Richard Pzena

Individual

Also gave $84K 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

$739K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2007–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $71KR $16K

Top States

DC$667K

NY$37K

MA$12K

DE$7K

MN$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 12%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Summary

PZENA, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $739K across 36 contributions to 23 recipients. Their average contribution is $21K. Top recipients include UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP'), DSCC, TORRES VICTORY FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2008 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $335K 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	UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')	—	DC	$600,000	4
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$25,000	1
3	TORRES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$20,000	1
4	TORRES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$10,800	4
5	QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PAC	—	NY	$10,000	2
6	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$9,300	2
7	DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$8,500	3
8	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$7,000	2
9	JEFFRIES MAJORITY FUND	—	DC	$7,000	1
10	GILLIBRAND VICTORY FUND	—	MA	$6,600	1
11	ANTONE FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$5,600	2
12	NEW YORK RENEWAL PAC	Republican	NY	$5,200	2
13	MARIO DIAZ-BALART FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$3,300	1
14	GILLIBRAND 2020	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1
15	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$2,500	1
16	CITIZENS FOR TURNER	Republican	OH	$2,500	1
17	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
18	THE MARKEY COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$2,500	1
19	FRIENDS OF GEORGE MILLER PAC	Democratic	CA	$2,500	1
20	ELISE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$2,500	1
21	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
22	SUZANNE PATRICK FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$500	1
23	EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$500	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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