Thomas Smerling

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$179K

Contributions

174

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $137K

Top States

DC$80K

WI$32K

MD$22K

GA$9K

MA$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 18%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

STATE OF MARYLAND

Summary

SMERLING, THOMAS is an individual political donor based in MD. They have contributed $179K across 174 contributions to 52 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include DSCC, DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL, JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $80K in 2022.

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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$35,750	20
2	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$31,110	35
3	JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$20,550	11
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$19,000	12
5	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$10,275	7
6	MOVEMENT VOTER PAC	—	MA	$8,000	2
7	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$7,000	3
8	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$5,000	2
9	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$4,300	2
10	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$3,300	3
11	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE	—	MN	$3,300	3
12	TALARICO FOR TEXAS	—	—	$3,000	3
13	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$1,500	2
14	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,500	3
15	MURPHY MOBILIZATION FUND	—	—	$1,500	2
16	ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$1,500	2
17	WEXTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$1,350	2
18	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$1,310	4
19	PROGRESSIVES UNITED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Democratic	WI	$1,200	2
20	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$1,100	2
21	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$1,100	3
22	GET OUT THE VOTE PAC	—	DC	$1,000	1
23	THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE	—	DC	$1,000	1
24	WELLSTONE FOR SENATE	—	MN	$1,000	1
25	ILHAN FOR CONGRESS	DFL	DC	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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