Ellen Richman

Individual

Also gave $203K 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

$286K

Contributions

113

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $217KR $7K

Top States

DC$96K

TN$15K

CT$10K

MI$10K

NV$7K

Giving Trend

↑ 22%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Summary

RICHMAN, ELLEN is an individual political donor based in CT. They have contributed $286K across 113 contributions to 61 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include DSCC, HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEE, FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $66K 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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$73,200	4
2	HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEE	Democratic	TN	$14,700	3
3	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$10,400	6
4	FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC	—	MI	$10,000	2
5	MARK WARNER ACTION FUND	—	—	$7,000	1
6	MILLS FOR MAINE	—	—	$7,000	2
7	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$6,600	2
8	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$6,600	2
9	CHRISTOPHER SHAYS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	MD	$6,400	4
10	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$5,800	2
11	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$5,700	2
12	PETERS LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$5,600	1
13	KATIE HOBBS VICTORY FUND	—	—	$5,500	1
14	DEBORAH ROSS FOR SENATE	Democratic	NC	$5,400	2
15	CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$5,400	2
16	JASON KANDER PAC	Democratic	DC	$5,400	2
17	WYDEN FOR OREGON	—	OR	$5,000	1
18	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$4,725	3
19	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,600	3
20	RANGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$4,300	3
21	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$3,525	4
22	DALTON FOR FLORIDA	—	—	$3,500	1
23	ALLRED FOR TEXAS	—	—	$3,500	1
24	COLIN ALLRED VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
25	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$3,300	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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