Ellen Salwen

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$45K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2011–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $38K

Top States

CA$17K

DC$11K

GA$6K

IL$2K

NJ$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 15%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ELLEN SALWEN

Summary

SALWEN, ELLEN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $45K across 71 contributions to 34 recipients. Their average contribution is $634.507. Top recipients include JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS, JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2012 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $23K 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	JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$13,000	19
2	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$3,300	2
3	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$3,000	4
4	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$3,000	4
5	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$2,000	4
6	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$1,750	3
7	JAY CHEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,250	2
8	FLIP FORWARD PAC	Democratic	CA	$1,000	2
9	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,000	1
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
11	WOMEN WIN WISCONSIN PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
12	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$1,000	2
13	CHRIS BUBSER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1
14	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$1,000	1
15	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$1,000	2
16	CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
17	ANN ROE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$1,000	1
18	GEORGIA SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
19	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$750	2
20	PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER	—	IL	$500	2
21	314 ACTION FUND	—	DC	$500	1
22	QUARTEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$500	1
23	CHRIS BUBSER VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$500	1
24	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$500	1
25	BLUE AMP ACTION PAC	—	OH	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

Ellen Salwen — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope