Karen Thorburn

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$186K

Contributions

935

Recipients

Active Period

2011–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $112K

Top States

CA$148K

IL$11K

DC$7K

PA$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 33%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Summary

THORBURN, KAREN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $186K across 935 contributions to 47 recipients. Their average contribution is $198.826. Top recipients include WOMEN FOR AMERICAN VALUES AND ETHICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A WAVE PAC), RO FOR CONGRESS INC, PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT. Their political giving spans from the 2012 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $78K in 2020.

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	WOMEN FOR AMERICAN VALUES AND ETHICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A WAVE PAC)	—	CA	$46,360	4
2	RO FOR CONGRESS INC	Democratic	CA	$18,500	7
3	PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	—	IL	$11,411	423
4	JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$10,850	7
5	KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$9,695	48
6	PERRY MEADE FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	2
7	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY FED PAC	Democratic	CA	$6,700	4
8	JOANNA WEISS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$6,600	2
9	PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$6,200	3
10	DR. ASIF MAHMOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$5,800	2
11	ANDY THORBURN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$5,046	39
12	MIKE LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$4,900	3
13	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$4,760	164
14	DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,500	1
15	DAVE MIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,300	2
16	JOE KERR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$3,300	2
17	SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,900	30
18	ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$2,900	1
19	CONOR LAMB FOR SENATE	Democratic	PA	$2,900	1
20	CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,800	4
21	HARLEY ROUDA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,800	1
22	FRIENDS OF PHIL JANOWICZ	Democratic	CA	$2,700	1
23	EQUALITY PAC	—	DC	$2,472	98
24	CHRIS BUBSER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,750	5
25	JAY CHEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

Karen Thorburn — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope