Karen Sternal

Individual

Also gave $15K 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

$91K

Contributions

228

Recipients

Active Period

2005–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $71KR $250

Top States

MN$40K

DC$13K

IL$9K

AZ$3K

GA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 75%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NOT-EMPLOYED

Summary

STERNAL, KAREN is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $91K across 228 contributions to 68 recipients. Their average contribution is $397.925. Top recipients include ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS, MIDWEST VALUES PAC, OBAMA FOR AMERICA. Their political giving spans from the 2006 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $20K in 2022.

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	ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$7,600	4
2	MIDWEST VALUES PAC	—	MN	$6,000	2
3	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$5,600	8
4	QUINN NYSTROM FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$5,300	3
5	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE 2014	Democratic	MN	$5,200	4
6	TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA	Democratic	MN	$5,000	2
7	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$3,350	46
8	FRIENDS OF DAN FEEHAN	DFL	MN	$3,000	3
9	NEIGHBORS FOR SAMUELS	Democratic	MN	$2,900	3
10	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$2,110	7
11	MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$2,020	4
12	BLUE BATTLEGROUND PROJECT	—	DC	$2,000	40
13	FRIENDS OF ELWYN TINKLENBERG	DFL	MN	$2,000	2
14	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	3
15	CHERI BEASLEY FOR NORTH CAROLINA	Democratic	DC	$1,750	2
16	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$1,500	3
17	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE	—	MN	$1,500	1
18	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,500	3
19	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,333	2
20	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,250	5
21	GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA	Democratic	AZ	$1,129	4
22	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,083	2
23	ERLANDSON FOR U S REPRESENTATIVE	DFL	MN	$1,000	1
24	314 ACTION FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
25	THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE	—	DC	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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