Karen Kalish

Individual

Also gave $8K 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

$22K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $14K

Top States

WA$10K

DC$4K

MO$3K

IL$2K

PA$500

Giving Trend

↓ 25%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

HOME WORKS! THE TEACHER HOME VISIT PRO

Summary

KALISH, KAREN is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $22K across 60 contributions to 29 recipients. Their average contribution is $358.333. Top recipients include ELECTING WOMEN GREATER SEATTLE PAC, DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS, PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $7K 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	ELECTING WOMEN GREATER SEATTLE PAC	—	WA	$3,500	4
2	DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$2,100	7
3	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$1,700	7
4	NANCY FARMER FOR U S SENATE	Democratic	MO	$1,500	3
5	MCCASKILL FOR MISSOURI	Democratic	DC	$1,250	3
6	MARIE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$1,200	8
7	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
8	GET STUFF DONE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
9	KANDER VICTORY FUND	—	MO	$1,000	1
10	JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS	—	IL	$750	2
11	BELLFORMISSOURI	Democratic	MO	$750	2
12	GALLEGO ALLRED VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$550	3
13	CASEY KEYSTONE VICTORY FUND	—	PA	$500	1
14	WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	WA	$500	1
15	TALARICO FOR TEXAS	—	—	$500	1
16	DELBENE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$450	2
17	DAVE MIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$250	1
18	MANDELA BARNES VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$250	1
19	BEASLEY VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$250	1
20	TOMMY SOWERS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$250	1
21	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$250	1
22	UDALL FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$250	1
23	SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NV	$250	1
24	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$250	1
25	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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