Richard Meister

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$48K

Contributions

106

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $39KD $4K

Top States

SC$11K

MD$6K

CT$6K

CA$4K

DC$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 86%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MERRILL LYNCH

Summary

MEISTER, RICHARD is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $48K across 106 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $454.755. Top recipients include BEASLEY FOR SENATE, CHRISTOPHER SHAYS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE, SHAYS FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $11K in 2004.

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	BEASLEY FOR SENATE	Republican	SC	$10,000	2
2	CHRISTOPHER SHAYS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	MD	$6,400	6
3	SHAYS FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$4,950	2
4	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$2,500	1
5	STEVE MEISTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	ME	$2,300	1
6	FLANDERS FOR US SENATE	Republican	RI	$2,000	2
7	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS	Republican	DC	$1,700	2
8	KEVIN KILEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$1,639	7
9	DOCTOR OZ FOR SENATE	Republican	PA	$1,255	3
10	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$1,052	3
11	RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE	Republican	KY	$1,050	1
12	DEBICELLA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CT	$1,000	1
13	BETH VAN DUYNE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$1,000	2
14	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
15	CHRIS FINK FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	2
16	CLAUDE HUTCHISON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	—	CA	$1,000	1
17	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$1,000	2
18	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$832	14
19	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)	—	CA	$750	2
20	INTEGRITY FIRST PAC	—	DC	$685	10
21	KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$500	1
22	COLLINS FOR TEXAS	Republican	TX	$500	1
23	TED CRUZ FOR SENATE	Republican	TX	$500	1
24	NRSC	Republican	DC	$500	1
25	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Republican	TX	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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