Susan Gates

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$50K

Contributions

556

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $32KR $600Independent $350

Top States

DC$10K

OR$10K

AZ$9K

NY$5K

IL$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 66%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ACADEMIC RESOURCES

Summary

GATES, SUSAN is an individual political donor based in CT. They have contributed $50K across 556 contributions to 56 recipients. Their average contribution is $89.716. Top recipients include MARK KELLY FOR SENATE, HILLARY FOR AMERICA, PROGRESS FOR OREGON. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $17K in 2020.

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	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$7,387	32
2	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$5,212	48
3	PROGRESS FOR OREGON	—	OR	$4,000	2
4	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Democratic	OR	$3,443	9
5	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$2,620	16
6	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$2,615	53
7	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$2,568	19
8	JONATHAN NEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$1,880	69
9	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,399	34
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,200	5
11	BLUE WAVE PROJECT	—	OR	$1,200	4
12	JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC	—	DC	$1,134	19
13	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
14	MERKLEY VICTORY FUND 2014	—	OR	$1,000	1
15	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$878	7
16	GIFFORDS PAC	—	DC	$845	9
17	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$650	16
18	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$600	4
19	HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	TX	$575	2
20	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$500	1
21	PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALLIANCE PAC , SERVING WA, AK, ID, HI, IN, KY	—	WA	$500	1
22	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$500	2
23	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	—	DC	$491	14
24	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$490	16
25	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$485	7

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Source: FEC bulk data

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