Kathy Surace-Smith

Individual

Also gave $587K 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

$195K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $148K

Top States

DC$71K

WA$63K

VA$7K

NY$6K

AZ$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 72%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Summary

SURACE-SMITH, KATHY is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $195K across 61 contributions to 33 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include DCCC, DELBENE FOR CONGRESS, PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $68K 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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$39,376	4
2	DELBENE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$15,400	6
3	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$12,000	5
4	DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$8,600	3
5	PEOPLE FOR DEREK KILMER	Democratic	WA	$8,600	3
6	KAINE VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$6,600	1
7	MARIE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$6,200	2
8	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$5,800	2
9	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$5,800	2
10	NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE VICTORY FUND 2022	—	DC	$5,800	1
11	THE LONG RUN PAC	Democratic	DC	$5,800	2
12	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$5,800	2
13	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$5,600	2
14	GEORGIA SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$5,600	1
15	FRIENDS OF BRADY WALKINSHAW	Democratic	WA	$5,400	2
16	WOMEN ON THE ROAD 2016	—	DC	$5,000	1
17	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$5,000	2
18	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$4,600	2
19	NUNN FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	GA	$3,600	2
20	MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC	—	WA	$3,500	2
21	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$3,500	1
22	OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
23	JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
24	MURRAY VICTORY FUND 2022	—	WA	$2,900	1
25	WARNOCK VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,900	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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