Carolyn Strauss

Individual

Also gave $49K 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

$271K

Contributions

146

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $122KR $3KIndependent $1K

Top States

CA$138K

DC$31K

WI$10K

NY$9K

CT$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 60%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MIGHTY MINT

Summary

STRAUSS, CAROLYN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $271K across 146 contributions to 83 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUND, TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE, RO FOR CONGRESS INC. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $84K 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	PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUND	—	CA	$111,365	14
2	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$10,300	5
3	RO FOR CONGRESS INC	Democratic	CA	$7,100	3
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$7,000	2
5	ANTHONY PORTANTINO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$6,600	2
6	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$6,500	5
7	MARK KELLY VICTORY FUND	—	AZ	$5,600	1
8	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$5,400	2
9	HER TIME PAC	Democratic	DC	$5,380	7
10	KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$5,300	3
11	BETO FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$4,200	2
12	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$4,000	4
13	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,800	2
14	OHIO WISCONSIN VICTORY 2024	—	DC	$3,300	1
15	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$3,050	2
16	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$3,000	3
17	KEVIN DE LEON FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$2,950	2
18	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$2,900	2
19	CAL FOR NC	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1
20	GIDEON GREENFIELD 2020 VICTORY	—	IA	$2,800	1
21	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$2,700	1
22	MERKLEY VICTORY FUND 2014	—	OR	$2,600	1
23	DE LEON VICTORY FUND	—	CA	$2,500	1
24	WOMEN MAKE THE MAJORITY 2016	—	DC	$2,500	1
25	CHRIS BUBSER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,500	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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