Crown, Lester

Individual

Also gave $841K 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

$1.2M

Contributions

424

Recipients

191

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $792KR $117KIndependent $17K. $13KNAT $2K

Top States

IL$183K

DC$133K

FL$27K

CT$25K

AZ$23K

Giving Trend

↓ 83%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

HENRY CROWN & CO

Summary

Crown, Lester is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $1.2 million across 424 contributions to 191 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include GIFFORDS PAC, SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS, UNIVERSITY PUBLIC ISSUES COMMITTEE AKA UPIC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $280K 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	GIFFORDS PAC	—	DC	$60,000	3
2	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$44,600	16
3	UNIVERSITY PUBLIC ISSUES COMMITTEE AKA UPIC	—	IL	$36,000	8
4	PRIORITIES USA ACTION	—	DC	$25,000	1
5	FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$24,700	8
6	SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$22,700	8
7	DAN LIPINSKI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$20,400	8
8	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$19,900	5
9	KENNEDY FOR MASSACHUSETTS	Democratic	MA	$18,400	8
10	TED DEUTCH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$16,400	6
11	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	PA	$16,200	6
12	GET STUFF DONE	Democratic	DC	$16,200	6
13	ROSKAM FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	FL	$16,000	5
14	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$15,900	7
15	QUIGLEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$15,200	6
16	KIDSPAC	—	DC	$15,000	15
17	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$13,700	6
18	ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$13,600	4
19	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Democratic	CT	$13,400	5
20	COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN	Democratic	ME	$12,600	4
21	CITYPAC	.	IL	$12,500	4
22	SINEMA FOR ARIZONA	Independent	AZ	$12,000	4
23	ERIC LYNN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$11,200	5
24	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$11,200	5
25	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$11,100	5

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Source: FEC bulk data

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