Richard Ledes

Individual

Also gave $111K 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

$124K

Contributions

429

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $73KIndependent $10KWOR $500GRE $250

Top States

VT$43K

DC$37K

NY$9K

IL$8K

NJ$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 51%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SELT

Summary

LEDES, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $124K across 429 contributions to 53 recipients. Their average contribution is $288.042. Top recipients include DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $39K in 2012.

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	DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA	—	VT	$25,935	55
2	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$11,700	15
3	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Independent	VT	$10,091	65
4	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$9,500	14
5	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$8,250	23
6	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$6,000	6
7	ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$4,761	42
8	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$4,675	21
9	BERNIE 2020	Democratic	VT	$4,358	19
10	BOWMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$3,069	16
11	OAKLEY FOR CONGRESS	—	NJ	$2,900	1
12	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,725	30
13	COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,600	2
14	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$2,400	1
15	ROB ZERBAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$1,750	2
16	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$1,750	3
17	ILHAN FOR CONGRESS	DFL	DC	$1,680	14
18	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
19	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$1,334	19
20	COMMITTEE TO ELECT ALAN GRAYSON	Democratic	FL	$1,250	3
21	NINA TURNER FOR US	Democratic	OH	$1,210	7
22	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$1,050	2
23	AARON WOOLF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	3
24	RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$805	12
25	DARCY BURNER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$750	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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