Zell, Samuel Mr.

Individual

Also gave $289K 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

$676K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2022

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $350KD $1K

Top States

DC$499K

IL$33K

WY$24K

WI$13K

MS$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 62%

2021–2022 vs 2019–2020

Employer

EQUITY GROUP INVESTMENTS

Summary

Zell, Samuel Mr. is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $676K across 75 contributions to 44 recipients. Their average contribution is $9K. Top recipients include SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND, NRSC, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2022 election cycle, with peak giving of $413K in 2016.

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	SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$250,000	1
2	NRSC	Republican	DC	$134,700	4
3	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$109,000	4
4	COUNTRY OVER PARTY PAC	—	WY	$21,100	8
5	SCHOCK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$12,800	5
6	MISSISSIPPI CONSERVATIVES	—	MS	$10,000	1
7	AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION	—	VA	$10,000	1
8	PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.	—	WI	$10,000	2
9	DOLD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$9,000	3
10	BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE	Republican	LA	$8,200	3
11	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$7,700	3
12	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Republican	TX	$5,800	3
13	ESTHER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$5,700	2
14	ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC	Republican	GA	$5,400	2
15	MCFADDEN FOR SENATE	Republican	MN	$5,200	2
16	STRONG COUNTRY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW (SCOTTPAC)	—	NH	$5,200	1
17	RIGHT TO RISE PAC, INC.	—	NC	$5,000	1
18	COUNTRY FIRST	—	IL	$5,000	1
19	REFORM PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
20	JONI FOR IOWA	Republican	IA	$4,500	2
21	PATRIOTS FOR PERRY	Republican	PA	$4,000	2
22	RON JOHNSON VICTORY	—	WI	$3,000	1
23	FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO	Republican	WY	$2,800	1
24	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$2,800	1
25	JEB 2016, INC.	Republican	NC	$2,700	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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