Melvin Cohen

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$91K

Contributions

299

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $57KR $3K

Top States

DC$42K

IL$9K

VT$5K

MI$4K

NJ$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 20%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

HANDI HUT

Summary

COHEN, MELVIN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $91K across 299 contributions to 76 recipients. Their average contribution is $303.341. Top recipients include DSCC, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $13K in 2008.

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	$12,350	14
2	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$8,415	20
3	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$7,000	5
4	DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA	—	VT	$5,250	12
5	FORWARD TOGETHER PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
6	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$3,200	7
7	LAUTENBERG FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$3,000	2
8	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)	—	IL	$2,750	11
9	JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS	—	IL	$2,500	5
10	SMP	—	DC	$2,375	5
11	FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN	Democratic	MI	$2,200	4
12	FRANK KRATOVIL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$2,000	1
13	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$1,500	1
14	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,450	5
15	LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,250	3
16	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$1,132	12
17	TALARICO FOR TEXAS	—	—	$1,125	5
18	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$1,070	11
19	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
20	ROBB FOR THE SENATE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
21	CITIZENS FOR CALLAHAN	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
22	ROBERT WEXLER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
23	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$1,000	1
24	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
25	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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