Richard Ben-Veniste

Individual

Also gave $1K 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

$63K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $42K

Top States

DC$21K

AL$10K

MD$9K

AZ$5K

SD$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 52%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MAYER BROWN

Summary

BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in DC. They have contributed $63K across 48 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include VETERANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, MARK KELLY FOR SENATE, DAGA PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $11K 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	VETERANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP	—	AL	$10,000	1
2	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$5,000	2
3	DAGA PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
4	BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	MD	$5,000	1
5	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$4,600	2
6	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$4,000	2
7	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$3,250	3
8	NEBRASKANS FOR KERREY	Democratic	NE	$3,000	3
9	FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANES	Democratic	DC	$3,000	5
10	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
11	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	3
12	GLENN F. IVEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$1,750	3
13	DIANA DEGETTE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$1,500	2
14	FRIENDS OF JOHN CONYERS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
15	FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD	Democratic	VA	$1,000	1
16	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$1,000	1
17	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$1,000	1
18	FRIENDS OF HILLARY	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
19	CITIZENS FOR SARBANES	Democratic	MD	$1,000	1
20	GLENN F. IVEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$1,000	1
21	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$500	1
22	FRIENDS OF JANE HARMAN	Democratic	DC	$500	1
23	LIZ HOLTZMAN FOR US CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$500	1
24	FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN	Democratic	MI	$500	1
25	FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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