David Gottfried

Individual

Also gave $975 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

$37K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $33KIndependent $1K

Top States

IL$10K

DC$9K

CA$3K

WY$2K

PA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 33%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GOTTFRIED INSTITUTE

Summary

GOTTFRIED, DAVID is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $37K across 71 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $518.352. Top recipients include OBAMA FOR AMERICA, OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC, DCCC. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $14K 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	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$5,100	6
2	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$5,000	1
3	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
4	TRAUNER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WY	$2,100	1
5	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
6	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
7	KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$2,000	1
8	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,695	17
9	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$1,000	1
10	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
11	FRIENDS OF FRANK BARBARO	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
12	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$1,000	1
13	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$1,000	1
14	AL GROSS NORTHERN LEADERSHIP	Independent	AK	$1,000	1
15	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$1,000	1
16	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$1,000	1
17	HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$1,000	1
18	SHANNON HUTCHESON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$700	3
19	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$500	1
20	BIG SKY VALUES	Democratic	MT	$500	1
21	EDWIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$500	1
22	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$500	1
23	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$500	1
24	SCOTT WIENER FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$500	1
25	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$350	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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