David Short

Individual

Also gave $8K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

This name appears on FEC filings from 18 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$80K

Contributions

452

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $27KR $8K

Top States

DC$40K

PA$7K

VA$5K

OK$3K

KY$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 23%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MACERICH

Summary

SHORT, DAVID is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $80K across 452 contributions to 60 recipients. Their average contribution is $176.02. Top recipients include NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, DCCC, BETH MACY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $23K in 2024.

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	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$23,000	17
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$7,195	35
3	BETH MACY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	2
4	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$6,676	10
5	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$3,050	35
6	DUSTIN ROBERTS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OK	$2,900	1
7	TRUMP VICTORY	—	VA	$2,800	1
8	THOMAS MASSIE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	KY	$2,600	6
9	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$1,450	29
10	EMILYS LIST	—	DC	$1,100	11
11	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$1,032	86
12	STATE DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS PAC	—	DC	$1,000	1
13	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
14	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$1,000	1
15	NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC	—	DC	$1,000	2
16	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$995	30
17	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$866	19
18	DEMOCRATIC ACTION	—	DC	$806	12
19	SANTORUM 2000	Republican	PA	$750	1
20	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$636	11
21	COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATE	Democratic	TX	$625	10
22	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$600	2
23	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NEW MEXICO - FEDERAL	Democratic	NM	$600	1
24	DC REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCOUNT	Republican	DC	$598	1
25	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$575	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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