Graustein, William

Individual

Also gave $37K 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

$151K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $113KWF $2KR $1KGRE $500

Top States

CT$35K

IL$28K

DC$27K

NY$25K

VT$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 43%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

YALE

Summary

Graustein, William is an individual political donor based in CT. They have contributed $151K across 72 contributions to 36 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include WFP IE COMMITTEE, BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS, FRIENDS OF ROSA DELAURO. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $43K 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	WFP IE COMMITTEE	—	NY	$25,000	1
2	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$23,600	13
3	FRIENDS OF ROSA DELAURO	Democratic	CT	$19,850	14
4	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$10,500	4
5	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$7,750	3
6	314 ACTION FUND	—	DC	$6,250	2
7	BECCA BALINT FOR VERMONT	Democratic	VT	$5,400	2
8	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,600	4
9	FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES	Democratic	CT	$2,900	1
10	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$2,800	1
11	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1
12	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1
13	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$2,800	1
14	KHAZEI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$2,800	1
15	HOOSIERS FOR HALE	Democratic	IN	$2,800	1
16	CRISTINA FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$2,800	2
17	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$2,800	1
18	HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$2,800	1
19	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
20	MARTHA COAKLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,400	1
21	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
22	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$2,000	1
23	CT WORKING FAMILIES FEDERAL PAC D/B/A TAKE BACK CONGRESS CT	WF	CT	$1,500	1
24	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$1,250	1
25	COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TN	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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