Richard Merkin

Individual

Also gave $108K 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

$115K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $58KR $36K

Top States

DC$43K

CA$20K

MD$13K

VA$10K

NY$9K

Giving Trend

↓ 74%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

HERITAGE PROVIDER NETWORK

Summary

MERKIN, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $115K across 38 contributions to 25 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include DCCC, TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022, FRIENDS OF SCHUMER. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $57K 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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$23,900	2
2	TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022	—	MD	$12,500	1
3	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$9,400	4
4	MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC	—	CA	$5,000	1
5	CANTOR FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$4,800	2
6	FRIENDS OF JANE HARMAN	Democratic	DC	$4,800	2
7	BERMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$4,800	2
8	FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$4,800	2
9	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$4,800	2
10	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$4,600	1
11	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$4,600	2
12	FRIENDS OF BUCK MCKEON	Republican	VA	$4,000	3
13	CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER	Republican	DC	$3,400	2
14	VINCE FONG FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$3,300	1
15	CONGRESSIONAL MAJORITY COMMITTEE	—	DC	$3,000	1
16	NESTANDE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,600	1
17	JOHN THUNE FOR US SENATE	Republican	SD	$2,000	1
18	JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	CT	$2,000	1
19	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
20	ASHBURN CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$2,000	1
21	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$2,000	1
22	DREIER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$2,000	1
23	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
24	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$1,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF GORDON SMITH	—	VA	$1,000	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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