Ruth Usem

Individual

Also gave $250 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

$90K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $65KIndependent $250

Top States

MN$51K

DC$21K

IL$10K

VT$2K

WI$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 44%

2025–2026 vs 2021–2022

Employer

NEW SIDELINES INC

Summary

USEM, RUTH is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $90K across 87 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY, JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS, DSCC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $18K in 2000.

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	MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY	Democratic	MN	$20,535	14
2	JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS	—	IL	$9,750	10
3	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$8,500	3
4	MCCOLLUM FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$6,900	13
5	WOMEN WINNING FEDERAL PAC	—	MN	$6,871	4
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
7	HILL PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
8	LUTHER FOR CONGRESS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	Democratic	MN	$3,500	13
9	JIM GRAVES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$2,500	1
10	MAUREEN REED FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$2,400	1
11	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$2,100	1
12	JOE LIEBERMAN FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
13	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$2,000	1
14	MARY RIEDER FOR CONGRESS	—	MN	$2,000	2
15	PROGRESSIVES UNITED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Democratic	WI	$1,500	1
16	NANCY KEENAN FOR MONTANA	Democratic	VA	$1,500	2
17	TERRI BONOFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$1,250	2
18	MIDWEST VALUES PAC	—	MN	$1,000	1
19	MADIA FOR U S CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$1,000	1
20	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$1,000	1
21	PATTY WETTERLING FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$750	2
22	FINGERHUT FOR US SENATE	Democratic	DC	$450	2
23	NEIGHBORS FOR SAMUELS	Democratic	MN	$300	1
24	MADORE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$250	1
25	GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	DC	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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