Employees of ARES MANAGEMENT donated $421K to federal campaigns from 25 donors. See party breakdown and state-by-state analysis.
Employees of ARES MANAGEMENT have collectively donated $421K to federal political campaigns, making it one of the more politically active workforces tracked in FEC filings. A total of 25 individual employees have made itemized contributions, averaging $17K per donor.
ARES MANAGEMENT employees overwhelmingly favor the Democratic Party, directing 85% of all donations ($149K) to Democratic candidates and committees. This strong partisan lean is consistent across the workforce.
Geographically, ARES MANAGEMENT employee donors are concentrated in California ($185K), followed by New York ($90K), ZZ ($58K), Florida ($34K). This distribution typically reflects where the company has major offices and operations.
Note: These donations are made by individual employees and do not represent corporate political activity. ARES MANAGEMENT as an organization may have separate PAC spending or lobbying activities not reflected in individual contribution data. All data is sourced from FEC public disclosure filings.
| State | Amount |
|---|---|
| California | $185K |
| New York | $90K |
| ZZ | $58K |
| Florida | $34K |
| New Jersey | $29K |
| Colorado | $11K |
| Illinois | $7K |
| Texas | $6K |
| West Virginia | $3K |