Melissa Benson

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

$11K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2005–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $9K

Top States

NY$6K

PA$2K

DC$1K

IL$1K

NV$400

Giving Trend

↓ 9%

2023–2024 vs 2019–2020

Employer

BROADWAY HOUSING COMMUNITIES

Summary

BENSON, MELISSA is an individual political donor based in OH. They have contributed $11K across 34 contributions to 14 recipients. Their average contribution is $312.5. Top recipients include DAVID YASSKY FOR CONGRESS, GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE, HILLARY FOR AMERICA. Their political giving spans from the 2006 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $3K in 2018.

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	DAVID YASSKY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,100	2
2	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$2,000	2
3	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$1,450	6
4	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,250	2
5	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,075	9
6	PA-CT VICTORY FUND	—	PA	$500	1
7	NEW YORK RED TO BLUE FUND	—	DC	$500	1
8	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$400	3
9	AFTAB SWING LEFT FUND 2018	—	DC	$400	1
10	GOROFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$250	1
11	OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$250	1
12	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$250	1
13	MAX ROSE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$100	3
14	WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	MA	$100	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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