Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
David Richter
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · New Jersey District 3
- Filing address
- Toms River, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RICHTER, DAVID
- Next election
- Primary July 7, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 3
FEC candidate ID H0NJ02155 · Principal campaign committee: DAVID RICHTER FOR CONGRESS INC.
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$645,139.2641%
- PACs and other committees$148,000.009%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$700,000.0045%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$65,029.394%
Self-funding: $700,000.00 (45% of money raised): $0.00 given and $700,000.00 lent by the candidate. $84,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
60 committees reported giving $143,844.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SALEM MEDIA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC.) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- VESTED PACPAC$2,500.00
- DAVID PAC DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DCLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
Show all 60 committees
- NEW PACPAC$2,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MAKING AMERICA PROSPEROUS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- LEE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BE OF GOOD CHEER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NOVAK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$1,494.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DAY & ZIMMERMANN INC FEDERAL PAC (AKA 'DAYPAC - FEDERAL')Connected PAC$1,000.00
- MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- KEYSTONE ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORGPAC$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR ENTERPRISE AND OPPORTUNITY PACPAC$1,000.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EXCELSIOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TMAC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BUDDY PACPAC$1,000.00
- DREW FERGUSON FOR CONGRESS INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP PACPAC$1,000.00
- CLYDE FOR CONGRESS, INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FASO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$350.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting David Richter$63,432.50
- Independent expenditures opposing David Richter$3,349,959.89
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- DCCCOpposing$2,089,395.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$652,104.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDOpposing$306,088.00
- JERSEY REALOpposing$224,800.00
- DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Opposing$75,000.00
- GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.Supporting$15,000.00
- AFT SOLIDARITYOpposing$2,500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Richter (R) | $1,558,168.65 | $3,020.52 | 2020-12-31 |
| Andy Kim (D) | $7,358,014.54 | $551,834.56 | 2020-12-31 |
| Kate Gibbs (R) | $303,870.00 | $1,311.50 | 2020-12-31 |
| John J Novak (R) | $60,380.00 | $3,392.70 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basswood Research (R) | July 13 – 15, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Andy Kim 45% · David Richter 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DAVID RICHTER FOR CONGRESS INC..
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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