Barbara Melcher

Individual

Also gave $17K 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

$62K

Contributions

125

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $48KIndependent $500

Top States

DC$16K

IL$16K

MI$3K

TX$2K

AZ$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 58%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MELCHER AND TUCKER

Summary

MELCHER, BARBARA is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $62K across 125 contributions to 68 recipients. Their average contribution is $496.864. Top recipients include OBAMA FOR AMERICA, DAN SEALS FOR CONGRESS, LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $20K in 2020.

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	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,300	6
2	DAN SEALS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$4,100	5
3	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$3,550	7
4	FINKENAUER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$3,466	8
5	GET STUFF DONE	Democratic	DC	$3,000	3
6	MOUNTAIN WEST VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,000	1
7	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,950	3
8	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$1,800	3
9	MJ FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$1,550	5
10	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$1,500	1
11	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$1,500	4
12	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$1,300	3
13	BOLLIER FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$1,250	3
14	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$1,050	3
15	IOWA FRONTLINE WOMEN	—	DC	$1,000	1
16	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
17	HEGAR GROSS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
18	ALSOBROOKS BLUNT ROCHESTER VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
19	ALEXI FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
20	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$1,000	1
21	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
22	MIDWEST WOMEN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
23	JFW FUND	—	—	$1,000	1
24	SOL FLORES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
25	MONTANA NORTH DAKOTA VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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