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Barbara Karplus

CA

FEC individual contributor; employer at time of contribution: CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$3,545,226

Connections

150

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Barbara Karplus

$1.9M
15 transactions across 8 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Barbara Karplus directed $1.5M to LCV VICTORY FUND across 5 contributions between February 2020 and October 2024.

Feb 2020 – Oct 2024individual

Barbara Karplus directed $132K to Senate Majority PAC across 3 contributions between July 2024 and October 2024.

Jul 2024 – Oct 2024individual

Barbara Karplus directed $81K to DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE across 2 contributions between February 2024 and October 2025.

Feb 2024 – Oct 2025individual

Barbara Karplus directed $50K to RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

Oct 2024individual

Barbara Karplus directed $41K to MICHIGAN SENATE VICTORY 2024.

Oct 2024individual

Barbara Karplus also gave to 3 other entities totaling $97K.

$1.9M tracked across 8 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Barbara Karplus’s money ended up

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$690K
modeled estimate
85 paths across 50 counterparties
$127Kmodeled estimateattributed to MONTANANS FOR TESTER
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$127Kmodeled estimateBarbara Karplus→TESTER VICTORY FUND→MONTANANS FOR TESTERmediumparty

smallest single documented leg $2K

$57Kmodeled estimateattributed to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $10K

$57Kmodeled estimateattributed to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $3K

$119modeled estimateBarbara Karplus→CACHE PAC→Marie Gluesenkamp Perezmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $3K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$44Kmodeled estimateattributed to GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESS
2024 cycle5 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $4K

$792modeled estimateBarbara Karplus→PAT RYAN VICTORY FUND→GREAT CHAIN PAC→GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESSlowdate order unverifiedpac

smallest single documented leg $3K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

smallest single documented leg $3K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$44Kmodeled estimateattributed to Kamala Harris
2024 cycle3 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidence
$43Kmodeled estimateBarbara Karplus→LCV VICTORY FUND→Kamala HarrismediumSupportmultiple

smallest single documented leg $2K

$634modeled estimateBarbara Karplus→LCV VICTORY FUND→PRIORITIES USA ACTION→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $21K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$333modeled estimateBarbara Karplus→Senate Majority PAC→WOMEN VOTE!→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $31K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$43Kmodeled estimateattributed to PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESS
2024 cycle5 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$41Kmodeled estimateBarbara Karplus→PAT RYAN VICTORY FUND→PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESSlowdate order unverifiedpac

smallest single documented leg $1K

$794modeled estimateBarbara Karplus→PAT RYAN VICTORY FUND→GREAT CHAIN PAC→PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESSlowdate order unverifiedpac

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$311modeled estimateBarbara Karplus→GREAT CHAIN PAC→PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESSmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$29Kmodeled estimateattributed to TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $4K

$23Kmodeled estimateattributed to GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA
2024 cycle4 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$22Kmodeled estimateBarbara Karplus→GALLEGO VICTORY FUND→GALLEGO FOR ARIZONAmediummultiple

smallest single documented leg $10K

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$227modeled estimateBarbara Karplus→HOULAPAC→GALLEGO FOR ARIZONAmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

smallest single documented leg $3K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $266K.

$690K attributed (modeled estimate) across 85 paths·Up to 2 hops deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this
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Donations Given and Outside Spending

Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.

