Michael Bender

Individual

Also gave $15K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

This name appears on FEC filings from 19 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$94K

Contributions

390

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $29KR $16K

Top States

DC$25K

GA$18K

NY$15K

SD$11K

CO$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 100%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BANA ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Summary

BENDER, MICHAEL is an individual political donor based in CO. They have contributed $94K across 390 contributions to 52 recipients. Their average contribution is $240.3. Top recipients include NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC), NATIONAL SECURITY DEMOCRATS PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $14K in 2008.

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	NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$18,812	40
2	AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)	UNK	GA	$14,080	69
3	NATIONAL SECURITY DEMOCRATS PAC	Democratic	NY	$13,450	8
4	FRIENDS OF DUSTY JOHNSON	Republican	SD	$9,000	6
5	X-BOW LAUNCH SYSTEMS INC. PAC (X-BOW PAC)	—	—	$4,549	3
6	WESTROCK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	GA	$3,395	56
7	JASON CROW FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$2,983	10
8	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,863	38
9	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,096	19
10	NRCC	Republican	DC	$2,064	33
11	NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC	—	OH	$1,220	14
12	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$1,200	3
13	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
14	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$1,000	1
15	ROUNDS FOR SENATE	Republican	SD	$1,000	1
16	ZELDIN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$1,000	2
17	JOEL DYKSTRA FOR US SENATE	—	SD	$1,000	1
18	MARTY JACKLEY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
19	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$845	7
20	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$666	3
21	ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$530	8
22	TEAM SCALISE	—	DC	$525	6
23	BERNIE 2020	Democratic	VT	$513	14
24	BLAKE MASTERS FOR SENATE	Republican	AZ	$500	1
25	JACK RYAN FOR US SENATE	—	VA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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