Karin Nelson

Individual

Also gave $3K 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

$22K

Contributions

114

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $13KR $4K

Top States

MD$9K

DC$4K

IL$2K

MN$2K

ID$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 44%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NIH

Summary

NELSON, KARIN is an individual political donor based in DC. They have contributed $22K across 114 contributions to 32 recipients. Their average contribution is $196.482. Top recipients include VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, VAN HOLLEN/SINEMA 2018 VICTORY FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $6K in 2016.

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	VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$5,700	7
2	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$2,100	8
3	VAN HOLLEN/SINEMA 2018 VICTORY FUND	—	MD	$2,000	2
4	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,700	3
5	CRAIG FOR US SENATE	Republican	ID	$1,000	1
6	VAN HOLLEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$1,000	1
7	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA	Republican	FL	$640	3
8	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$571	2
9	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$539	17
10	NORM COLEMAN FOR U S SENATE	Republican	MN	$500	1
11	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$500	1
12	DEMOCRATIC ELECTION FUND	—	DC	$500	1
13	FRIENDS OF STEWART MILLS	Republican	MN	$500	1
14	JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$500	1
15	RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	NM	$500	1
16	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$482	23
17	GEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE	Democratic	GA	$400	1
18	NRSC	Republican	DC	$340	10
19	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$321	2
20	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$300	11
21	THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE	—	DC	$300	1
22	DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$250	1
23	PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	PA	$250	1
24	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$250	1
25	COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATE	Democratic	TX	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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