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RunwayDonorsLAWRENCE HESS

Donor header

LAWRENCE HESS

Individual · SAN DIEGO, CA · NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED

$618,450 total given · Largest contribution $200,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$618,450

First seen Dec 23, 2003 · Last activity Dec 23, 2025

Contribution footprint

17 recipients

47 contributions · Avg $13,159

Concentration

Top recipient 56.6%

Top 3 84.3%

Top 10 97.9%

Total givingReference baseline
123
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Jul 2020 · YES ON 15 - SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR GROUPS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS · $350,000
  2. 2Aug 2021 · MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTION FUND COMMITTEE · $50,000
  3. 3Dec 2025 · ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA · $121,050

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
YES ON 15 - SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR GROUPS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS$350,00056.6%4Apr 2018 - Jul 2020
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$121,05019.6%19Aug 2020 - Dec 2025
MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTION FUND COMMITTEE$50,0008.1%1Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY$25,0004%1Oct 2025 - Oct 2025
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY$17,5002.8%5Mar 2016 - Oct 2016
REYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2016, SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR UNIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS; NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR A STRONGER MIDDLE CLASS TO SUPPORT ELOISE$15,0002.4%1May 2016 - May 2016
COURAGE CALIFORNIA ISSUES$10,0001.6%1Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2017; WENDY$8,2001.3%2Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; JESSE$4,4000.7%1Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
ELHAWARY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; SADE$4,0000.6%1May 2024 - May 2024
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* Share is percent of donor total in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

RunwayDonorsLAWRENCE HESS

Donor header

LAWRENCE HESS

Individual · SAN DIEGO, CA · NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED

$618,450 total given · Largest contribution $200,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$618,450

First seen Dec 23, 2003 · Last activity Dec 23, 2025

Contribution footprint

17 recipients

47 contributions · Avg $13,159

Concentration

Top recipient 56.6%

Top 3 84.3%

Top 10 97.9%

Total givingReference baseline
123
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Jul 2020 · YES ON 15 - SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR GROUPS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS · $350,000
  2. 2Aug 2021 · MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTION FUND COMMITTEE · $50,000
  3. 3Dec 2025 · ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA · $121,050

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
YES ON 15 - SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR GROUPS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS$350,00056.6%4Apr 2018 - Jul 2020
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$121,05019.6%19Aug 2020 - Dec 2025
MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTION FUND COMMITTEE$50,0008.1%1Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY$25,0004%1Oct 2025 - Oct 2025
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY$17,5002.8%5Mar 2016 - Oct 2016
REYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2016, SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR UNIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS; NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR A STRONGER MIDDLE CLASS TO SUPPORT ELOISE$15,0002.4%1May 2016 - May 2016
COURAGE CALIFORNIA ISSUES$10,0001.6%1Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2017; WENDY$8,2001.3%2Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; JESSE$4,4000.7%1Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
ELHAWARY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; SADE$4,0000.6%1May 2024 - May 2024
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* Share is percent of donor total in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

Scope: All time60 points
Scope: All time60 points