Michael Merchant

Individual

Also gave $4K 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

$33K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $13KD $5K

Top States

IN$16K

DC$5K

CA$3K

FL$2K

PA$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 93%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PURGATORY GOLF CLUB/EXECUTIVE

Summary

MERCHANT, MICHAEL is an individual political donor based in NV. They have contributed $33K across 84 contributions to 26 recipients. Their average contribution is $390.452. Top recipients include GOLDEN RULE FINANCIAL CORPORATION - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, DAN BURTON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE, GUNDERSON FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $11K in 2004.

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	GOLDEN RULE FINANCIAL CORPORATION - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	IN	$10,000	2
2	DAN BURTON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	IN	$6,300	3
3	GUNDERSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$3,300	1
4	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,350	7
5	MARTINEZ FOR SENATE	Republican	FL	$2,000	1
6	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,100	13
7	VIVEK 2024	Republican	AL	$1,020	5
8	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$1,000	1
9	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
10	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$650	4
11	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$602	22
12	SWAIN FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$500	2
13	REINMANN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$500	1
14	SENATE FUTURE FUND	—	VA	$500	1
15	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$262	3
16	ROB QUIST FOR MONTANA	Democratic	MT	$250	1
17	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$250	1
18	MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	MT	$233	2
19	HOWARD SHANKER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$220	1
20	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$200	1
21	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$150	4
22	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$141	3
23	FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANG	Democratic	NY	$100	1
24	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$100	1
25	TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA	Democratic	MN	$50	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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