Edward Tufte

Individual

Also gave $31K 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

$115K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $94K

Top States

DC$22K

IL$9K

KY$7K

CT$7K

AZ$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 84%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

YALE UNIVERSITY

Summary

TUFTE, EDWARD is an individual political donor based in CT. They have contributed $115K across 71 contributions to 53 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include MARK KELLY FOR SENATE, DEFEND THE VOTE, WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $28K in 2008.

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	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$5,800	4
2	DEFEND THE VOTE	—	DC	$5,500	2
3	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$5,500	4
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
5	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,600	3
6	NANCY BOYDA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KS	$4,600	2
7	COMMITTEE TO ELECT CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$4,200	3
8	BLUE SENATE PAC	—	DC	$4,000	1
9	FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES	Democratic	CT	$3,000	3
10	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$3,000	2
11	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1
12	MJ FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$2,800	1
13	AMY MCGRATH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KY	$2,700	1
14	CONOR LAMB FOR SENATE	Democratic	PA	$2,700	1
15	EMILYS LIST	—	DC	$2,500	2
16	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,500	1
17	CONWAY FOR SENATE	Democratic	KY	$2,400	1
18	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$2,400	1
19	JEANNE SHAHEEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	NH	$2,300	1
20	FRIENDS OF SCOTT HARPER	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
21	FRIENDS OF BRUCE LUNSFORD	Democratic	KY	$2,300	1
22	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Democratic	OR	$2,300	1
23	ZEITZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$2,300	1
24	HAGAN SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	NC	$2,300	1
25	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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