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Megadonor

Sonjia Smith

Philanthropist · Self Employed · Charlottesville, VA · Strong Democrat
Total Contributions
$5.7M
376 contributions
Avg Contribution
$15K
Committees Funded
25
Election Cycles
4
Megadonor (Strong Democrat). $5,664,031 total across 154 committees over 4 election cycles. Largest recipient: Working Families Party Pac ($1,145,000). $4,631,605 to PACs/Super PACs. $565,300 directly to candidates.
🏛️ Party Direction
$2.3M DEM
$0 GOP
📈 Contribution Timeline
2026
$648K
20 contribs
2024
$1.9M
75 contribs
2022
$899K
81 contribs
2020
$2.2M
200 contribs
🏆 Electoral Scoreboard
Mixed record: 72 wins, 71 losses (50% success rate) across decided races. Outcomes attributed via PAC IE targeting are approximate — the donor funds the PAC, not specific races.
50%
Success Rate
72
Wins
71
Losses
94
Pending
Candidate
State
Office
Cycle
Amount
Channel
Result
Grijalva
AZ
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Mejia
NJ
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Behn
TN
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Kaine
VA
Senate
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Cotter Smasal
VA
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Salas
CA
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Bush
MO
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Lee
PA
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Bowman
NY
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Teran
AZ
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Altman
NJ
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Omar
MN
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Barnes
WI
Senate
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Jayapal
OR
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Morales
OR
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Mannion
NY
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Jones
NY
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Mcleod-Skinner
OR
House
2026
$1.1M
via Working Families Part
Pending
Vindman
VA
House
2026
$330K
via Votevets
Pending
📋 Committee Breakdown
Committee
Type
Total
Count
Cycles
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$1.1M
22
2022, 2024, 2026
Super PAC
$345K
8
2024
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$330K
6
2020, 2024
Super PAC
$322K
6
2024, 2026
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$320K
9
2020, 2022, 2024
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$320K
7
2020, 2022
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$250K
4
2020, 2022, 2024
PAC — Nonconnected
$232K
4
2020, 2024
Party — Qualified
$155K
5
2020, 2022, 2024
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$150K
7
2020, 2022, 2024
Super PAC
$119K
4
2024
Super PAC
$100K
2
2020
Super PAC
$100K
2
2020
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$95K
4
2020, 2022
Super PAC
$65K
2
2024
Party — Qualified
$65K
2
2020
Super PAC
$60K
1
2022
Super PAC
$58K
3
2020, 2022
Super PAC
$50K
2
2020
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$40K
2
2020
Party — Qualified
$40K
4
2020
PAC — Nonconnected
$31K
2
2020
Super PAC
$30K
2
2022
Party — Qualified
$30K
3
2020, 2022
Super PAC
$30K
2
2020