William Kristol

Individual

Also gave $10K 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

$34K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2005–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $18KD $11KUN $2K

Top States

NJ$7K

VA$4K

DC$3K

PA$3K

NY$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 29%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER

Summary

KRISTOL, WILLIAM is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $34K across 60 contributions to 43 recipients. Their average contribution is $559.833. Top recipients include BELL FOR SENATE, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, ELISE FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2006 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $10K 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	BELL FOR SENATE	Republican	NJ	$5,200	2
2	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	1
3	ELISE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$2,600	1
4	WELD 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC.	Republican	MA	$2,000	2
5	WALSH FOR PRESIDENT	Republican	DC	$2,000	2
6	MCMULLIN FOR UTAH	UN	UT	$1,500	3
7	ELAINE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$1,250	5
8	MEECA VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
9	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$1,000	3
10	GREAT TASK PAC	—	WY	$1,000	1
11	PATRICK SCHMIDT FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$1,000	1
12	SPANBERGER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$1,000	4
13	SANFORD 2020	Republican	SC	$1,000	1
14	COMSTOCK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
15	MICHAEL WOOD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$750	2
16	KYLE FOR ALABAMA	—	—	$500	2
17	BIG SKY VALUES	Democratic	MT	$500	1
18	MOULTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$500	1
19	KANE FOR OHIO	Republican	OH	$500	1
20	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$500	2
21	ASA FOR AMERICA, INC.	Republican	AR	$500	1
22	BOLLIER FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$250	1
23	CHRIS CHRISTIE FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	NJ	$250	1
24	FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN	Republican	VA	$250	1
25	MIKIE SHERRILL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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