Josephine A. Merck

Individual

Also gave $51K 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

$313K

Contributions

381

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $202K

Top States

DC$143K

CT$69K

RI$21K

WI$17K

MA$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 56%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

JOSEPHINE MERCK

Summary

MERCK, JOSEPHINE A is an individual political donor based in CT. They have contributed $313K across 381 contributions to 49 recipients. Their average contribution is $820.236. Top recipients include SMP, HIMES FOR CONGRESS, DSCC. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $122K in 2014.

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	SMP	—	DC	$75,000	1
2	HIMES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CT	$41,250	24
3	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$26,000	8
4	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$21,000	8
5	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$20,622	20
6	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$12,700	46
7	FRIENDS OF ELIZABETH ESTY	Democratic	CT	$12,200	15
8	BALDWIN FOR WISCONSIN	—	WI	$10,600	3
9	THE MARKEY COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$6,200	2
10	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$6,173	15
11	OCEANS PAC	—	DC	$5,750	3
12	UDALL FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$5,250	5
13	MIDWEST VALUES PAC	—	MN	$5,100	21
14	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$4,750	4
15	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,600	4
16	DEFORD FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$4,300	5
17	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$4,225	36
18	DEB HAALAND FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$4,200	3
19	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,840	81
20	TOMMY SOWERS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,900	2
21	MATT FOR OKLAHOMA	Democratic	OK	$2,600	1
22	CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	CT	$2,500	1
23	STRICKLAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	OH	$2,500	5
24	RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	NM	$2,500	4
25	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$2,500	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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