Derek E. Kaufman

Individual

Also gave $173K 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

$644K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $603KIndependent $3KR $2K

Top States

DC$505K

CT$67K

NY$20K

CA$7K

MI$7K

Giving Trend

↑ 12%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CITADEL LLC

Summary

KAUFMAN, DEREK E. is an individual political donor based in CT. They have contributed $644K across 77 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $8K. Top recipients include DCCC, DSCC, HIMES FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $113K in 2026.

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	$274,400	8
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$204,000	7
3	HIMES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CT	$33,200	13
4	FRIENDS OF ELIZABETH ESTY	Democratic	CT	$21,200	9
5	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$12,900	7
6	MURPHY VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	DC	$10,000	1
7	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$7,700	3
8	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$7,000	1
9	JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$7,000	2
10	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$6,600	2
11	MAX ROSE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$6,500	3
12	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
13	SERVE AMERICA PAC	—	MA	$5,000	1
14	RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
15	CHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$3,500	1
16	WARNOCK VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,500	1
17	PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$3,500	1
18	COLIN ALLRED VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
19	COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATE	Democratic	TX	$3,300	1
20	XOCHITL FOR NEW MEXICO	Democratic	NM	$2,800	1
21	AL GROSS NORTHERN LEADERSHIP	Independent	AK	$2,800	1
22	DEAN PHILLIPS FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$2,700	1
23	OUR SHARED FUTURE PAC	—	NY	$2,500	1
24	CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,100	1
25	FRIENDS OF DAN FEEHAN	DFL	MN	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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