Richard Sands

Individual

Also gave $8K 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

$248K

Contributions

156

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $84KR $43K

Top States

NY$142K

DC$67K

VA$14K

CO$6K

PA$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 63%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.

Summary

SANDS, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in CT. They have contributed $248K across 156 contributions to 42 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, DCCC, DSCC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $49K in 2026.

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	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	NY	$105,000	21
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$35,600	2
3	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$25,000	1
4	TOMPAC II	Republican	NY	$13,500	8
5	MAJORITY INITIATIVE TO KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS FUND A.K.A MIKE R FUND	—	VA	$13,000	3
6	KUHL FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$8,000	5
7	CHRIS LEE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$7,000	3
8	CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE	Republican	CO	$5,000	1
9	UPNORTH PAC	Democratic	DC	$5,000	3
10	LOUISE SLAUGHTER RE-ELECTION COMMITTEE	Democratic	NY	$4,600	2
11	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,320	27
12	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
13	THORNBERRY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	TX	$2,000	1
14	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
15	GARBARINO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$1,000	1
16	CLARKE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
17	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
18	TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	MO	$1,000	1
19	COLE FOR CONGRESS	—	OK	$1,000	1
20	REHBERG FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MT	$1,000	1
21	NEVER SURRENDER, INC.	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
22	TIM BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
23	BUILDING FOUNDATIONS & LANDMARK OPPORTUNITIES PAC (BFLO PAC)	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
24	OLYMPIA'S LIST	Republican	ME	$1,000	1
25	DIANA DEGETTE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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