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ALTAIR ENGINEERING — 23 people, $19,565 ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC. — 9 people, $9,000$19,565given (excl. loans)
23people
56transactions
2003–2025years
Where it was filed
State, federal and county records are separate filings; nothing here is counted twice across them.
| Federal (FEC) | 11 people | 38 | $11,315 |
| Michigan (state) | 12 people | 18 | $8,250 |
By recipient's party
The party of the candidate the recipient committee supports, as filed. PACs, parties and ballot committees have none.
| REPUBLICAN PARTY | 10 | $8,200 | 42% |
| (no candidate party) | 25 | $6,515 | 33% |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 21 | $4,850 | 25% |
Reported occupations
As written by the contributors, most common first.
| ENGINEER | 7 people | $3,375 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2 people | $340 |
| COMPUTER PROGRAMMER | 2 people | $800 |
| ACCOUNTANT | 2 people | $6,500 |
| TECHNICAL WRITER | 1 people | $150 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 1 people | $975 |
| FOUNDER CHAIRMAN & CEO | 1 people | $4,000 |
| BOARD MEMBER | 1 people | $500 |
| Engineer | 1 people | $100 |
| DOCTOR | 1 people | $1,050 |
| TECHNICAL SPECIALIST | 1 people | $350 |
| HR Consultant | 1 people | $500 |
| APPLICATION ENGINEER | 1 people | $300 |
| PROGRAMMER | 1 people | $600 |
| Technical specialist | 1 people | $25 |
Where the money went
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Who gave
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Transactions
Showing 1–56 of 56, most recent first, loans included. Each row shows the employer and occupation exactly as filed.
| Date | Contributor | Employer / occupation as filed | To | Type | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | DMITRIY SAKHAROV | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · TECHNICAL SPECIALIST | DCCC | contribution | $50.00 | fec_indiv #1940622/46245861 |
| 2025-10-18 | Monica Jundy | Altair Engineering · HR Consultant | Monica Yatooma for Michigan | contribution | $500.00 | contribution #25-1524601/25-1524735 |
| 2025-07-18 | Wendell Richardson | Altair Engineering · Engineer | GARLIN GILCHRIST FOR GOVERNOR | contribution | $100.00 | contribution #26-1589549/25-1091394 |
| 2025-02-21 | Dmitriy Sakharov | Altair Engineering · Technical specialist | JOCELYN BENSON FOR GOVERNOR | contribution | $25.00 | contribution #25-712254/25-1063883 |
| 2024-10-29 | DMITRIY SAKHAROV | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · TECHNICAL SPECIALIST | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $100.00 | fec_indiv #1890563/33812003 |
| 2024-10-28 | RICHARD HART | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · BOARD MEMBER | KRISTEN FOR MICHIGAN | contribution | $500.00 | fec_indiv #1858011/8382272 |
| 2024-10-23 | DMITRIY SAKHAROV | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · TECHNICAL SPECIALIST | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $100.00 | fec_indiv #1890563/33001815 |
| 2024-10-19 | PETE DARNELL | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · PROGRAMMER | FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC | contribution | $250.00 | fec_indiv #1882326/8075352 |
| 2024-10-17 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $50.00 | fec_indiv #1890563/29135996 |
| 2024-10-17 | DMITRIY SAKHAROV | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · TECHNICAL SPECIALIST | DCCC | contribution | $100.00 | fec_indiv #1860446/44035212 |
| 2024-09-17 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $50.00 | fec_indiv #1833711/22338073 |
| 2024-08-17 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $50.00 | fec_indiv #1817925/16222914 |
| 2024-06-28 | TIGRAN ANANYAN | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $250.00 | fec_indiv #1805248/9244418 |
| 2024-06-27 | Tim Salvati | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | FRIENDS OF KEVIN ZIEGLER FOR STATE REP | contribution | $200.00 | contribution #564844/4151 |
| 2024-06-15 | TIGRAN ANANYAN | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | contribution | $25.00 | fec_indiv #1802357/8344618 |
| 2024-06-08 | PETE DARNELL | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · PROGRAMMER | FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC | contribution | $100.00 | fec_indiv #1879975/6165504 |
| 2024-05-29 | TIGRAN ANANYAN | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $75.00 | fec_indiv #1791835/7697061 |
| 2024-05-26 | PETE DARNELL | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · PROGRAMMER | FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC | contribution | $250.00 | fec_indiv #1879975/6078968 |
| 2024-04-20 | TIGRAN ANANYAN | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | contribution | $25.00 | fec_indiv #1802357/6724710 |
| 2024-03-30 | TIGRAN ANANYAN | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $250.00 | fec_indiv #1776385/6008990 |
| 2024-03-05 | TIGRAN ANANYAN | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | contribution | $100.00 | fec_indiv #1787918/5146024 |
| 2024-01-31 | TIGRAN ANANYAN | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | contribution | $250.00 | fec_indiv #1787918/4407634 |
| 2022-09-17 | ALHAD JOSHI | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR | private funds | $150.00 | contribution #536151/23143164 |
