Bill Maher

Individual

Also gave $48K 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

$1.1M

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $35KR $499

Top States

DC$1.0M

CA$15K

MN$13K

VT$5K

MD$5K

Giving Trend

↑ 600%

2025–2026 vs 2019–2020

Employer

BILL MAHER PRODUCTIONS

Summary

MAHER, BILL is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $1.1 million across 22 contributions to 18 recipients. Their average contribution is $48K. Top recipients include SMP, DSCC, DECENTRALIZE AMERICA PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $1.0 million in 2018.

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	SMP	—	DC	$1,000,000	1
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$15,000	1
3	DECENTRALIZE AMERICA PAC	—	CA	$10,000	1
4	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$5,400	1
5	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$5,400	2
6	DONNA EDWARDS FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$5,400	2
7	SEA CHANGE PAC	—	CA	$5,000	1
8	WIN MINNESOTA FEDERAL PAC	—	MN	$5,000	1
9	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE	—	MN	$2,300	3
10	DEB HAALAND FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
11	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
12	AMY MCGRATH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KY	$500	1
13	DIANA KASTENBAUM FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$500	1
14	HOPE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$500	1
15	FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$500	1
16	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$500	1
17	NRCC	Republican	DC	$499	1
18	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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