Karen Herbst

Individual

Also gave $172K 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

$107K

Contributions

159

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $41KD $1K

Top States

VA$35K

WY$14K

DC$11K

AZ$9K

FL$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 31%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PROVIDENCE MINERALS LLC

Summary

HERBST, KAREN is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $107K across 159 contributions to 38 recipients. Their average contribution is $670.34. Top recipients include BRANDON GILL VICTORY FUND, TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE, LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $56K 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	BRANDON GILL VICTORY FUND	—	VA	$15,549	3
2	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$12,200	19
3	LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC	—	—	$10,000	1
4	NRCC	Republican	DC	$10,000	1
5	HAGEMAN FOR WYOMING	Republican	WY	$8,705	4
6	KARI LAKE FOR SENATE	Republican	AZ	$6,875	1
7	FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZ	Republican	FL	$6,437	2
8	HAGEMAN VICTORY FUND	—	WY	$5,000	1
9	EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC	—	VA	$4,850	19
10	EVANS VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	PA	$3,500	1
11	MARK LAMB FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
12	JACE YARBROUGH FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
13	TURNING POINT PAC INC.	—	AZ	$2,000	3
14	TARRANT COUNTY REPUBLICAN VICTORY FUND	Republican	TX	$1,790	4
15	KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE	—	—	$1,560	6
16	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$1,200	5
17	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$1,041	2
18	TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$1,041	1
19	SARAH PAC	—	MA	$1,000	1
20	TRENT STAGGS FOR UTAH	Republican	UT	$1,000	1
21	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MCDANIEL	Republican	MS	$1,000	2
22	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$509	33
23	DALLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY - PRIMARY	Republican	TX	$500	1
24	LAUREN BOEBERT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CO	$500	1
25	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$464	30

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Source: FEC bulk data

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