Good job!
Here is an obit (and relatives) for what appears to be Karen’s FIL.
http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/baycity/obituary.aspx?n=donald-charles-kraushaar&pid=153542171
So she is the wife or former wife of Kevin Kraushaar that are on facebook. A bunch of youn Kraushaars on facebook, most seem to be in the DC area.
Here’s Karen’s facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/karen.kraushaar
Under “Favorite quotations” she has three. The top one is:
“If you are not making news, others will make news about you.”
She also was a journalism student U?Mich., so, living in DC, I’m sure she’s well connected to the Politico bunch.