Russell Goldsmith

Individual

Also gave $910K 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

$870K

Contributions

175

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $383KR $17KNNE $1K

Top States

DC$574K

CA$65K

MT$32K

DE$25K

CT$17K

Giving Trend

↓ 78%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CITY NATIONAL BANK

Summary

GOLDSMITH, RUSSELL is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $870K across 175 contributions to 78 recipients. Their average contribution is $5K. Top recipients include AB PAC, SMP, HMP. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $245K in 2024.

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	AB PAC	—	DC	$100,000	4
2	SMP	—	DC	$100,000	1
3	HMP	—	DC	$85,000	4
4	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$80,800	7
5	JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$60,000	2
6	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$49,466	7
7	SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$36,900	14
8	REPUBLICAN VOTERS AGAINST FAILED LEADERSHIP	—	DE	$25,000	1
9	DMFI PAC	—	DC	$25,000	2
10	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$22,500	2
11	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$22,202	10
12	BERMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$19,641	11
13	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$16,900	6
14	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$16,000	7
15	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$13,200	5
16	JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$11,600	2
17	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$11,200	4
18	SMART SOLUTIONS PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
19	TESTER VICTORY FUND	—	MT	$10,000	1
20	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$8,400	4
21	COMMON SENSE 2020 II	—	DC	$8,400	1
22	JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$8,000	5
23	COMMON SENSE 2020-III	—	DC	$7,600	1
24	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$5,800	2
25	COLORADO WAY 2020	—	DC	$5,600	2

1–25 of 78

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Source: FEC bulk data

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