Joel Mandel

Individual

Also gave $27K 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

$307K

Contributions

525

Recipients

174

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $223KR $32KIndependent $5K

Top States

DC$45K

FL$17K

CA$16K

NY$10K

CT$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 18%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE MANAGEMENT GROUP

Summary

MANDEL, JOEL is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $307K across 525 contributions to 174 recipients. Their average contribution is $583.992. Top recipients include ERIC LYNN FOR CONGRESS, DMFI PAC, FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $36K in 2004.

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	ERIC LYNN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$11,200	4
2	DMFI PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
3	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$9,600	5
4	FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL	Democratic	IL	$8,000	4
5	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$7,000	6
6	DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$6,000	5
7	MATT LIEBERMAN FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$5,600	2
8	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$5,500	3
9	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$5,400	3
10	MELISSA GILBERT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$5,400	2
11	UDALL FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$5,300	5
12	BELLFORMISSOURI	Democratic	MO	$5,000	5
13	DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$5,000	2
14	KAREN BASS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$4,800	2
15	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$4,600	2
16	COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT LORETTA SANCHEZ	Democratic	CA	$4,500	3
17	FRIENDS OF HILLARY	Democratic	DC	$4,200	2
18	TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$4,000	3
19	FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER	—	CA	$4,000	2
20	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$4,000	4
21	CISCOMANI FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AZ	$4,000	4
22	CARR FOR CONGRESS	—	CA	$3,600	3
23	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$3,600	2
24	TIM JOHNSON FOR SOUTH DAKOTA INC	Democratic	SD	$3,000	3
25	ELLSWORTH FOR INDIANA	Democratic	MD	$3,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

Joel Mandel — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope