Rick Caruso

Individual

Also gave $358K 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

$716K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $156KR $69K

Top States

OH$245K

DC$199K

CA$92K

CT$13K

NV$10K

Giving Trend

↑ 97%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CARUSO AFFILIATED

Summary

CARUSO, RICK is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $716K across 57 contributions to 24 recipients. Their average contribution is $13K. Top recipients include NEW DAY FOR AMERICA, NEW ERA LEADERSHIP, PROGRESS FOR AMERICA VOTER FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $265K 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	NEW DAY FOR AMERICA	—	OH	$244,600	1
2	NEW ERA LEADERSHIP	—	—	$130,000	3
3	PROGRESS FOR AMERICA VOTER FUND	—	DC	$100,000	1
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$88,100	4
5	SALUD CARBAJAL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$28,600	10
6	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.	Republican	CA	$20,000	2
7	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY	Republican	CA	$15,000	2
8	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$13,200	4
9	DREIER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$8,700	4
10	JAKE LEVINE FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	1
11	LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	CA	$6,800	3
12	GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$6,600	2
13	ADAM GRAY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$6,600	2
14	KAREN BASS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$5,800	3
15	FRIENDS OF JOE HECK PAC	Republican	NV	$5,400	3
16	JANICE HAHN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$5,000	2
17	JACQUI IRWIN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$5,000	2
18	NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND	—	DC	$5,000	1
19	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$4,300	1
20	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$3,300	1
21	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$3,300	1
22	ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	AZ	$2,001	2
23	STRICKLAND FOR CONGRESS 2012	Republican	CA	$1,000	1
24	HELLER FOR SENATE	Republican	NV	$1,000	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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