Valerie Gardner

Individual

Also gave $30K 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

$127K

Contributions

190

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $83KR $4KGRE $1KOTH $1KIndependent $500

Top States

DC$26K

CA$19K

PA$16K

NH$8K

NC$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 70%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NUCLEATION CAPITAL

Summary

GARDNER, VALERIE is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $127K across 190 contributions to 86 recipients. Their average contribution is $669.384. Top recipients include HARRIS VICTORY FUND, MCNERNEY FOR CONGRESS, SCANLON FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $32K in 2024.

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	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$10,120	17
2	MCNERNEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$9,250	9
3	SCANLON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$8,500	9
4	TECH FOR CAMPAIGNS	—	CA	$7,500	4
5	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$7,250	9
6	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$5,800	2
7	LAURA FJELD FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	NC	$5,200	3
8	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$3,850	7
9	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$3,850	6
10	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$3,632	4
11	CORY 2020	Democratic	DC	$2,800	2
12	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,720	2
13	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
14	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	3
15	NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022	—	CA	$2,000	4
16	TRAUNER FOR THE PEOPLE OF WYOMING	Democratic	WY	$2,000	2
17	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$2,000	1
18	LEADERS WE DESERVE	—	DC	$1,850	3
19	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$1,800	1
20	KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INC	Democratic	NH	$1,750	3
21	SMP	—	DC	$1,750	3
22	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,750	3
23	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	—	—	$1,500	1
24	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,500	5
25	ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,250	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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