Matthew Lester

Individual

Also gave $144K 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

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $31KR $16K

Top States

MI$51K

DC$4K

VA$1K

MT$1K

CA$1K

Giving Trend

↑ 28%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PRINCETON ENTERPRISES LLC

Summary

LESTER, MATTHEW is an individual political donor based in MI. They have contributed $78K across 63 contributions to 29 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include FRIENDS OF MICHAEL BOUCHARD INC, CO-PILOT COMMITTEE, STABENOW FOR US SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $16K in 2018.

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	FRIENDS OF MICHAEL BOUCHARD INC	—	—	$14,000	1
2	CO-PILOT COMMITTEE	—	MI	$10,000	1
3	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$6,000	2
4	LENA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$6,000	4
5	ELLEN LIPTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$5,400	2
6	WALBERG FOR CONGRESS	—	MI	$5,000	1
7	MARY WATERS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$3,300	1
8	TOM BARRETT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$3,000	1
9	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$3,000	3
10	HALEY STEVENS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$2,900	1
11	MIKE BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$2,700	1
12	JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	MI	$2,000	1
13	NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC	—	VA	$1,095	3
14	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
15	WALSH FOR MONTANA	Democratic	MT	$1,000	1
16	GEORGETTE GOMEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1
17	SHAHEEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
18	ALASKANS FOR BEGICH 2014	Democratic	AK	$1,000	1
19	ROUNDS FOR SENATE	Republican	SD	$1,000	1
20	FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN	Democratic	MI	$1,000	1
21	HUIZENGA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$1,000	1
22	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$1,000	1
23	LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
24	HOYER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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