Ellen Sandler

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

$123K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $74KR $19KIndependent $2K

Top States

DC$13K

CO$10K

NY$9K

NC$8K

SC$8K

Giving Trend

↑ 89%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SANDLER FAMILY FOUNDATION

Summary

SANDLER, ELLEN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $123K across 74 contributions to 55 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include BENNET FOR COLORADO, KATHY MANNING FOR CONGRESS, TEAM GRAHAM, INC.. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $32K in 2026.

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	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$10,300	4
2	KATHY MANNING FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NC	$8,400	4
3	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$5,400	2
4	BOOKER SENATE VICTORY	—	DC	$5,300	2
5	CHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$3,780	3
6	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$3,500	1
7	HALEY STEVENS FOR SENATE	—	—	$3,500	1
8	ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$3,500	1
9	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$3,400	2
10	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$3,125	1
11	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$3,050	2
12	CORY 2020	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1
13	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,725	2
14	LINDSEY GRAHAM 2016	—	SC	$2,700	1
15	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$2,600	1
16	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$2,600	1
17	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$2,600	1
18	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	PA	$2,500	1
19	BOB CORKER FOR SENATE 2018 INC	Republican	TN	$2,500	1
20	BERMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,500	1
21	HATCH ELECTION COMMITTEE INC	Republican	UT	$2,500	1
22	BIG SKY VALUES PAC	—	MT	$2,500	1
23	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1
24	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$2,000	1
25	JACK RYAN FOR US SENATE	—	VA	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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