Derek Sells

Individual

Also gave $95K 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

$85K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2005–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $53K

Top States

DC$67K

CA$7K

NY$4K

IL$2K

GA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 84%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE COCHRAN FIRM

Summary

SELLS, DEREK is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $85K across 27 contributions to 16 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND, JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2006 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $27K 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	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$25,000	1
2	JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$20,000	1
3	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$11,400	4
4	GEORGIA SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$5,600	1
5	KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$5,400	2
6	JASMINE FOR TEXAS	—	—	$3,500	1
7	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$2,850	6
8	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
9	KAMALA HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	CA	$2,000	1
10	PATRICK RYAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,500	2
11	FRIENDS OF MICHAEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,500	1
12	WILLIAMS FOR CONGRESS	—	NY	$1,000	1
13	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
14	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,000	1
15	RECCHIA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
16	NUNN FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	GA	$500	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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