Leo Melamed

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$163K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $36KR $12K

Top States

IL$126K

DC$14K

NY$4K

VA$4K

AL$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 50%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MELAMED & ASSOCS

Summary

Leo Melamed is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $163K across 69 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include CME GROUP INC. PAC, DSCC, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $20K in 2010.

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	CME GROUP INC. PAC	—	IL	$110,500	24
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$6,000	2
3	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
4	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$4,400	3
5	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$4,000	4
6	FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL	Democratic	IL	$3,300	2
7	SHELBY FOR U.S. SENATE	Republican	AL	$3,000	2
8	ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC	Republican	GA	$2,400	1
9	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1
10	SENATE FUTURE FUND	—	VA	$2,250	3
11	HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	IL	$2,000	2
12	FRIENDS OF TAMMY DUCKWORTH	Democratic	IL	$1,500	2
13	CARTER FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	NV	$1,379	3
14	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,250	2
15	A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR DAVE OBEY	Democratic	MT	$1,000	1
16	EVERY REPUBLICAN IS CRUCIAL (ERICPAC)	—	VA	$1,000	1
17	HALVORSON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
18	JOE LIEBERMAN FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
19	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$1,000	1
20	FRIENDS OF JOHN BOEHNER	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
21	RICHARD BURR COMMITTEE; THE	Republican	NC	$1,000	1
22	FITZGERALD FOR SENATE INC	—	IL	$1,000	1
23	LAUTENBERG FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$1,000	1
24	MELISSA BEAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC	Republican	TX	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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