Richard Schechter

Individual

Also gave $142K 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

$716K

Contributions

208

Recipients

106

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $330KR $63KIndependent $7K

Top States

DC$333K

VA$54K

FL$46K

AZ$14K

WA$12K

Giving Trend

↓ 39%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

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Summary

SCHECHTER, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in FL. They have contributed $716K across 208 contributions to 106 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, DSCC, HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $124K in 2020.

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	NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$80,000	16
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$73,000	10
3	HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$35,000	7
4	RUBIO VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	VA	$28,600	3
5	TED DEUTCH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$26,700	11
6	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$25,500	2
7	FLORIDIANS FOR A STRONG MIDDLE CLASS	—	FL	$25,000	1
8	UNITE THE COUNTRY	—	DC	$25,000	1
9	PROJECT RESCUE AMERICA	—	VA	$25,000	1
10	NRSC	Republican	DC	$25,000	1
11	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$14,600	6
12	PEM PAC	Democratic	DC	$13,100	5
13	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$12,000	4
14	KLEIN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$11,500	5
15	LEGITPAC	Democratic	WI	$10,800	2
16	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$10,000	1
17	PEM PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
18	READY PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
19	HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	TX	$8,375	6
20	CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	4
21	AMISH FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$7,000	2
22	CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$6,600	3
23	JARED MOSKOWITZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$6,600	2
24	ANDREI FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$6,600	2
25	NANCY MACE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	SC	$6,200	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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