Barry Karas

Individual

Also gave $9K 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

$116K

Contributions

506

Recipients

146

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $89KIndependent $600

Top States

DC$36K

WI$9K

ID$8K

MD$6K

IL$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 17%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ATTORNEY

Summary

KARAS, BARRY is an individual political donor based in DC. They have contributed $116K across 506 contributions to 146 recipients. Their average contribution is $228.312. Top recipients include TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE, JSTREETPAC, IDAHO STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $21K in 2022.

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	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$9,273	51
2	JSTREETPAC	—	DC	$8,750	26
3	IDAHO STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	ID	$8,112	39
4	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$7,000	3
5	JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$4,900	83
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$4,400	16
7	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$3,600	9
8	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	2
9	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$2,500	9
10	J STREET	—	DC	$2,500	2
11	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,250	11
12	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,000	2
13	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	3
14	KAINE FOR VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$1,666	4
15	DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
16	ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$1,500	4
17	BULLOCK FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	MT	$1,300	5
18	THE LONG RUN PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,250	4
19	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,200	4
20	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$1,155	5
21	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,100	5
22	RON KIRK FOR U S SENATE	Democratic	TX	$1,000	2
23	AMERICA COMING TOGETHER	—	DC	$1,000	1
24	TODD ACHILLES FOR IDAHO	—	—	$1,000	2
25	FAIR JUDICIARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$850	17

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Source: FEC bulk data

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