Karen Bidwell

Individual

Also gave $250 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

$32K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2011–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $25KIndependent $500

Top States

MI$10K

PA$5K

IL$3K

DC$1K

KY$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 60%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

DOMINICAN SISTERS ~ GRAND RAPIDS

Summary

BIDWELL, KAREN is an individual political donor based in MI. They have contributed $32K across 80 contributions to 43 recipients. Their average contribution is $400.8. Top recipients include HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, SCHOLTEN FOR CONGRESS, OBAMA FOR AMERICA. Their political giving spans from the 2012 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $8K in 2024.

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	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,300	2
2	SCHOLTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$2,750	5
3	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,500	3
4	MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	MI	$2,500	1
5	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$2,000	2
6	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$1,250	3
7	FETTERMAN FOR PA	Democratic	PA	$1,250	3
8	ALISON FOR KENTUCKY	—	KY	$1,000	2
9	VOTEVETS	—	OR	$1,000	3
10	SECURE PROGRESS	—	VA	$1,000	1
11	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$984	8
12	MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$750	2
13	MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA	Democratic	AK	$750	2
14	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$750	2
15	THE ANTICORRUPTION LEAGUE	Democratic	DC	$628	6
16	COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATE	Democratic	TX	$600	2
17	OJEDA FOR NC	—	—	$550	3
18	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE 2014	Democratic	MN	$500	1
19	GUPTA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$500	1
20	ALASKANS FOR MARY	—	—	$500	1
21	HENRY YANEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$500	1
22	STEFANY SHAHEEN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$500	1
23	GRAHAM FOR MAINE	—	—	$500	1
24	SHAWN FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$500	1
25	HEARTLAND PATRIOTS	Democratic	MO	$500	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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