Laura Chern

Individual

Also gave $18K 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

Recipients

Active Period

2005–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $165KR $19KIndependent $3KGRE $500

Top States

DC$40K

VA$14K

MI$12K

NJ$11K

IL$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 8%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

RETIRED TEACHER

Summary

CHERN, LAURA is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $238K across 96 contributions to 65 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include JERSEY VALUES PAC, JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS, HEIDI VICTORY FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2006 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $95K 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	JERSEY VALUES PAC	—	DC	$15,000	3
2	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$11,400	4
3	HEIDI VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$10,000	1
4	SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NV	$9,000	3
5	TOM O'HALLERAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$8,600	2
6	SPANBERGER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$8,056	3
7	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$7,000	2
8	BELLFORMISSOURI	Democratic	MO	$6,800	2
9	LANDSMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OH	$6,800	2
10	HALEY STEVENS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$6,600	2
11	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$5,700	2
12	ELAINE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$5,700	2
13	ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$5,700	2
14	AMY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	DC	$5,691	3
15	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$5,400	2
16	DOLD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$5,300	2
17	CME GROUP INC. PAC	—	IL	$5,000	1
18	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$4,050	3
19	RAJA FOR ILLINOIS	—	—	$3,500	1
20	HALEY STEVENS FOR SENATE	—	—	$3,500	1
21	ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$3,500	1
22	SUSAN WILD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$2,900	1
23	MAGGIE HASSAN VICTORY FUND	—	NH	$2,900	1
24	SHARICE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KS	$2,900	1
25	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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