What is the maximum $ amount an individual can contribute to a presidential candidate?
$2,300 to a candidate or to the candidate’s committee for each election. Your husband can do the same. Your children can do the same. I don’t think your pets are allowed to contribute, but it wouldn’t surprise me if some of those frisky critters have tried. You can also contribute to the national party, to state and local parties and to PACs. The total maximum an individual can contribute every 2 years (i.e., every election cycle) is $42,700 to all candidates, and another $65,500 to PACs–grand total of $108,200 per election cycle for you and also for every member of your family. You can find the full table showing contribution limits at: http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/contriblimits.shtml. This is on the website of the Federal Election Commission.
