Mark Gruss

Individual

Also gave $40K 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

$215K

Contributions

101

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $203K

Top States

MN$136K

DC$31K

VA$29K

WI$4K

GA$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 10%

2025–2026 vs 2021–2022

Employer

FREMONT INDUSTRIES

Summary

GRUSS, MARK is an individual political donor based in SD. They have contributed $215K across 101 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL, FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN, KLINE FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $41K 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	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL	Republican	MN	$27,500	7
2	FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN	Republican	MN	$22,100	9
3	KLINE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$17,500	16
4	FRIENDS OF HAGEDORN	Republican	MN	$13,700	4
5	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$11,250	4
6	BACHMANN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$11,000	5
7	PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$11,000	2
8	NRCC	Republican	DC	$10,000	1
9	NRSC	Republican	DC	$10,000	1
10	CRAVAACK FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Republican	MN	$8,000	3
11	DALIA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$7,000	1
12	FREEDOM CLUB FEDERAL PAC	—	MN	$6,500	9
13	FINSTAD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$5,800	1
14	FISCHBACH FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$5,600	2
15	DEMMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$4,800	1
16	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$4,200	5
17	MARK KENNEDY 06	—	WI	$4,200	2
18	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$4,000	2
19	MARK KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$4,000	2
20	BRIAN DAVIS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$3,300	2
21	BARB DAVIS WHITE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$3,300	2
22	JASON LEWIS FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	MN	$2,700	1
23	NORM COLEMAN FOR U S SENATE	Republican	MN	$2,000	3
24	KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS	—	MN	$2,000	2
25	FRIENDS OF STEWART MILLS	Republican	MN	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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