Richard Clauss

Individual

Also gave $13K 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

$99K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $79KD $3K

Top States

CA$84K

IL$3K

TX$2K

TN$1K

SC$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 75%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

CLAUSS DAIRY FARMS

Summary

CLAUSS, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $99K across 93 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, HILMAR CHEESE COMPANY, INC. PAC, MERCED COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.). Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $17K in 2012.

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	DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$31,270	19
2	HILMAR CHEESE COMPANY, INC. PAC	—	CA	$15,000	3
3	MERCED COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.)	Republican	CA	$7,625	4
4	DENHAM FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$4,500	5
5	VALADAO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$4,000	5
6	BILL JONES FOR US SENATE	Republican	CA	$4,000	2
7	JOHN DUARTE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,500	2
8	ELIZABETH EMKEN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,500	1
9	BERRYHILL FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,200	3
10	HENG FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,000	1
11	FREEDOM FOR AMERICA (FFA PAC)	Republican	CA	$2,000	1
12	WHELAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,000	2
13	STEVE GARVEY FOR US SENATE	Republican	CA	$1,535	2
14	JIM 2020 COMMITTEE	Republican	IL	$1,500	1
15	CONDIT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,300	3
16	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.	Republican	CA	$1,300	8
17	JIM TRACY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TN	$1,000	1
18	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$1,000	1
19	TACHERRA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$1,000	1
20	OBERWEIS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$1,000	1
21	NRCC	Republican	DC	$1,000	2
22	DOOLEY FOR THE VALLEY	Democratic	VA	$954	2
23	TED HOWZE FOR CONGRESS 2020	Republican	CA	$950	1
24	COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC	—	LA	$800	2
25	CAMPBELL FOR SENATE	Republican	CA	$750	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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