Elyssa Friedland

Individual

Also gave $12K 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

$42K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2015–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $18KD $17K

Top States

NY$13K

DC$6K

AR$6K

VA$5K

MN$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 118%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

Summary

FRIEDLAND, ELYSSA is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $42K across 25 contributions to 20 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include COTTON FOR SENATE, INC., MALONEY FOR CONGRESS, FRIENDS OF SCHUMER. Their political giving spans from the 2016 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $12K in 2022.

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	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	AR	$5,800	1
2	MALONEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$5,500	5
3	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$3,600	2
4	GOTTHEIMER LURIA TORRES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,000	1
5	FRIENDS OF DENVER RIGGLEMAN, INC.	Republican	VA	$2,700	1
6	TORRES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,500	1
7	TORRES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,500	1
8	MAST FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$2,500	1
9	DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE	Republican	NE	$2,000	1
10	ANTONE FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$2,000	1
11	PORTMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	OH	$2,000	1
12	FRIENDS OF KELLY AYOTTE INC	Republican	VA	$2,000	1
13	JONI FOR IOWA	Republican	IA	$1,250	1
14	GRACE FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
15	TALARICO FOR TEXAS	—	—	$1,000	1
16	TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA	Democratic	MN	$1,000	1
17	MAX ROSE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$600	1
18	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$500	1
19	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$250	1
20	VOTE MAMA	—	DC	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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