	12
24	PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PAC	—	DC	$1,150	3
25	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,150	12

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Source: FEC bulk data

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