Charles Simonyi

Individual

Also gave $8K 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

$139K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $103KD $21K

Top States

WA$63K

DC$36K

UT$9K

NY$7K

WY$7K

Giving Trend

↑ 191%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MICROSOFT

Summary

SIMONYI, CHARLES is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $139K across 44 contributions to 20 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include NRSC, FRIENDS OF MARIA, FRIENDS OF DAVE REICHERT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $38K in 2026.

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	NRSC	Republican	DC	$25,826	1
2	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$16,300	8
3	FRIENDS OF DAVE REICHERT	Republican	WA	$16,100	7
4	WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	WA	$15,000	2
5	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$10,000	1
6	FRIENDS OF MIKE LEE INC	Republican	UT	$8,700	3
7	GARBARINO VICTORY FUND	—	NY	$7,000	2
8	FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO	Republican	WY	$6,600	2
9	WENDYROGERS.ORG	Republican	AZ	$6,400	3
10	FRIENDS OF SUSAN HUTCHISON	Republican	WA	$5,400	2
11	MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC	—	WA	$5,000	1
12	CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN	Democratic	WA	$3,622	2
13	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$2,700	1
14	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$2,000	2
15	FRIENDS FOR SLADE GORTON	—	WA	$2,000	2
16	NETHERCUTT FOR SENATE	Republican	MD	$2,000	1
17	MARKEY VICTORY FUND	—	MA	$1,000	1
18	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$1,000	1
19	ABRAHAM SENATE 2000	Republican	MI	$1,000	1
20	HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$1,000	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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