Karen Jakes

Individual

Also gave $10K 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

$124K

Contributions

244

Recipients

121

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $100KR $2KIndependent $500

Top States

NJ$21K

DC$12K

IL$8K

NY$7K

MI$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 6%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Summary

JAKES, KAREN is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $124K across 244 contributions to 121 recipients. Their average contribution is $508. Top recipients include DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY, ANDY KIM FOR NEW JERSEY, OBAMA FOR AMERICA. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $26K 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	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$10,753	16
2	ANDY KIM FOR NEW JERSEY	Democratic	NJ	$10,500	18
3	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$8,300	11
4	GOROFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$5,100	9
5	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$4,375	5
6	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$3,700	7
7	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,600	1
8	GILLIBRAND VICTORY FUND	—	MA	$3,000	1
9	FRIENDS OF HILLARY	Democratic	DC	$2,500	2
10	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$2,500	3
11	CAMPAIGN FOR FLORIDA'S FUTURE	Democratic	FL	$2,000	4
12	GOROFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,000	2
13	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$2,000	4
14	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
15	JOSH RILEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,883	6
16	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$1,625	4
17	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
18	DELGADO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MD	$1,500	5
19	CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$1,400	2
20	ELAINE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$1,375	6
21	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,250	3
22	BETTY SUTTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OH	$1,050	4
23	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	4
24	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	—	—	$1,000	1
25	PAUL HODES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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