Richard Salem

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

$52K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $28KIndependent $5KR $4K

Top States

FL$18K

DC$6K

NC$5K

GA$4K

IN$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 284%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SALEM LAW GROUP

Summary

SALEM, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in IA. They have contributed $52K across 91 contributions to 43 recipients. Their average contribution is $572.451. Top recipients include GRAHAM FOR CONGRESS, ABILITIES, PAC, FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 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	GRAHAM FOR CONGRESS	Independent	NC	$5,082	6
2	ABILITIES, PAC	—	FL	$5,000	1
3	FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INC	—	GA	$4,000	4
4	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$3,890	7
5	BOYD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$2,764	5
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
7	EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$2,500	2
8	CHARLIE CRIST FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$2,325	7
9	SHAFROTH FOR CONGRESS	—	CO	$2,300	1
10	BOB GRAHAM FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	FL	$2,000	1
11	GEORGE FRANKLIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$1,500	2
12	FRIENDS OF ROBERT C BYRD COMMITTEE	—	DC	$1,072	1
13	KAINE VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$1,000	1
14	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
15	JOE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
16	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	3
17	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
18	CITIZENS FOR HARKIN	Democratic	IA	$1,000	1
19	MOUL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	NE	$1,000	2
20	PEM PAC	Democratic	DC	$750	2
21	ABRAHAM SENATE 2000	Republican	MI	$750	2
22	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$750	2
23	ASHLEY HINSON VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	TX	$600	6
24	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA	Republican	IA	$550	2
25	JERRY LEWIS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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