Mel Smith

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$37K

Contributions

242

Recipients

Active Period

2007–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $16KD $15KGRE $500

Top States

DC$10K

CA$7K

GA$3K

VA$2K

AZ$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 92%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GRANT PARK DEVELOPMENT

Summary

SMITH, MEL is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $37K across 242 contributions to 48 recipients. Their average contribution is $152.14. Top recipients include DSCC, YOUNG KIM FOR CONGRESS, PAC FOR A CHANGE. Their political giving spans from the 2008 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $13K 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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$7,950	102
2	YOUNG KIM FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,750	4
3	PAC FOR A CHANGE	Democratic	CA	$2,400	24
4	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$1,500	2
5	NEVER SURRENDER, INC.	Republican	VA	$1,500	3
6	DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA	—	VT	$1,450	38
7	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$1,259	6
8	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$1,250	3
9	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
10	FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY, INC.	—	TX	$1,000	1
11	ERIC EARLY FOR U.S. SENATE 2024	Republican	CA	$1,000	1
12	DAN CRENSHAW VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	GA	$1,000	1
13	FRIENDS OF SHARRON ANGLE	Republican	NV	$750	2
14	ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$750	3
15	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$605	5
16	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$517	4
17	KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$500	2
18	FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZ	Republican	FL	$500	2
19	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$500	2
20	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$500	2
21	NRCC	Republican	DC	$500	1
22	ROBIN KELLY FOR SENATE	—	—	$500	1
23	JILL STEIN FOR PRESIDENT	Green	MA	$500	1
24	TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$500	2
25	LORETTA SANCHEZ FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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