Mel Chaskin

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

$87K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $56KD $11K

Top States

VA$60K

DC$14K

CT$8K

ME$1K

AL$500

Giving Trend

↑ 36%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

VANGUARD RESEARCH

Summary

CHASKIN, MEL is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $87K across 97 contributions to 35 recipients. Their average contribution is $894.577. Top recipients include CANTOR FOR CONGRESS, REUNITING OUR COUNTRY PAC, FRIENDS OF FRANK WOLF. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $26K in 2008.

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	CANTOR FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$21,600	12
2	REUNITING OUR COUNTRY PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
3	FRIENDS OF FRANK WOLF	Republican	VA	$9,200	11
4	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$7,500	5
5	FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN	Republican	VA	$5,400	7
6	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	VA	$4,750	10
7	THELMA DRAKE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$3,050	3
8	MORAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$3,000	3
9	NRSC	Republican	DC	$2,750	2
10	TOM DAVIS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$2,000	2
11	EVERY REPUBLICAN IS CRUCIAL (ERICPAC)	—	VA	$2,000	2
12	ROB WITTMAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$1,900	10
13	THE GOOD FUND	Republican	VA	$1,000	4
14	VIRGINIA LEADERSHIP PAC	—	VA	$1,000	1
15	SENATOR JOHN WARNER COMMITTEE	—	VA	$1,000	1
16	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$1,000	1
17	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS	Republican	DC	$1,000	1
18	GOOD GOVERNMENT FOR AMERICA COMMITTEE	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
19	BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
20	DEFEND AMERICA PAC	Republican	AL	$500	1
21	ARIZONA FUND	Republican	AZ	$500	1
22	SCOTT RIGELL FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$500	1
23	CONNOLLY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$500	1
24	FIMIAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$500	1
25	FIMIAN FOR CONGRESS 2010 (FIMIAN 2010)	Republican	VA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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