Jeffrey H. Smulyan

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$217K

Contributions

168

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $151KR $12KIndependent $1K

Top States

IN$94K

DC$44K

IA$10K

WA$9K

MA$5K

Giving Trend

↑ 100%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS

Summary

SMULYAN, JEFFREY H. is an individual political donor based in IN. They have contributed $217K across 168 contributions to 62 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include ALL AMERICA PAC, ANDRE CARSON FOR CONGRESS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC). Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $36K in 2006.

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	ALL AMERICA PAC	—	IN	$30,000	6
2	ANDRE CARSON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IN	$26,750	28
3	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)	UNK	DC	$20,000	4
4	DONNELLY FOR INDIANA	Democratic	DC	$12,499	12
5	IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	IA	$10,000	1
6	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$8,700	7
7	EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$8,100	7
8	HOOSIERS FOR HILL	Democratic	IN	$7,500	9
9	FRIENDS FOR BARON HILL	Democratic	IN	$7,000	7
10	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$6,000	2
11	FRIENDS OF DICK LUGAR INC	Republican	IN	$5,000	3
12	THE MARKEY COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$5,000	5
13	ELLSWORTH FOR INDIANA	Democratic	MD	$4,200	4
14	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$4,000	2
15	JULIA CARSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$3,500	4
16	DAVE CROOKS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IN	$3,500	4
17	LAUTENBERG FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$3,100	2
18	INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$3,000	5
19	WALDEN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OR	$3,000	2
20	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$3,000	3
21	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1
22	FRIENDS OF KENT CONRAD	Democratic	ND	$2,000	2
23	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$2,000	2
24	HOEFFEL FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	PA	$2,000	2
25	ALLYSON SCHWARTZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$1,750	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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