Michael Dougherty

Individual

Also gave $154K 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

$198K

Contributions

916

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $66KR $25KIndependent $1KNNE $250

Top States

MN$61K

PA$24K

VA$17K

DC$16K

SD$13K

Giving Trend

↓ 63%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

DOUGHERTY FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Summary

DOUGHERTY, MICHAEL is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $198K across 916 contributions to 94 recipients. Their average contribution is $216.076. Top recipients include POLARIS INDUSTRIES POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM, DEAN PHILLIPS FOR CONGRESS, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $51K 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	POLARIS INDUSTRIES POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM	—	MN	$26,499	103
2	DEAN PHILLIPS FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$18,000	7
3	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	—	PA	$17,007	186
4	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AGAIN! INC.	—	MA	$12,500	1
5	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$9,100	3
6	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$8,541	83
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$7,390	22
8	IHEARTMEDIA INC. PAC	—	TX	$6,072	33
9	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$6,000	4
10	DEDICATED AMERICANS FOR THE SENATE AND HOUSE PAC	—	SD	$5,000	1
11	AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	—	DC	$4,648	12
12	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$4,600	1
13	CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC)	—	MO	$3,752	56
14	WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. PAC (WELLCARE PAC)	—	FL	$3,484	52
15	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$3,470	18
16	NRCC	Republican	DC	$2,905	56
17	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$2,900	8
18	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$2,537	5
19	FEENSTRA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$2,500	1
20	JIM GRAVES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$2,500	1
21	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$2,336	6
22	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$2,112	41
23	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,025	14
24	STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$2,000	1
25	CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER	Republican	DC	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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