Karen Gardner

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$34K

Contributions

223

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $20KR $8K

Top States

VA$8K

PA$5K

MI$5K

DC$4K

TN$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 93%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NORTHROP GRUMMAN

Summary

GARDNER, KAREN is an individual political donor based in MI. They have contributed $34K across 223 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $151.049. Top recipients include HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC., MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 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	$3,568	30
2	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$3,435	1
3	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$3,000	5
4	HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEE	Democratic	TN	$2,660	5
5	COMMITTEE TO ELECT MORGAN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$2,500	5
6	BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	DE	$2,300	1
7	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$1,125	44
8	JIM GERLACH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	PA	$1,000	1
9	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$1,000	1
10	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$1,000	1
11	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$1,000	1
12	JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.	Republican	DC	$1,000	1
13	LINDA O'DELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$1,000	1
14	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$819	28
15	THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT AYANNA PRESSLEY	Democratic	MA	$700	28
16	WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERAL	Democratic	CA	$650	1
17	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$551	5
18	FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD	Democratic	VA	$500	1
19	CRAIG WILLIAMS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	PA	$500	1
20	ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC	—	IL	$500	1
21	STOP MAGA PAC	—	DC	$500	1
22	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$500	1
23	NRCC	Republican	DC	$415	2
24	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$400	2
25	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$350	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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