RecipientAmountDateCycle
LCV VICTORY FUND$1,000,000Oct 16, 20242024
LCV VICTORY FUND$195,667Jul 14, 20202020
LCV VICTORY FUND$136,581Feb 20, 20202020
LCV VICTORY FUND$70,884Feb 28, 20242024
Senate Majority PAC$50,773Sep 3, 20242024
RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY$50,000Oct 11, 20242024
Senate Majority PAC$50,000Oct 18, 20242024
LCV VICTORY FUND$49,000Apr 25, 20222022
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$44,300Oct 7, 20252026
MICHIGAN SENATE VICTORY 2024$41,300Oct 15, 20242024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$36,728Feb 23, 20242024
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$36,728Feb 23, 20242024
Senate Majority PAC$31,480Jul 9, 20242024
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE$30,349Apr 29, 20242024
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$30,000Dec 13, 20232024
GEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE$30,000May 24, 20242024
RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY$30,000Sep 28, 20242024
ActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)$16,600Feb 19, 20242024
TOM SUOZZI VICTORY FUND$16,600Feb 19, 20242024
GALLEGO VICTORY FUND$16,600Mar 20, 20242024
ActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)$16,600Mar 23, 20242024
MINNESOTA SECOND DISTRICT VICTORY COMMITTEE$16,600Mar 23, 20242024
LCV VICTORY FUND$15,000Jul 7, 20222022
DSCC$15,000Oct 6, 20182018
ActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)$15,000Oct 21, 20242024
314 ACTION FUND$15,000Mar 20, 20242024
COLUMBIA NEIGHBORS PAC$15,000Oct 21, 20242024
ActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)$13,300Mar 29, 20242024
JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND$13,300Feb 29, 20242024
COLIN ALLRED VICTORY FUND$13,300Mar 29, 20242024
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10,000Nov 25, 20252026
Arizona Democratic Party$10,000Mar 20, 20242024
VINDMAN VICTORY FUND$10,000Aug 11, 20242024
PELTOLA VICTORY FUND$10,000Dec 28, 20232024
MARIE GLUESENKAMP PEREZ VICTORY FUND$10,000Dec 28, 20232024
DSCC$10,000Nov 14, 20222022
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10,000Mar 31, 20242024
VICENTE GONZALEZ VICTORY FUND$10,000Dec 31, 20232024
SYKES VICTORY FUND$10,000Dec 31, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS$10,000Dec 31, 20232024
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10,000Dec 31, 20232024
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10,000Dec 31, 20232024
ERIC SORENSEN VICTORY FUND$10,000Dec 29, 20232024
ActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)$10,000Dec 29, 20232024
ActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)$10,000Dec 29, 20232024
JARED GOLDEN VICTORY FUND 2024$10,000Dec 28, 20232024
PAT RYAN VICTORY FUND$10,000Dec 28, 20232024
ActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)$10,000Dec 28, 20232024
ActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)$10,000Dec 28, 20232024
CHRIS DELUZIO VICTORY FUND$10,000Dec 28, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Donated toDNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEDonated $70,128 to DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toPAT RYAN VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to PAT RYAN VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toCARAVEO VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to CARAVEO VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toVICENTE GONZALEZ VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to VICENTE GONZALEZ VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toSYKES VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to SYKES VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toCHRIS DELUZIO VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to CHRIS DELUZIO VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toLCV VICTORY FUNDDonated $1,070,884 to LCV VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toSenate Majority PACDonated $132,253 to SMPSource
Donated toDSCCDonated $41,700 to DSCCSource
Donated toMICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEDonated $45,349 to MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toTOM SUOZZI VICTORY FUNDDonated $16,600 to TOM SUOZZI VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toActBlue conduit — unresolved contributors (ceecda5f)Donated $417,933 to ACTBLUESource
Donated to314 ACTION FUNDDonated $20,000 to 314 ACTION FUNDSource
Donated toJACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUNDDonated $13,300 to JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toCONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEDonated $10,000 to CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toNEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $10,000 to NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toBACCAM VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to BACCAM VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toTEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $20,000 to TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toHAYES VICTORY FUNDDonated $20,000 to HAYES VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toDON DAVIS VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to DON DAVIS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toMINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYDonated $10,000 to MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYSource
Donated toNEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $20,000 to NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toMONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $20,000 to MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toOHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUNDDonated $16,600 to OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toTESTER VICTORY FUNDDonated $20,000 to TESTER VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOISDonated $10,000 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOISSource
Donated toDON DAVIS FOR NCDonated $3,300 to DON DAVIS FOR NCSource
Donated toMONTANANS FOR TESTERDonated $6,600 to MONTANANS FOR TESTERSource
Donated toJOSH RILEY FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to JOSH RILEY FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toMISSY FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to MISSY FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONDonated $6,600 to ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONSource
Donated toGABE VASQUEZ FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to GABE VASQUEZ FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toALTMAN FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to ALTMAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toDerek Tran For CongressDonated $3,300 to DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toROLLINS VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to ROLLINS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toLANDSMAN FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to LANDSMAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toHOUSE MAJORITY PACDonated $297,623 to HMPSource
Donated toRAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETYDonated $80,000 to RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETYSource
