Debra Cafaro

Individual

Also gave $236K 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

$274K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $76KR $9KIndependent $1K

Top States

DC$172K

PA$21K

MI$11K

IL$9K

NY$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 62%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

VENTAS

Summary

CAFARO, DEBRA is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $274K across 90 contributions to 54 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC), SMP, CONOR LAMB FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $45K in 2022.

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	THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC)	—	DC	$85,000	17
2	SMP	—	DC	$25,000	1
3	CONOR LAMB FOR SENATE	Democratic	PA	$17,850	8
4	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$15,000	3
5	ARGENTUM'S SILVER PAC	—	DC	$12,500	3
6	DURBIN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$12,500	3
7	JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$10,000	1
8	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$5,800	2
9	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$5,800	2
10	MANCHIN FOR WEST VIRGINIA	Democratic	WV	$5,600	2
11	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$5,600	2
12	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$5,400	2
13	WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	WA	$5,000	1
14	DURBIN SENATE VICTORY	—	DC	$5,000	1
15	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$3,500	3
16	CASEY KEYSTONE VICTORY FUND	—	PA	$3,300	1
17	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$2,900	1
18	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,900	1
19	MURPHY VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$2,800	1
20	GEORGIANS FOR ISAKSON	—	GA	$2,600	1
21	KATHLEEN MATTHEWS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
22	SUOZZI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,500	1
23	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$2,500	1
24	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1
25	CORTEZ MASTO VICTORY 2022	—	DC	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

Debra Cafaro — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope