Richard Edelman

Individual

Also gave $45K 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

$248K

Contributions

321

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $190KR $11K

Top States

WI$86K

DC$43K

CA$22K

PA$11K

WA$11K

Giving Trend

↓ 75%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

EDELMAN

Summary

EDELMAN, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in MD. They have contributed $248K across 321 contributions to 93 recipients. Their average contribution is $771.567. Top recipients include DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL, RO FOR CONGRESS INC, TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $74K in 2024.

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	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$60,500	11
2	RO FOR CONGRESS INC	Democratic	CA	$19,300	15
3	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$12,500	13
4	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$11,005	19
5	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$10,600	7
6	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$10,300	3
7	SHIELD PAC	—	DC	$10,000	1
8	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$5,890	50
9	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$5,735	34
10	JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	ID	$5,600	2
11	KOHL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$5,400	2
12	POWER TO THE POLLS FEDERAL FUND	—	WI	$5,000	1
13	PROTECT OUR SENATORS FUND	—	DC	$5,000	1
14	THE LONG RUN PAC	Democratic	DC	$3,900	2
15	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$3,400	2
16	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$3,350	5
17	KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PEOPLE	Democratic	CA	$2,800	1
18	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,750	3
19	BALDWIN WISCONSIN VICTORY FUND	—	WI	$2,500	1
20	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$2,350	18
21	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$2,000	3
22	NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE	Democratic	NY	$2,000	1
23	NED LAMONT FOR SENATE	Democratic	CT	$2,000	1
24	MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNANCE PAC	—	UT	$2,000	4
25	TORRES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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