Matthew E. Steinmetz

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

$247K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $137KIndependent $3KD $1K

Top States

IL$65K

DC$53K

VA$50K

CA$15K

MI$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 90%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

KIRKLAND & ELLIS

Summary

STEINMETZ, MATTHEW E. is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $247K across 51 contributions to 41 recipients. Their average contribution is $5K. Top recipients include CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND, TURNOUT FOR AMERICA, ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $110K in 2024.

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	CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$50,000	1
2	TURNOUT FOR AMERICA	—	VA	$50,000	1
3	ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL	Republican	IL	$40,000	4
4	ROGERS FOR SENATE	Republican	MI	$6,800	2
5	SCOTT BAUGH FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$6,200	2
6	MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	IL	$5,200	2
7	COMMITTEE TO ELECT DELEGATES	—	IL	$5,000	1
8	YODER FOR CONGRESS, INC	Republican	KS	$3,700	2
9	VANCIL FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$3,500	1
10	THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$3,500	1
11	TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$3,300	1
12	JOHN GIBBS FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	MI	$2,900	1
13	COMMITTEE TO ELECT SAM PETERS	Republican	NV	$2,900	1
14	JESSE REISING FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$2,900	1
15	CITIZENS FOR CHRIS DARGIS	Republican	IL	$2,900	1
16	SCOTT GRYDER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$2,900	2
17	SINEMA FOR ARIZONA	Independent	AZ	$2,900	1
18	BO HINES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	DC	$2,900	1
19	LALOTA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$2,900	1
20	STEIL FOR WISCONSIN, INC.	Republican	WI	$2,900	2
21	CATALINA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$2,900	1
22	COMMITTEE TO ELECT JENNIFER-RUTH GREEN	Republican	IN	$2,900	1
23	KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$2,900	1
24	MATT JACOBS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,900	1
25	MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,800	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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