Richard O. Berndt

Individual

Also gave $41K 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

$104K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $99K

Top States

DC$53K

MD$36K

VA$8K

NY$3K

PA$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 71%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GALLAGHER EVELIUS & JONES

Summary

BERNDT, RICHARD O. is an individual political donor based in MD. They have contributed $104K across 56 contributions to 26 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include DSCC, FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANES, VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $29K in 2006.

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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$30,250	3
2	FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANES	Democratic	DC	$10,400	6
3	VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$8,300	4
4	BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MD	$7,700	4
5	KAINE FOR VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$5,000	2
6	JOHNNY O FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$4,800	2
7	DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MD	$4,000	4
8	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$4,000	3
9	JESSE COLVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$3,400	3
10	BEN CARDIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$3,000	4
11	HOYER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$3,000	3
12	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	—	DC	$3,000	3
13	FRIENDS OF MICHAEL HIGGINBOTHAM	Democratic	VA	$2,800	1
14	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
15	FRANK KRATOVIL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$2,300	1
16	VAN HOLLEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$2,000	2
17	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
18	CITIZENS FOR RON KLINK	—	PA	$1,000	1
19	SALAZAR FOR SENATE	Democratic	CO	$1,000	1
20	HAGAN SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	NC	$1,000	1
21	ZACK SPACE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	OH	$1,000	1
22	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
23	CITIZENS FOR BIDEN	—	DE	$500	1
24	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC	—	DC	$340	1
25	TERRI HILL FOR CONGRESS	—	DC	$300	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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