Karen Nichols

Individual

Also gave $5K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

This name appears on FEC filings from 16 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$32K

Contributions

375

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $15KD $7K

Top States

DC$14K

CA$6K

NV$2K

FL$1K

VA$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 90%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Summary

NICHOLS, KAREN is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $32K across 375 contributions to 46 recipients. Their average contribution is $85.203. Top recipients include KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $10K 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	KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$5,566	73
2	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$3,750	8
3	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$2,235	3
4	TEAM SCALISE	—	DC	$1,735	34
5	CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC	—	DC	$1,475	8
6	ROSKAM FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	FL	$1,250	5
7	FRIENDS OF JOE HECK CONGRESS	Republican	NV	$1,050	3
8	FRIENDS OF JOE HECK PAC	Republican	NV	$1,000	1
9	BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND	—	TN	$993	22
10	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$991	31
11	NRCC	Republican	DC	$911	25
12	NRSC	Republican	DC	$859	22
13	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$750	1
14	EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE EDUCATION PAC	—	AZ	$750	2
15	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$635	11
16	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$500	1
17	SMP	—	DC	$480	6
18	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$476	9
19	STEVE GARVEY FOR US SENATE	Republican	CA	$460	6
20	FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANG	Democratic	NY	$450	3
21	PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	—	IL	$429	8
22	GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	CA	$400	1
23	OKLAHOMA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC	—	OK	$390	1
24	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$370	6
25	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$367	6

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Source: FEC bulk data

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