| 2022-07-16 | ANDREA PERTOSA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARK ZACHARDA | contribution | $25.00 | contribution #527070/4621 |
| 2022-01-28 | ANDREA PERTOSA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARK ZACHARDA | contribution | $250.00 | contribution #527070/4141 |
| 2021-09-30 | WENDELL SCOTT RICHARDSON | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR | private funds | $200.00 | contribution #516372/22921702 |
| 2021-08-31 | WENDELL SCOTT RICHARDSON | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR | private funds | $200.00 | contribution #516372/22911805 |
| 2021-07-30 | WENDELL SCOTT RICHARDSON | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR | private funds | $200.00 | contribution #516372/22897731 |
| 2021-06-30 | WENDELL SCOTT RICHARDSON | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR | private funds | $200.00 | contribution #513607/226564606 |
| 2021-05-31 | WENDELL SCOTT RICHARDSON | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR | private funds | $200.00 | contribution #513607/226444378 |
| 2021-04-30 | WENDELL SCOTT RICHARDSON | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR | private funds | $200.00 | contribution #513607/226340223 |
| 2020-10-28 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $15.00 | fec_indiv #1481223/26567177 |
| 2020-10-21 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $15.00 | fec_indiv #1481223/23816827 |
| 2020-10-18 | DMITRIY SAKHAROV | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | PETERS FOR MICHIGAN | contribution | $50.00 | fec_indiv #1503027/VSH8GPYKTM0 |
| 2020-10-14 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $15.00 | fec_indiv #1463690/22556367 |
| 2020-10-11 | DMITRIY SAKHAROV | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $50.00 | fec_indiv #1463690/20838387 |
| 2020-10-07 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $15.00 | fec_indiv #1463690/19868100 |
| 2020-09-30 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $15.00 | fec_indiv #1458940/18606665 |
| 2020-09-23 | BENJAMIN WHEELER | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | contribution | $15.00 | fec_indiv #1458940/16468004 |
| 2020-08-26 | ALHAD JOSHI | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | COMMITTEE TO ELECT PADMA KUPPA | contribution | $100.00 | contribution #500553/225051371 |
| 2020-01-29 | DIANE L HALLINEN | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · DOCTOR | DENISE FORREST | contribution | $1,050.00 | contribution #496200/23538680 |
| 2018-03-07 | JAMES SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · FOUNDER CHAIRMAN & CEO | BUSINESS LEADERS FOR MICHIGAN PAC | contribution | $4,000.00 | contribution #457502/5772 |
| 2017-11-27 | JOHN IVEY | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contribution | $250.00 | fec_indiv #1194743/76876077 |
| 2016-06-22 | KATHERINE BUSCH | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · TECHNICAL WRITER | CTE DANA CAMPHOUS PETERSON | contribution | $150.00 | contribution #424789/212787165 |
| 2012-09-20 | JOHN IVEY | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contribution | $200.00 | fec_indiv #819493/48027545 |
| 2008-10-20 | SALLY SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ACCOUNTANT | KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | contribution | $500.00 | fec_indiv #394671/81203.C38413 |
| 2008-04-11 | SALLY M. SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ACCOUNTANT | FRIENDS OF PAUL WELDAY | contribution | $500.00 | contribution #301890/4201 |
| 2008-03-29 | JAMES SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ENGINEER | KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | contribution | $1,000.00 | fec_indiv #364101/80410.C35309 |
| 2008-03-29 | SALLY SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ACCOUNTANT | KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | contribution | $1,000.00 | fec_indiv #364101/80410.C35308 |
| 2007-08-30 | SALLY SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ACCOUNTANT | KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | contribution | $200.00 | fec_indiv #331809/71010.C34267 |
| 2007-08-30 | SALLY SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ACCOUNTANT | KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | contribution | $2,300.00 | fec_indiv #331809/71010.C34266 |
| 2005-12-29 | SALLY SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ACCOUNTANT | KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | contribution | $1,000.00 | fec_indiv #198348/60120.C30944 |
| 2005-03-14 | SALLY SCAPA | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · ACCOUNTANT | KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | contribution | $1,000.00 | fec_indiv #181366/50413.C29503 |
| 2003-12-26 | ERIN MOORE | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · APPLICATION ENGINEER | CLARK FOR PRESIDENT, INC. | contribution | $300.00 | fec_indiv #188125/65684 |
| 2003-12-23 | ERIC HJELMFELT | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · COMPUTER PROGRAMMER | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | contribution | $400.00 | fec_indiv #122295/0011347849 |
| 2003-02-25 | ERIC HJELMFELT | ALTAIR ENGINEERING · COMPUTER PROGRAMMER | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | contribution | $400.00 | fec_indiv #82950/0010554786 |