Leila Straus

Individual

Also gave $146K 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

$163K

Contributions

121

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $116KR $125

Top States

NY$41K

DC$13K

MA$11K

PA$7K

FL$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 56%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GRANDA GROUP

Summary

STRAUS, LEILA is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $163K across 121 contributions to 74 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES, GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE, OFF THE SIDELINES PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $68K in 2018.

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	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	—	NY	$15,000	2
2	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$11,875	10
3	OFF THE SIDELINES PAC	—	MA	$11,000	4
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$10,000	2
5	IN THIS TOGETHER PAC	—	KY	$5,000	1
6	BRINDISI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$4,700	3
7	FRIENDS OF ANNA THRONE-HOLST	Democratic	NY	$4,250	5
8	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,900	4
9	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$3,200	2
10	GOROFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,800	3
11	GEORGE SCOTT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$2,700	1
12	FRIENDS OF DAN FEEHAN	DFL	MN	$2,700	1
13	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$2,700	1
14	PAUL DAVIS FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$2,700	1
15	XOCHITL FOR NEW MEXICO	Democratic	NM	$2,700	1
16	FINKENAUER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,700	1
17	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
18	ELAINE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$2,700	1
19	COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,700	1
20	COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN	Democratic	ME	$2,700	1
21	O'CONNOR FOR CONGRESS	—	OH	$2,700	1
22	KRISTEN CARLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	FL	$2,700	1
23	BETSY DIRKSEN LONDRIGAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,700	1
24	DEBBIE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$2,700	1
25	BRENDAN KELLY FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$2,700	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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