Richard Waters — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope

Richard Waters

Individual

Also gave $3K 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

$78K

Contributions

647

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $58KR $8KNNE $250

Top States

IL$21K

DC$10K

PA$6K

WI$5K

VA$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 36%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MERL

Summary

WATERS, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in AL. They have contributed $78K across 647 contributions to 67 recipients. Their average contribution is $120.07. Top recipients include BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, THE LINCOLN PROJECT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $21K 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	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$20,250	22
2	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$6,015	3
3	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$3,000	7
4	COOKE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$3,000	4
5	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$2,800	1
6	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$2,202	1
7	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$2,019	8
8	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$2,013	265
9	TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	MO	$2,000	2
10	PFAFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$2,000	2
11	MISSOURI REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE-FEDERAL	Republican	MO	$2,000	1
12	SMP	—	DC	$1,750	2
13	BOLLIER FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$1,500	3
14	DIANE PRESCOTT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$1,385	2
15	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,351	93
16	BIG SKY VALUES	Democratic	MT	$1,269	5
17	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$1,250	4
18	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,250	2
19	SCHOLTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$1,250	4
20	JAMES WEBB FOR US SENATE	Democratic	VA	$1,000	3
21	THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE	—	DC	$1,000	1
22	MATT BROLLEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
23	CHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$1,000	1
24	TANCREDO FOR A SECURE AMERICA	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
25	KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data