Susan Schaffer

Individual

Also gave $17K 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

$78K

Contributions

154

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $68KR $4K

Top States

CA$45K

DC$7K

VA$4K

WI$3K

NY$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 24%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SANDOR ENGEL ESQUIRE

Summary

SCHAFFER, SUSAN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $78K across 154 contributions to 46 recipients. Their average contribution is $508.351. Top recipients include RO FOR CONGRESS INC, JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS, HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K 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	RO FOR CONGRESS INC	Democratic	CA	$24,200	8
2	JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$10,700	4
3	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$3,300	2
4	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,971	14
5	ARBALLO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,900	1
6	CANNING FOR CONGRESS	—	OR	$2,900	1
7	KAINE FOR VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$2,500	1
8	CAMPBELL FOR US SENATE	Republican	CA	$2,400	2
9	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$2,350	9
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,000	5
11	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
12	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,957	35
13	STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$1,000	1
14	KATIE PORTER FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$1,000	2
15	PHIL ARBALLO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1
16	TOM CAMPBELL FOR CONGRESS	—	CA	$1,000	1
17	RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY PAC	Democratic	VA	$1,000	1
18	CAMPBELL FOR SENATE	Republican	CA	$1,000	1
19	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$1,000	4
20	JAY CHEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1
21	THE LONG RUN PAC	Democratic	DC	$999	2
22	ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$850	2
23	JENNIFER SCHULTZ VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	DFL	MN	$500	1
24	EMILYS LIST	—	DC	$500	1
25	ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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