Richard Bender

Individual

Also gave $7K 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

$33K

Contributions

723

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $12KR $10K

Top States

DC$10K

IA$5K

VA$5K

GA$3K

SC$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 8%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

COVESTRO LLC

Summary

BENDER, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $33K across 723 contributions to 43 recipients. Their average contribution is $45.643. Top recipients include DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, PERDUE FOR SENATE, IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K 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	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,883	15
2	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$2,631	4
3	IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	IA	$2,500	5
4	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$2,027	106
5	NRSC	Republican	DC	$1,782	63
6	JOSH TUREK FOR IOWA	—	—	$1,500	2
7	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$1,500	2
8	RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC	Democratic	IA	$1,350	4
9	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,272	53
10	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,250	4
11	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$1,002	18
12	MAXSENTI FOR CONGRESS 2026	—	—	$1,000	1
13	FINKENAUER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
14	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$902	16
15	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$826	10
16	CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$750	3
17	CHC BOLD PAC	—	DC	$732	158
18	NEVER SURRENDER, INC.	Republican	VA	$729	25
19	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$600	6
20	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$550	14
21	ARIZONA FUND	Republican	AZ	$500	1
22	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$500	2
23	BACCAM FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$500	2
24	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$500	2
25	NDTC	—	DC	$434	87

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Source: FEC bulk data

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