Kem Gardner

Individual

Also gave $44K 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

$221K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $70KD $49K

Top States

UT$97K

DC$91K

MD$10K

ME$7K

AZ$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 61%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GARDNER COMPANY

Summary

GARDNER, KEM is an individual political donor based in UT. They have contributed $221K across 44 contributions to 23 recipients. Their average contribution is $5K. Top recipients include RESTORE OUR FUTURE, INC., FRIENDS OF BEN MCADAMS, HMP. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $58K in 2012.

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	RESTORE OUR FUTURE, INC.	—	DC	$50,000	1
2	FRIENDS OF BEN MCADAMS	Democratic	UT	$21,000	7
3	HMP	—	DC	$20,000	1
4	BRAD WILSON FOR U.S. SENATE	Republican	UT	$19,800	1
5	BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	UT	$17,100	5
6	COMMONWEALTH PAC, THE	—	DC	$15,000	3
7	FRIENDS OF BRUCE HOUGH	Republican	UT	$13,200	1
8	PUT UTAH FIRST PAC	—	UT	$10,000	1
9	MATHESON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$10,000	7
10	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$7,000	2
11	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$5,800	2
12	COMMITTEE TO ELECT ERIN RIDER	Republican	UT	$5,800	1
13	XOCHITL FOR NEW MEXICO	Democratic	NM	$5,600	2
14	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$5,000	1
15	RIEBE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	UT	$3,300	1
16	PAWLENTY FOR PRESIDENT	Republican	MN	$2,500	1
17	OWENS FOR CONGRESS	—	UT	$2,500	1
18	PEAY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	UT	$2,500	1
19	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
20	HELLER FOR SENATE	Republican	NV	$1,000	1
21	MIKE CRAPO FOR US SENATE	Republican	ID	$1,000	1
22	SHIREEN GHORBANI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	UT	$1,000	1
23	UTAH STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE	Democratic	UT	$1,000	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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