Merle Ryland

Individual

Also gave $14K 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

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $81KD $11K

Top States

KY$42K

CA$14K

NV$11K

GA$8K

WI$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 48%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CAREWISE HEALTH INC.

Summary

RYLAND, MERLE is an individual political donor based in NV. They have contributed $104K across 47 contributions to 25 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY, KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, RODIMER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $42K in 2020.

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	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY	Republican	KY	$16,000	6
2	KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Democratic	KY	$11,000	3
3	RODIMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NV	$8,400	3
4	MIKE GARCIA VICTORY FUND	—	CA	$7,800	1
5	ANDY BARR FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	KY	$6,600	2
6	MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$5,700	2
7	SKOL PAC	Republican	WI	$5,700	2
8	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$5,600	1
9	NORTHUP FOR CONGRESS	Republican	KY	$4,000	3
10	ALEK FOR OREGON	Republican	OR	$3,807	3
11	KISTNER FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$3,643	1
12	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$3,500	2
13	DAN RODIMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,900	1
14	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$2,800	3
15	FRIENDS OF MCCORMICK	Republican	GA	$2,800	1
16	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$2,800	1
17	TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	MO	$2,100	1
18	RON LEWIS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	KY	$2,100	1
19	LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$2,000	2
20	FRIENDS OF JOE HECK PAC	Republican	NV	$1,000	1
21	HELLER FOR SENATE	Republican	NV	$1,000	2
22	FRIENDS OF JOE HECK CONGRESS	Republican	NV	$1,000	2
23	LINDA LINGLE SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	HI	$500	1
24	JEFF FLAKE FOR US SENATE INC.	Republican	AZ	$500	1
25	ROBERT HURT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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