Matthew Gelman

Individual

Also gave $4K 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

$74K

Contributions

121

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $59KR $7K

Top States

DC$14K

WA$8K

NY$6K

SC$5K

NJ$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 57%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MICROSOFT

Summary

GELMAN, MATTHEW is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $74K across 121 contributions to 79 recipients. Their average contribution is $613.793. Top recipients include DCCC, FRIENDS OF MARIA, FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $10K in 2016.

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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$8,750	13
2	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$5,000	5
3	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	Democratic	SC	$5,000	5
4	NADLER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$3,200	3
5	HATCH ELECTION COMMITTEE INC	Republican	UT	$3,000	3
6	PALLONE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$2,500	4
7	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$2,000	2
8	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$1,750	3
9	MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$1,500	3
10	HOYER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
11	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$1,250	2
12	WOMEN ON THE ROAD TO THE SENATE: 12 AND COUNTING-SEATTLE	—	DC	$1,000	1
13	ADAM SMITH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WA	$1,000	1
14	JAMES PERICOLA FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
15	DELBENE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$1,000	1
16	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
17	WOMEN ON THE ROAD TO THE SENATE: 16 AND COUNTING - SEATTLE	—	DC	$1,000	1
18	EHRLICH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$1,000	2
19	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$1,000	1
20	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
21	DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE	Republican	NE	$1,000	1
22	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$1,000	1
23	ARMSTRONG FOR CONGRESS	—	ND	$1,000	2
24	DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
25	RICHMOND FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	LA	$1,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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