Donated toMICHIGAN SENATE VICTORY 2024Donated $41,300 to MICHIGAN SENATE VICTORY 2024Source
Donated toHARRIS VICTORY FUNDDonated $46,728 to HARRIS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toGEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEEDonated $30,000 to GEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEESource
Donated toGALLEGO VICTORY FUNDDonated $16,600 to GALLEGO VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toMINNESOTA SECOND DISTRICT VICTORY COMMITTEEDonated $16,600 to MINNESOTA SECOND DISTRICT VICTORY COMMITTEESource
Donated toCOLUMBIA NEIGHBORS PACDonated $15,000 to COLUMBIA NEIGHBORS PACSource
Donated toCOLIN ALLRED VICTORY FUNDDonated $13,300 to COLIN ALLRED VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toOHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $20,033 to OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERALSource
Donated toPENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $20,000 to PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toFRISCH VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to FRISCH VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toNEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC CMTE.Donated $15,000 to NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEESource
Donated toFEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $20,000 to FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERALDonated $20,000 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERALSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGONDonated $10,000 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGONSource
Donated toSALINAS VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to SALINAS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toBALDWIN WISCONSIN VICTORY FUNDDonated $20,000 to BALDWIN WISCONSIN VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIADonated $10,000 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIASource
Donated toWASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $10,000 to WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toSusie Lee Victory Fund 2024Donated $10,000 to SUSIE LEE VICTORY FUND 2024Source
Donated toCHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to CHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toJULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toMONDAIRE FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to MONDAIRE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toJAMIE FOR OREGONDonated $6,600 to JAMIE FOR OREGONSource
Donated toSUOZZI FOR CONGRESSDonated $9,900 to SUOZZI FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toWill Rollins For CongressDonated $6,600 to WILL ROLLINS FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toPAT RYAN FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toTAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATEDonated $6,600 to TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATESource
Donated toHERTEL FOR MICHIGANDonated $6,600 to HERTEL FOR MICHIGANSource
Donated toGABE VASQUEZ VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to GABE VASQUEZ VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toVINDMAN VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to VINDMAN VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toArizona Democratic PartyDonated $10,000 to ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toSLOTKIN VICTORY FUND 2024 - UNITEMIZEDDonated $21,600 to SLOTKIN VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toJARED GOLDEN VICTORY FUND 2024Donated $10,000 to JARED GOLDEN VICTORY FUND 2024Source
Donated toERIC SORENSEN VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to ERIC SORENSEN VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toIOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $10,000 to IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toGALLEGO FOR ARIZONADonated $9,900 to GALLEGO FOR ARIZONASource
Donated toWINREDDonated $6,600 to WINREDSource
Donated toHARRIS FOR PRESIDENTDonated $13,200 to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTSource
Donated toELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN 2024Donated $5,000 to ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENSource
Donated toTEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER PACDonated $5,000 to TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER PACSource
Donated toGATEWAY TO LEADERSHIP PACDonated $5,000 to GATEWAY TO LEADERSHIP PACSource
Donated toALASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $5,000 to ALASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toAS MAINE GOES PACDonated $5,000 to AS MAINE GOES PACSource
Donated toGREAT CHAIN PACDonated $5,000 to GREAT CHAIN PACSource
Donated toCASEY KEYSTONE VICTORY FUNDDonated $4,000 to CASEY KEYSTONE VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toOsborn For SenateDonated $3,436 to OSBORN FOR SENATESource
Donated toCaraveo For CongressDonated $6,600 to CARAVEO FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toVINDMAN FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to VINDMAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toKRISTEN FOR MICHIGANDonated $6,600 to KRISTEN FOR MICHIGANSource
Donated toCOOKE FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to COOKE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toBob Casey For Senate Inc.Donated $6,600 to BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INCSource
Donated toMARIE GLUESENKAMP PEREZ VICTORY FUNDDonated $10,000 to MARIE GLUESENKAMP PEREZ VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NEW MEXICO - FEDERALDonated $10,000 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NEW MEXICO - FEDERALSource
Donated toADAM FOR COLORADODonated $9,900 to ADAM FOR COLORADOSource
Donated toDEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PAC CONDUIT COMMITTEEDonated $29,700 to DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACSource
Donated toVICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESSDonated $9,900 to VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toWhitesides Victory FundDonated $10,000 to WHITESIDES VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toWITH HONOR FUND IIDonated $5,000 to WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.Source
Donated toJERSEY VALUES PACDonated $10,000 to JERSEY VALUES PACSource
Donated toHOULAPACDonated $5,000 to HOULAPACSource
Donated toVOTEVETS, INC.Donated $5,000 to VOTEVETSSource
Donated toCROSSPARTISAN PAC IDonated $5,000 to CROSSPARTISAN PAC ISource
Funder of314 ACTION FUNDKARPLUS, BARBARA donated $20,000 to 314 ACTION FUND (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funder ofANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONKARPLUS, BARBARA donated $6,600 to ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGON (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funder ofANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESSKARPLUS, BARBARA donated $6,600 to ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funder ofBRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USKARPLUS, BARBARA donated $6,600 to BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF US (QPQ tracked total)Editorial