Michael Merrell

Individual

Also gave $750 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

$81K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $38KNNE $13KD $6KIndependent $2K

Top States

NM$65K

VA$3K

PA$2K

VT$2K

MA$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 3%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

AMBERCARE CORP

Summary

MERRELL, MICHAEL is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $81K across 98 contributions to 25 recipients. Their average contribution is $827.551. Top recipients include PEOPLE FOR PEARCE, YVETTE4CONGRESS, GOAL WESTPAC. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K in 2016.

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	PEOPLE FOR PEARCE	Republican	NM	$17,000	7
2	YVETTE4CONGRESS	NNE	NM	$12,700	6
3	GOAL WESTPAC	—	NM	$10,000	1
4	HEATHER WILSON FOR SENATE	Republican	NM	$6,300	5
5	CUNNINGHAM FOR NM	—	—	$6,000	3
6	OUR VALUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	NM	$5,000	1
7	NEVER SURRENDER, INC.	Republican	VA	$3,300	1
8	REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF NEW MEXICO	Republican	NM	$3,250	3
9	SANCHEZ FOR NM	Republican	NM	$2,800	1
10	RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	NM	$2,300	1
11	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,120	12
12	MARK RONCHETTI FOR NEW MEXICO	Republican	NM	$2,000	1
13	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Independent	VT	$1,500	15
14	PEOPLE FOR PEARCE	Republican	NM	$1,000	1
15	PEARCE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NM	$1,000	1
16	TINSLEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NM	$1,000	1
17	NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022	—	CA	$950	14
18	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$720	3
19	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$500	5
20	WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	MA	$500	10
21	UDALL FOR US ALL	Democratic	NM	$500	1
22	SMP	—	DC	$300	1
23	FRIENDS OF JOE BACA 2014	Democratic	CA	$250	1
24	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$75	2
25	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$35	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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