Helen Arkes

Individual

Also gave $8K 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

$53K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2007–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $41K

Top States

DC$12K

GA$10K

IL$10K

AZ$4K

TN$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 13%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Summary

ARKES, HELEN is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $53K across 41 contributions to 30 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include BETSY DIRKSEN LONDRIGAN FOR CONGRESS, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, FAIR FIGHT. Their political giving spans from the 2008 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $22K 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	BETSY DIRKSEN LONDRIGAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$6,200	6
2	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$6,075	3
3	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$5,000	2
4	CHERI BEASLEY FOR NORTH CAROLINA	Democratic	DC	$2,900	1
5	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$2,900	1
6	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$2,500	1
7	THE LONG RUN PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
8	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$2,500	1
9	BREDESEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	TN	$2,500	1
10	OH NC VICTORY FUND 2026	—	—	$2,250	1
11	DEBBIE FOR FLORIDA	Democratic	FL	$2,000	1
12	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,500	2
13	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,250	2
14	JFW FUND	—	—	$1,250	1
15	NIKKI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
16	ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
17	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$1,000	1
18	PROGRESSIVE PATRIOTS FUND	—	WI	$1,000	1
19	LEGITPAC	Democratic	WI	$1,000	1
20	DURBIN VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
21	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$1,000	1
22	SLOTKIN VICTORY FUND	—	MI	$1,000	1
23	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$700	1
24	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$500	1
25	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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