Karen Gilhousen

Individual

Also gave $21K 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

$84K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $61K

Top States

MT$57K

VA$14K

AZ$2K

DC$2K

TX$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 75%

2023–2024 vs 2019–2020

Employer

GILHOUSEN INVESTMENTS INC

Summary

GILHOUSEN, KAREN is an individual political donor based in MT. They have contributed $84K across 51 contributions to 19 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA, GREG FOR MONTANA, TRUMP VICTORY. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $26K 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	STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$18,400	8
2	GREG FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$13,500	5
3	TRUMP VICTORY	—	VA	$10,000	1
4	FRIENDS OF THE BIG SKY	Republican	MT	$9,000	2
5	MATT ROSENDALE FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$6,515	4
6	TROY DOWNING FOR US SENATE	Republican	MT	$5,400	2
7	BIG SKY FREEDOM PAC	—	—	$4,000	2
8	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$4,000	2
9	TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MT	$3,300	1
10	ZINKE FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,600	1
11	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$2,000	1
12	MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Republican	MT	$1,200	2
13	TEAM SCALISE	—	DC	$1,040	2
14	CARLA SPALDING FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
15	TED CRUZ FOR SENATE	Republican	TX	$1,000	1
16	NRCC	Republican	DC	$665	7
17	BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND	—	TN	$138	6
18	HELLFIRE PAC	—	TX	$100	2
19	NRSC	Republican	DC	$95	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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