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RunwayDonorsLAWRENCE HESS

Donor header

LAWRENCE HESS

Individual · SAN DIEGO, CA · NA · RETIRED

$309,865 total given · Largest contribution $30,000

Giving is moderately concentrated across leading recipients.

Active cycles

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

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$309,865

First seen Mar 11, 2000 · Last activity Dec 23, 2025

Contribution footprint

50 recipients

75 contributions · Avg $4,132

Concentration

Top recipient 21%

Top 3 42.4%

Top 10 69.2%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Mar 2024 · CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY · $65,000
  2. 2Dec 2024 · ATKINS FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONI · $36,400
  3. 3May 2025 · POWERPAC.ORG VOTER FUND, A SPONSORED COMMITTEE OF POWERPAC.ORG · $30,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY$65,00021%3Jun 2022 - Mar 2024
ATKINS FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONI$36,40011.7%2Jun 2024 - Dec 2024
POWERPAC.ORG VOTER FUND, A SPONSORED COMMITTEE OF POWERPAC.ORG$30,0009.7%2Apr 2025 - May 2025
DRUG POLICY ACTION - NON PROFIT 501C4, YES ON PROP. 64$30,0009.7%1Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$18,6006%8Oct 2014 - Mar 2019
FILER 1485530$9,8003.2%1Dec 2025 - Dec 2025
ENG FOR STATE SENATE 2018, MIKE$7,4002.4%2Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
WARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; CHRIS$6,7002.2%2Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; FRANKY$5,5001.8%1Sep 2024 - Sep 2024
RENDON FOR ASSEMBLY 2022$4,9001.6%1May 2021 - May 2021
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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 · NA · RETIRED

$309,865 total given · Largest contribution $30,000

Giving is moderately concentrated across leading recipients.

Active cycles

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

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$309,865

First seen Mar 11, 2000 · Last activity Dec 23, 2025

Contribution footprint

50 recipients

75 contributions · Avg $4,132

Concentration

Top recipient 21%

Top 3 42.4%

Top 10 69.2%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Mar 2024 · CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY · $65,000
  2. 2Dec 2024 · ATKINS FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONI · $36,400
  3. 3May 2025 · POWERPAC.ORG VOTER FUND, A SPONSORED COMMITTEE OF POWERPAC.ORG · $30,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY$65,00021%3Jun 2022 - Mar 2024
ATKINS FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONI$36,40011.7%2Jun 2024 - Dec 2024
POWERPAC.ORG VOTER FUND, A SPONSORED COMMITTEE OF POWERPAC.ORG$30,0009.7%2Apr 2025 - May 2025
DRUG POLICY ACTION - NON PROFIT 501C4, YES ON PROP. 64$30,0009.7%1Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$18,6006%8Oct 2014 - Mar 2019
FILER 1485530$9,8003.2%1Dec 2025 - Dec 2025
ENG FOR STATE SENATE 2018, MIKE$7,4002.4%2Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
WARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; CHRIS$6,7002.2%2Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; FRANKY$5,5001.8%1Sep 2024 - Sep 2024
RENDON FOR ASSEMBLY 2022$4,9001.6%1May 2021 - May 2021
Showing 10 of 50

* 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