William Merritt

Individual

Also gave $3K 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

$80K

Contributions

314

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $16KR $7K

Top States

DE$49K

DC$7K

VA$6K

IL$3K

NY$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 37%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

INTERDIGITAL, INC.

Summary

MERRITT, WILLIAM is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $80K across 314 contributions to 36 recipients. Their average contribution is $253.971. Top recipients include INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC, BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC, CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $17K in 2016.

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	INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC	—	DE	$44,203	156
2	BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC	—	DC	$6,500	3
3	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$4,500	2
4	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$3,569	57
5	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
6	FUND FOR A CONSERVATIVE FUTURE II	Republican	VA	$2,500	1
7	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,000	1
8	CHAMBLISS FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$2,000	2
9	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$1,300	3
10	DAVID MCINTOSH FOR CONGRESS	—	IN	$1,000	1
11	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,000	2
12	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$1,000	1
13	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$686	30
14	VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$500	2
15	CHRISTOPHER SHAYS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	MD	$500	1
16	BASS VICTORY COMMITTEE	Republican	NH	$500	1
17	JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$500	1
18	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$500	2
19	SUSAN BYSIEWICZ FOR CONNECTICUT INC	Democratic	CT	$500	2
20	MULLOCK FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$500	1
21	NRSC	Republican	DC	$400	4
22	CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT	—	TX	$350	2
23	JEFF MORAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$300	1
24	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$284	4
25	GREAT AMERICA PAC	—	VA	$250	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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