Suzanne Bessette Smith

Individual

Also gave $500 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

$10K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2015–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $7KNNE $500

Top States

IL$4K

DC$750

KY$522

VA$500

GA$500

Giving Trend

↑ 167%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BARACK FERRAZZANO

Summary

BESSETTE SMITH, SUZANNE is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $10K across 41 contributions to 14 recipients. Their average contribution is $243.585. Top recipients include CASTEN FOR CONGRESS, CROSSWELL FOR CONGRESS, HONOR BOUND PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2016 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $4K in 2020.

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	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$3,555	18
2	CROSSWELL FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,750	4
3	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$522	3
4	JAVIER SALAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$500	1
5	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$500	1
6	THE GREAT TASK	NNE	VA	$500	1
7	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$500	2
8	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$500	1
9	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$410	5
10	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$250	1
11	RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC	Democratic	IA	$250	1
12	ADAM FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$250	1
13	DAN TULLY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$250	1
14	DEMOCRATIC ACTION	—	DC	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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