Karen Heller

Individual

Also gave $1K 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

$35K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $21KR $11KIndependent $250

Top States

CT$9K

DC$8K

NY$7K

CA$2K

NJ$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 93%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

HELLER, KAREN is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $35K across 76 contributions to 35 recipients. Their average contribution is $455.066. Top recipients include SCHIFF FOR SENATE, AMY FOR AMERICA, PATRICK RYAN FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $7K 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	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$9,300	5
2	AMY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	DC	$3,000	3
3	PATRICK RYAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,500	2
4	PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,100	5
5	TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	CA	$1,500	1
6	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,050	2
7	PETE KING FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	NY	$1,000	1
8	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
9	PALLONE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$1,000	1
10	JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION PAC (JOE-PAC)	—	DC	$1,000	1
11	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$1,000	1
12	MIKULSKI FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	MD	$1,000	1
13	CORY 2020	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
14	GILLIBRAND MCCASKILL SENATE 2018	—	MA	$1,000	1
15	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$950	17
16	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$625	3
17	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$500	1
18	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$500	2
19	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$450	3
20	PEOPLE FIRST FUTURE	Democratic	TX	$400	4
21	THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE	—	DC	$350	1
22	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$310	3
23	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$280	1
24	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$250	1
25	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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