Matthew McKnight

Individual

Also gave $15K 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

$54K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2013–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $30KR $16K

Top States

GA$12K

NH$11K

MA$11K

CA$7K

NY$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 71%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GINKGO BIOWORKS

Summary

MCKNIGHT, MATTHEW is an individual political donor based in AZ. They have contributed $54K across 79 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $682.886. Top recipients include WAGING PEACE, MAGGIE FOR CONGRESS, JAKE AUCHINCLOSS FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2014 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K in 2024.

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	WAGING PEACE	Republican	GA	$11,300	6
2	MAGGIE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$7,600	3
3	JAKE AUCHINCLOSS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$7,000	4
4	DIXON FOR CONGRESS	—	CA	$6,600	2
5	MAURA SULLIVAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$3,200	3
6	PATRICK RYAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,500	4
7	JOHN KINGSTON FOR SENATE INC	Republican	MA	$2,250	3
8	FRIENDS OF RD	Democratic	VA	$1,250	3
9	MCCREADY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MT	$1,250	2
10	SEAN BARNEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DE	$1,250	2
11	MOULTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$1,000	1
12	MARIO DIAZ-BALART FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$1,000	1
13	GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$750	2
14	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$700	7
15	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$525	11
16	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$500	1
17	JUNTOS PAC	—	DC	$500	1
18	SERVE AMERICA PAC	—	MA	$500	1
19	CHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$500	1
20	FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC.	Republican	IN	$500	1
21	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$500	1
22	RICK MORALES FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$500	1
23	NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD	Democratic	NV	$300	4
24	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$273	6
25	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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