Melodie Rufer

Individual

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

$160K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

LIB $80KR $63KIndependent $7K

Top States

CA$49K

KY$24K

MI$16K

ME$16K

UT$8K

Giving Trend

↑ 20%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

THE MORNING STAR COMPANY

Summary

RUFER, MELODIE is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $160K across 43 contributions to 27 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE INC, JUSTIN AMASH FOR SENATE, THOMAS MASSIE FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $49K in 2014.

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	LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE INC	Libertarian	CA	$46,400	2
2	JUSTIN AMASH FOR SENATE	Republican	MI	$13,600	5
3	THOMAS MASSIE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	KY	$11,400	2
4	ERIC BRAKEY FOR US SENATE	Republican	ME	$10,800	4
5	CHASE OLIVER FOR PRESIDENT	Libertarian	GA	$6,600	2
6	TEAM KENNEDY	Independent	MA	$6,600	2
7	BRAKEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$5,600	2
8	BRAD BARRON FOR US SENATE	Libertarian	KY	$5,600	2
9	AUSTIN PETERSEN FOR US SENATE	Republican	MO	$5,400	2
10	LIBERTY PAC	—	NJ	$5,000	1
11	MAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS PAC	—	KY	$5,000	1
12	GARY JOHNSON 2012 INC	Libertarian	UT	$5,000	2
13	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$3,300	1
14	SABATINI FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$2,900	1
15	ADAM KOKESH AMERICAN REFERENDUM PROJECT	Libertarian	MI	$2,800	1
16	JO JORGENSEN FOR PRESIDENT	Libertarian	SC	$2,800	1
17	GARY JOHNSON FOR US SENATE INC	Libertarian	NM	$2,700	1
18	MCAFEE '16	Libertarian	CO	$2,700	1
19	GARY JOHNSON 2016	Libertarian	UT	$2,700	1
20	REBEKAH FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$2,700	1
21	JUDD WEISS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Libertarian	CA	$2,700	1
22	RON PAUL 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC.	Republican	TX	$2,500	1
23	RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE 2010	Republican	KY	$2,400	1
24	RON PAUL 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Republican	TX	$2,000	2
25	LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.	Libertarian	VA	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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