Dan Shugar

Individual

Also gave $11K 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

$319K

Contributions

136

Recipients

Active Period

2005–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $126KR $8K

Top States

MI$109K

DC$107K

UT$7K

CA$7K

MT$7K

Giving Trend

↓ 65%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

Summary

SHUGAR, DAN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $319K across 136 contributions to 82 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include PROGRESS NOW, SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC), DSCC. Their political giving spans from the 2006 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $112K in 2016.

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	PROGRESS NOW	—	MI	$105,000	1
2	SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC)	—	DC	$34,000	8
3	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$29,125	2
4	AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC	—	DC	$15,000	3
5	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$10,000	1
6	JOHN CURTIS FOR UTAH	Republican	UT	$7,000	2
7	BIG SKY VALUES	Democratic	MT	$6,600	5
8	MANCHIN FOR WEST VIRGINIA	Democratic	WV	$5,800	2
9	VPP	—	WA	$5,000	1
10	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$4,150	3
11	SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE	—	CA	$3,750	1
12	BOLLIER FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$3,700	2
13	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$3,700	2
14	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$3,600	3
15	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$3,500	1
16	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$3,350	11
17	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$3,300	1
18	JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,986	4
19	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,900	2
20	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,900	1
21	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$2,800	1
22	DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PAC	—	DC	$2,800	1
23	HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$2,800	1
24	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$2,600	2
25	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$2,600	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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