Gretchen Gardner

Individual

Also gave $13K 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

$48K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $37K

Top States

MI$30K

DC$7K

TX$3K

IL$750

VT$368

Giving Trend

↑ 211%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NOT GIVEN

Summary

GARDNER, GRETCHEN is an individual political donor based in MI. They have contributed $48K across 38 contributions to 18 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include MCMORROW FOR MICHIGAN, CALLIE BARR FOR CONGRESS, PETERS FOR MICHIGAN. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $14K in 2026.

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	MCMORROW FOR MICHIGAN	—	—	$7,000	2
2	CALLIE BARR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$7,000	2
3	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$5,600	2
4	SCHAUER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$4,700	2
5	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$4,500	2
6	DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2014	—	DC	$3,000	1
7	COMMITTEE TO ELECT MORGAN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$2,700	1
8	BETO FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$2,700	1
9	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$2,500	2
10	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$2,000	1
11	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
12	FRIENDS OF DAN KILDEE	Democratic	MI	$1,000	1
13	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$750	2
14	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$725	2
15	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$500	2
16	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$368	11
17	MARTHA COAKLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$350	1
18	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

Gretchen Gardner — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope