Dean Ornish

Individual

Also gave $210K 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

$693K

Contributions

178

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $544KR $1KIndependent $250

Top States

DC$598K

NJ$13K

OR$12K

CA$8K

MN$7K

Giving Trend

↓ 98%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RES. INST.

Summary

ORNISH, DEAN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $693K across 178 contributions to 77 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include DCCC, NANCY PELOSI VICTORY FUND, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $95K in 2010.

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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$415,100	17
2	NANCY PELOSI VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$75,000	3
3	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$32,700	5
4	HILL PAC	—	DC	$15,000	3
5	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$12,800	4
6	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$12,400	8
7	BIG TENT PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
8	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$7,932	31
9	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$6,000	2
10	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$5,800	3
11	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$5,200	3
12	DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
13	WOMEN ON THE ROAD TO THE SENATE: 16 AND COUNTING- SAN FRANCISCO	—	DC	$5,000	1
14	DEMOCRATIC SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$5,000	1
15	PAC TO THE FUTURE	—	DC	$5,000	1
16	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$4,800	2
17	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE	—	MN	$4,600	3
18	FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER	—	CA	$4,300	3
19	ARCURI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$4,200	2
20	ANNA ESHOO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,900	2
21	FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$3,400	2
22	RANGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$3,000	3
23	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	2
24	CORY 2020	Democratic	DC	$2,800	2
25	WELLSTONE FOR SENATE	—	MN	$2,750	5

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Source: FEC bulk data

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