Karen Russo

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

$235K

Contributions

441

Recipients

157

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $169KR $9KIndependent $125

Top States

DC$27K

CA$24K

NY$14K

DE$13K

IL$9K

Giving Trend

↓ 16%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

INVESTOR

Summary

RUSSO, KAREN is an individual political donor based in AZ. They have contributed $235K across 441 contributions to 157 recipients. Their average contribution is $531.837. Top recipients include NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS, FRIENDS OF SCHUMER, NOLAN FOR CONGRESS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $43K in 2010.

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	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$9,000	5
2	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$8,400	5
3	NOLAN FOR CONGRESS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	DFL	MN	$8,000	5
4	FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER	—	CA	$7,800	7
5	ANNA ESHOO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$6,400	5
6	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$6,000	2
7	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$6,000	5
8	RANGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$5,800	5
9	UNITE OUR STATES	—	DE	$5,000	1
10	BUILDING A MAJORITY PAC (BAMPAC)	—	MD	$5,000	1
11	FRIENDS OF GEORGE MILLER PAC	Democratic	CA	$4,900	4
12	BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	DE	$4,600	3
13	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$4,500	3
14	PAC FOR A CHANGE	Democratic	CA	$4,500	3
15	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$4,000	4
16	MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	PA	$4,000	4
17	THE REED COMMITTEE	Democratic	RI	$3,500	4
18	BUILDING AMERICAN GREATNESS PAC	—	—	$3,123	1
19	MARLENE FOR CONGRESS 2026	—	—	$3,027	65
20	CITIZENS FOR BIDEN	—	DE	$3,000	3
21	FRIENDS OF RAY LAHOOD	Republican	IL	$3,000	3
22	PAC TO THE FUTURE	—	DC	$3,000	3
23	CAPUANO FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$2,400	1
24	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1
25	HOYER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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