Rick Kaplan

Individual

Also gave $4K 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

$54K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $31KR $14K

Top States

DC$9K

NJ$9K

NY$6K

TX$5K

MD$5K

Giving Trend

↑ 2400%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

Summary

KAPLAN, RICK is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $54K across 74 contributions to 38 recipients. Their average contribution is $729.838. Top recipients include JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS, SAC PAC, JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $12K in 2016.

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	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$6,818	9
2	SAC PAC	—	MD	$4,750	1
3	JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$4,000	5
4	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$3,000	3
5	GET STUFF DONE	Democratic	DC	$3,000	4
6	UPNORTH PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,750	4
7	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
8	DAKOTA PRAIRIE PAC	—	DC	$2,500	1
9	HENRY E. BROWN JR. FOR CONGRESS	Republican	SC	$2,000	2
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
11	PALLONE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$2,000	3
12	KULTALA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KS	$1,550	4
13	JIM GERLACH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	PA	$1,000	1
14	PEOPLE FOR BEN	Democratic	NM	$1,000	1
15	SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WV	$1,000	1
16	CONGRESSMAN BART GORDON COMMITTEE	Democratic	TN	$1,000	1
17	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
18	MCHENRY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NC	$1,000	1
19	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Republican	TX	$1,000	3
20	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
21	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$1,000	2
22	HAYES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NC	$1,000	1
23	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$1,000	2
24	MANCHIN FOR WEST VIRGINIA	Democratic	WV	$750	2
25	EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE	Democratic	IN	$550	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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