Martha Melman

Individual

Also gave $60K 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

$352K

Contributions

922

Recipients

112

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $236KR $14KIndependent $7K

Top States

IL$113K

DC$60K

AZ$16K

MI$8K

MT$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 8%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

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Summary

MELMAN, MARTHA is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $352K across 922 contributions to 112 recipients. Their average contribution is $381.738. Top recipients include CASTEN FOR CONGRESS, STRONGER ILLINOIS PAC, LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $69K 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	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$28,218	151
2	STRONGER ILLINOIS PAC	—	—	$25,000	1
3	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$22,250	69
4	DURBIN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$18,550	15
5	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$13,916	30
6	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$13,500	4
7	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$12,300	38
8	MELISSA BEAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$11,950	8
9	FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$9,000	3
10	DAN SEALS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$8,950	5
11	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$8,450	44
12	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$8,017	30
13	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$7,300	23
14	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$7,287	30
15	SINEMA FOR ARIZONA	Independent	AZ	$7,100	33
16	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$7,000	3
17	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$5,675	28
18	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$5,600	3
19	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
20	POLLAK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$4,800	2
21	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$4,700	2
22	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$4,300	24
23	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$4,100	15
24	OSSOFF VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$4,000	2
25	TESTER VICTORY FUND	—	MT	$3,500	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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