Richard Straus

Individual

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

$16K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $13KR $3K

Top States

PA$8K

DC$3K

WI$1K

FL$1K

WA$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 89%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

STRAUS PRINTING COMPANY

Summary

STRAUS, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in DC. They have contributed $16K across 30 contributions to 12 recipients. Their average contribution is $548.667. Top recipients include PATEL FOR PA, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN, JOSH RILEY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $9K in 2024.

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	PATEL FOR PA	Democratic	PA	$8,000	8
2	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN	Republican	WI	$1,400	3
3	JOSH RILEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
4	LOIS FRANKEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
5	FINKENAUER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
6	DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$1,000	1
7	HARLEY ROUDA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1
8	KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	MI	$750	2
9	CITIGROUP INC. PAC - STATE (CITI PAC-STATE)	UNK	DC	$360	1
10	JOHN KENNEDY FOR US	Republican	LA	$350	2
11	NRCC	Republican	DC	$300	6
12	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$300	3

Source: FEC bulk data

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