Herman Arends

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$125K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $115K

Top States

MI$26K

KY$14K

TX$14K

VA$12K

GA$11K

Giving Trend

↓ 88%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE

Summary

ARENDS, HERMAN is an individual political donor based in MI. They have contributed $125K across 85 contributions to 42 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include TOM BARRETT FOR CONGRESS, MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE, PERDUE FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $51K 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	TOM BARRETT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$13,000	4
2	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$11,000	11
3	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$8,400	7
4	TED CRUZ FOR SENATE	Republican	TX	$7,700	5
5	JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	MI	$6,612	4
6	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$6,000	5
7	STAR PARKER FOR CONGRESS 2010	Republican	CA	$4,800	2
8	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$3,600	3
9	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$3,500	2
10	AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)	—	IL	$3,500	2
11	FRIENDS OF NIKKI SNYDER	Republican	MI	$3,300	1
12	KIM KLACIK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MD	$3,300	2
13	CHIEF JAMES CRAIG FOR SENATE	Republican	MI	$3,300	1
14	RESTORE OUR NATION (RON PAC)	Republican	FL	$3,300	1
15	BACHMANN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$3,000	3
16	KELLY FOR ALASKA	Republican	AK	$2,900	1
17	JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,900	1
18	TEXANS FOR RONNY JACKSON	Republican	TX	$2,900	1
19	MARCO RUBIO FOR SENATE	Republican	VA	$2,900	1
20	SARAH FOR ALASKA	Republican	AK	$2,900	1
21	RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE	Republican	KY	$2,900	1
22	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$2,800	1
23	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$2,800	1
24	JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OH	$2,800	3
25	STANTON-KING FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	GA	$2,800	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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