Karen Schmidt

Individual

Also gave $9K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

This name appears on FEC filings from 20 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$52K

Contributions

534

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $25KD $14KLIB $2KIndependent $1K

Top States

GA$14K

DC$11K

IL$4K

PA$3K

WI$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 95%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE J. PAUL GETTY TRUST

Summary

SCHMIDT, KAREN is an individual political donor based in OH. They have contributed $52K across 534 contributions to 50 recipients. Their average contribution is $96.551. Top recipients include WAGING PEACE, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, HARRIS VICTORY FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $13K in 2024.

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	WAGING PEACE	Republican	GA	$13,700	5
2	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,034	40
3	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,750	8
4	LEAH FOR SENATE	Republican	WI	$2,700	1
5	CRAIG RIEDEL FOR OHIO	Republican	OH	$2,500	1
6	FIELD TEAM 6 FEC	—	CA	$2,200	18
7	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$2,106	88
8	LUCAS OVERBY FOR CONGRESS	Libertarian	FL	$2,000	2
9	NRSC	Republican	DC	$1,923	54
10	HALVORSON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,550	5
11	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,080	44
12	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,050	3
13	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
14	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,000	4
15	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
16	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$935	26
17	TEAM KENNEDY	Independent	MA	$924	16
18	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$911	34
19	NRCC	Republican	DC	$640	23
20	TEAM SCALISE	—	DC	$638	26
21	ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$635	10
22	FIELD TEAM 6, INC.	—	—	$550	3
23	MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)	Democratic	MO	$500	1
24	FRIENDS OF DAVID GILL	Democratic	IL	$500	1
25	TEXANS FOR RONNY JACKSON	Republican	TX	$484	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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