Joel S. Marcus

Individual

Also gave $682K 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

$289K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $84KD $6K

Top States

MA$105K

DC$71K

GA$19K

CA$14K

NY$12K

Giving Trend

↓ 90%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES

Summary

MARCUS, JOEL S. is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $289K across 53 contributions to 34 recipients. Their average contribution is $5K. Top recipients include AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC., THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $126K in 2018.

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	AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC.	—	MA	$100,000	1
2	THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC)	—	DC	$37,500	8
3	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$23,500	6
4	ELISE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$12,200	3
5	ERNST VICTORY	—	IA	$10,600	1
6	LOEFFLER VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	GA	$10,600	1
7	SANDS FOR SENATE	Republican	PA	$5,800	1
8	FRIENDS OF MCCORMICK	Republican	GA	$5,800	1
9	SKOL PAC	Republican	WI	$5,600	1
10	FISCHBACH FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$5,600	1
11	TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS 2020	Republican	VA	$5,600	1
12	NRSC	Republican	DC	$5,500	2
13	STEVE KNIGHT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$5,400	2
14	MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$5,341	3
15	HAVING UNWAVERING RESOLVE AND DETERMINATION PAC	—	MA	$5,000	1
16	INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO ETHICS AND SCIENCE PAC	—	CO	$5,000	1
17	FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$4,000	2
18	VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WI	$2,900	1
19	COTTON VICTORY	—	VA	$2,900	1
20	MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA	Republican	VA	$2,800	1
21	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$2,800	1
22	HUDSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NC	$2,800	1
23	THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$2,800	1
24	HUNT FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$2,800	1
25	DARRELL ISSA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,800	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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