Margaret Dereus

Individual

Also gave $750 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

$17K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2015–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $13K

Top States

VT$4K

NY$2K

MI$2K

MO$2K

DC$1K

Giving Trend

↑ 22%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST UNDERSTANDIN

Summary

DEREUS, MARGARET is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $17K across 51 contributions to 24 recipients. Their average contribution is $326.922. Top recipients include BERNIE 2020, BOWMAN FOR CONGRESS, RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2016 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $4K 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	BERNIE 2020	Democratic	VT	$2,800	3
2	BOWMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,750	5
3	RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$1,550	4
4	CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MO	$1,520	4
5	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$1,303	8
6	PEACE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LEADERSHIP PAC	—	—	$1,000	1
7	AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$875	6
8	SUMMER LEE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$500	1
9	SUSHEELA JAYAPAL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OR	$500	1
10	MARIE NEWMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$500	2
11	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$500	1
12	NINA TURNER FOR US	Democratic	OH	$500	2
13	THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JUSTIN J. PEARSON	—	—	$500	1
14	RABB EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE	Democratic	PA	$500	2
15	HAYNES FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$250	1
16	CASTRO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$250	1
17	ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE	—	—	$250	1
18	YUH-LINE NIOU FOR NEW YORK	Democratic	NY	$250	1
19	CLAIRE VALDEZ FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$250	1
20	HAMAWY FOR NEW JERSEY	—	—	$250	1
21	GRAHAM FOR MAINE	—	—	$250	1
22	MUAD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CT	$250	1
23	DARIALIZA FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$250	1
24	MCCOLLUM FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$125	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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