Heather M. Podesta

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$653K

Contributions

207

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $451K

Top States

DC$492K

RI$27K

NY$22K

WA$12K

MD$9K

Giving Trend

↓ 90%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

HEATHER PODESTA + PARTNERS

Summary

PODESTA, HEATHER M. is an individual political donor based in DC. They have contributed $653K across 207 contributions to 71 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include DCCC, DSCC, SMP. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $133K in 2024.

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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$178,300	7
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$128,000	22
3	SMP	—	DC	$125,000	2
4	PAC TO THE FUTURE	—	DC	$18,050	9
5	NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC	—	RI	$16,000	7
6	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$12,200	7
7	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$11,200	12
8	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$10,800	6
9	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$10,600	14
10	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$9,400	6
11	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$8,450	6
12	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	PA	$8,000	8
13	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$7,000	2
14	KAINE VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$5,800	2
15	ANTHONY BROWN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$5,800	2
16	MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE	Democratic	NM	$5,500	5
17	KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$5,400	3
18	AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC	—	DC	$5,000	2
19	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$4,800	5
20	FRIENDS OF HILLARY	Democratic	DC	$4,200	3
21	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$4,100	3
22	SEARCHLIGHT LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$4,000	3
23	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$3,400	3
24	PELOSI VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	DC	$3,300	1
25	BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MD	$3,000	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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