Barbara L. Forster

Individual

Also gave $14K 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

$238K

Contributions

492

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $199K

Top States

DC$128K

MN$66K

WI$29K

RI$4K

WV$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 22%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

HERITAGE BANK

Summary

FORSTER, BARBARA L is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $238K across 492 contributions to 40 recipients. Their average contribution is $484.705. Top recipients include DCCC, DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL, CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $51K in 2014.

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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$73,450	112
2	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$28,760	39
3	CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC	—	DC	$25,850	156
4	ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$17,216	37
5	NOLAN FOR CONGRESS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	DFL	MN	$11,641	23
6	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$10,050	34
7	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$8,600	10
8	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MN	$6,283	15
9	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE 2014	Democratic	MN	$4,700	7
10	WETTERLING '06	Democratic	MN	$4,200	2
11	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$3,950	6
12	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE	—	MN	$3,550	3
13	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$3,400	4
14	HILL PAC	—	DC	$2,800	2
15	FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND	—	DC	$2,500	1
16	MAUREEN REED FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$2,400	1
17	FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID	Democratic	DC	$2,400	1
18	CIRESI FOR SENATE	DFL	MN	$2,300	1
19	FRIENDS OF JAY ROCKEFELLER	Democratic	WV	$2,300	1
20	FRIENDS OF ELWYN TINKLENBERG	DFL	MN	$2,250	4
21	EMBER FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$2,100	1
22	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
23	WELLSTONE FOR SENATE	—	MN	$2,000	4
24	MARK DAYTON FOR MINNESOTA 2006	DFL	MN	$2,000	1
25	MADORE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$1,500	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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