Karen Wanek

Individual

Also gave $53K 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

$51K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $31KD $4K

Top States

WI$17K

NC$10K

FL$9K

MS$7K

VA$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 47%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

FAMILY FOUNDATION

Summary

WANEK, KAREN is an individual political donor based in FL. They have contributed $51K across 21 contributions to 14 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include TIFFANY FOR WISCONSIN, INC., EBBEN FOR WI, KELLY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $17K 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	TIFFANY FOR WISCONSIN, INC.	Republican	WI	$11,100	3
2	EBBEN FOR WI	—	—	$7,000	2
3	KELLY FOR CONGRESS	—	MS	$6,200	2
4	THE PAT MCCRORY COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$5,800	2
5	ANNA PAULINA LUNA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$5,700	2
6	STEIL FOR WISCONSIN, INC.	Republican	WI	$3,300	1
7	BILIRAKIS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$3,300	1
8	AMERICAN HOME FURNISHINGS ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	NC	$2,000	1
9	KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WI	$2,000	2
10	CRISCO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NC	$2,000	1
11	KEEP OUR MISSION PAC	—	VA	$1,000	1
12	WELCH FOR WISCONSIN	Republican	WI	$1,000	1
13	MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	MS	$500	1
14	MCFADDEN FOR SENATE	Republican	MN	$500	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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