Carol Ludwig

Individual

Also gave $1.1M 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

$569K

Contributions

366

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $505KR $10KIndependent $5K

Top States

DC$220K

NY$38K

MD$28K

CA$27K

RI$21K

Giving Trend

↓ 73%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CAROL & GENE LUDWIG FAMILY FOUNDATION

Summary

LUDWIG, CAROL is an individual political donor based in DC. They have contributed $569K across 366 contributions to 99 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include DCCC, FRIENDS OF SCHUMER, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $123K in 2018.

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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$191,849	9
2	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$17,500	11
3	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$17,000	2
4	FRIENDS OF JOHN DELANEY	Democratic	MD	$15,900	6
5	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$13,600	4
6	MALONEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$12,600	6
7	FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANES	Democratic	DC	$11,400	4
8	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$11,200	4
9	MIDWEST VALUES PAC	—	MN	$10,000	2
10	PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	PA	$10,000	1
11	TREASURE STATE PAC	—	MT	$10,000	2
12	RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	RI	$10,000	1
13	MATSUI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$9,600	6
14	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$9,100	3
15	PENNSYLVANIANS FOR KANJORSKI	Democratic	PA	$9,000	4
16	KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$8,600	3
17	KATIE PORTER FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$8,300	3
18	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$7,400	3
19	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$7,200	3
20	APRIL MCCLAIN DELANEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$7,000	2
21	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$5,600	2
22	HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$5,600	2
23	JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$5,400	2
24	MENENDEZ FOR SENATE	Independent	NJ	$5,000	2
25	NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	NJ	$5,000	1

1–25 of 99

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Source: FEC bulk data

Carol Ludwig — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope