Sarah Garst

Individual

Also gave $3K 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

$146K

Contributions

242

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $140K

Top States

IA$109K

DC$13K

PA$5K

IL$3K

NY$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 48%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GARST WEST VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Summary

GARST, SARAH is an individual political donor based in IA. They have contributed $146K across 242 contributions to 45 recipients. Their average contribution is $601.355. Top recipients include IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY, CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS, LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $25K in 2022.

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	IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	IA	$64,900	31
2	CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$8,350	21
3	LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$6,300	20
4	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$5,250	8
5	BECKY GREENWALD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$4,600	4
6	CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$3,765	12
7	MOWRER FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$3,500	10
8	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$3,300	2
9	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$3,200	14
10	FINKENAUER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$3,125	10
11	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$3,000	9
12	LIZ MATHIS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$2,725	7
13	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$2,550	7
14	RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC	Democratic	IA	$2,450	9
15	ABBY FOR IOWA	Democratic	DC	$2,250	6
16	MICHAEL FRANKEN FOR IOWA, INC	Democratic	IA	$2,200	3
17	MONICA VERNON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$2,200	6
18	RITA HART FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$2,000	6
19	CITIZENS FOR HARKIN	Democratic	IA	$1,750	4
20	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$1,500	2
21	APPEL FOR IOWA, INC.	Democratic	IA	$1,400	6
22	JOSH TUREK FOR IOWA	—	—	$1,250	3
23	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,111	4
24	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
25	SARAH FOR IOWA	—	—	$1,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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