Mark Ernst

Individual

Also gave $142K 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

$174K

Contributions

217

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $111KR $4KIndependent $1KNNE $20

Top States

IA$66K

TX$32K

DC$22K

MO$22K

SD$4K

Giving Trend

↑ 9%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

HRB MANAGEMENT INC.

Summary

ERNST, MARK is an individual political donor based in IA. They have contributed $174K across 217 contributions to 56 recipients. Their average contribution is $799.728. Top recipients include H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC), CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESS, COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $60K in 2020.

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	H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC)	—	MO	$19,000	19
2	CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$16,500	6
3	COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$12,500	9
4	AB PAC	—	DC	$10,000	1
5	BOHANNAN VICTORY FUND 2024	—	IA	$10,000	1
6	CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$9,300	5
7	FINKENAUER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$7,500	3
8	COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATE	Democratic	TX	$6,600	2
9	LIZ MATHIS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$5,800	2
10	GINA ORTIZ JONES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$5,600	5
11	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$5,600	3
12	IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	IA	$5,250	3
13	LIZ MATHIS VICTORY FUND	—	IA	$5,000	1
14	RITA HART VICTORY FUND	—	IA	$5,000	1
15	BLACK HILLS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	SD	$4,130	75
16	RITA HART FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$3,800	2
17	BUILD THE BARN PAC	—	—	$3,500	1
18	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,045	7
19	BOLLIER FOR KANSAS	Democratic	KS	$2,800	1
20	SRI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,800	2
21	PEOPLE POWERED ACTION	Democratic	DC	$2,800	4
22	JULIE OLIVER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,800	1
23	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MO	$2,500	3
24	STEPHEN DANIEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,000	2
25	GET STUFF DONE	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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