Karen Kessler

Individual

Also gave $159 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

$6K

Contributions

107

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $4KR $1K

Top States

CA$4K

DC$1K

NY$920

NJ$278

IL$212

Giving Trend

↓ 47%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ST MICHAELS CHURCH

Summary

KESSLER, KAREN is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $6K across 107 contributions to 19 recipients. Their average contribution is $60.523. Top recipients include SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESS, STAR PARKER FOR CONGRESS 2010, SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $1K 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	SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,500	2
2	STAR PARKER FOR CONGRESS 2010	Republican	CA	$1,000	1
3	SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,000	1
4	HOPEFUND, INC.	—	DC	$700	1
5	AMERICA'S PROMISE	—	NY	$500	1
6	BOWMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$320	11
7	FORWARD BLUE	—	NJ	$278	13
8	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$212	21
9	GOLLADAY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$208	2
10	BERNIE 2020	Democratic	VT	$168	12
11	THE SQUAD VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$159	6
12	ILHAN FOR CONGRESS	DFL	DC	$112	12
13	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$100	1
14	CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC	—	DC	$90	12
15	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$35	2
16	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$34	4
17	314 ACTION FUND	—	DC	$20	1
18	THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT AYANNA PRESSLEY	Democratic	MA	$20	2
19	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$20	2

Source: FEC bulk data

Karen Kessler — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope