Richard Benson

Individual

Also gave $2K 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 24 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$34K

Contributions

614

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $12KNNE $8KD $8KIndependent $391

Top States

PA$11K

DC$6K

IL$2K

MD$2K

VT$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 66%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

USWA INTL

Summary

BENSON, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in CO. They have contributed $34K across 614 contributions to 51 recipients. Their average contribution is $55.334. Top recipients include UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, NRSC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $10K 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	UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND	NNE	PA	$8,118	200
2	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,362	8
3	NRSC	Republican	DC	$1,954	30
4	CHRISTOPHER SHAYS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	MD	$1,650	6
5	FRIENDS OF RAY LAHOOD	Republican	IL	$1,450	4
6	BERNIE 2020	Democratic	VT	$1,213	34
7	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$1,100	2
8	NRCC	Republican	DC	$1,018	15
9	YANKEE PAC	Republican	PA	$1,015	5
10	BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)	UNK	DC	$1,000	1
11	TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND	—	GA	$800	3
12	SCALISE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	LA	$745	12
13	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$673	27
14	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$600	6
15	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$500	1
16	KENDRICK MEEK FOR FLORIDA INC	Democratic	FL	$500	1
17	RESTORING OUR AMERICAN REPUBLIC (ROAR PAC)	Republican	CA	$500	1
18	BOB FRANKS FOR US SENATE INC	Republican	NJ	$500	1
19	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$456	38
20	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$455	13
21	EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC	—	VA	$450	9
22	ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)	—	AR	$450	17
23	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$447	7
24	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	—	DC	$410	12
25	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Independent	VT	$391	49

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Source: FEC bulk data

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