David Hochschild

Individual

Also gave $33K 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

$317K

Contributions

196

Recipients

114

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $208KIndependent $3K

Top States

DC$111K

MT$17K

CA$10K

PA$10K

NH$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 74%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION

Summary

HOCHSCHILD, DAVID is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $317K across 196 contributions to 114 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include THE LINCOLN PROJECT, DSCC, MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $100K 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	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$31,500	6
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$22,000	2
3	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$12,000	4
4	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$11,600	7
5	NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022	—	CA	$10,000	2
6	GEORGIA SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$10,000	1
7	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$9,800	4
8	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$7,500	4
9	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$7,500	3
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$6,300	8
11	FETTERMAN FOR PA	Democratic	PA	$5,800	2
12	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$5,600	3
13	BIG SKY VALUES	Democratic	MT	$5,600	3
14	REPUBLICAN VOTERS AGAINST FAILED LEADERSHIP	—	DE	$5,000	1
15	CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$4,900	2
16	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$4,800	2
17	ANDREW RICE FOR US SENATE INC	Democratic	OK	$4,600	2
18	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$4,250	4
19	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$4,015	3
20	PATTY JUDGE FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$4,000	4
21	DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PAC	—	DC	$3,600	1
22	OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
23	GALLEGO VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
24	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$3,000	2
25	COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATE	Democratic	TX	$3,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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