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Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
No candidate-directed contributions or explicitly supportive independent expenditures were returned.
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$35 in 1 payment
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Other PACs and committees
1
$35 · 100%
All recipients
1
$35
By the candidate’s state
No recipient here is matched to a candidate with a state on record.
Bars drawn to $35, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
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No candidate committee activity was returned for this PAC.
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $17,857,867 reported receipts
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$8,761,04049%
From its nonfederal accountMoved in from the committee's own state and local account to pay the federal share of costs the two accounts share.$4,941,52428%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$1,762,3779.9%
Largest donors
Robert E. Price4 contributions, latest Apr 1, 2026 · LA JOLLA, CA$84,394
Paul Joseph BrownOne contribution on Jun 23, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · SEATTLE, WA$75,000
Lisa Ann MennetOne contribution on Jun 23, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · SEATTLE, WA$75,000
Katherine Strauss RosenthalOne contribution on Apr 17, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED · CINCINNATI, OH$50,000
Richard H. RosenthalOne contribution on Apr 17, 2025 · PHILANTHROPIST · RETIRED · CINCINNATI, OH$50,000
Lisa E. Hanauer2 contributions, latest Mar 14, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · DAYTON, OH$30,000
Mario M. Morino3 contributions, latest Jun 17, 2026 · CHAIRMAN · MORINO INSTITUTE · WASHINGTON, DC$30,000
Robert H. Rawson Jr.3 contributions, latest Mar 31, 2026 · RETIRED · NOT EMPLOYED · SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH$25,000
Glen E. TullmanOne contribution on Nov 18, 2025 · INVESTOR · 7WIREVENTURES · CHICAGO, IL$25,000
Lee E. Shackelford3 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · YOGA INSTRUCTOR · BEXLEY RECREATIKN · COLUMBUS, OH$21,000
Monica S. Ohlinger2 contributions, latest Feb 11, 2026 · PRESIDENT · SELF EMPLOYED · COLUMBUS, OH$20,000
Daniel A. Simon2 contributions, latest Jul 20, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · NEW YORK, NY$17,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 3,444 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $1.6M. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$1,044,8495.9%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$597,4193.3%
The largest of the committees is listed. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Party committeesNational, state, and local committees of a political party.$13,525<0.1%
Total reported receipts $17,857,867
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $1,596,836 placed by state
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under $41.9K
$41.9K+
$167.4K+
$376.7K+
$669.7K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Ohio2,741 contributions · 66%
$1,046,448
Washington37 contributions · 11%
$167,900
California156 contributions · 7.8%
$124,097
New York76 contributions · 4.9%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $16,618,853 reported
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$9,891,97260%
GEN Murphy Associates LLC5 payments · latest Aug 12, 2026 · FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$45,000
Coordinated party expendituresSpending a party committee makes with a candidate, in coordination with them.$4,272,44526%
Paid to
Gda Wins8 payments · latest Aug 28, 2026 · COORDINATED PARTY EXPENDITURE$86,279
Mission Control Inc.2 payments · latest Aug 28, 2026 · COORDINATED PARTY EXPENDITURE$27,264
Llc Deliver Strategies1 payment · latest Aug 13, 2026 · COORDINATED PARTY EXPENDITURE$14,096
Not itemized by lineReported disbursements the committee's own summary assigns to none of the lines above. Rare once every line is read: all 40 of the largest PACs balance to the dollar without it.$1,709,23610%
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$625,3853.8%
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$79,2480.5%
Paid to
Fight Like Hell PAC1 payment · latest Mar 5, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO COMMITTEE$5,000
Transfers to affiliated committeesMoney moved to a committee under the same sponsor or party.$40,5330.2%
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $2,200,802 itemized
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$813,33737%
Filed as
SYKES PAYROLL$141,568
KAPTUR PAYROLL$131,054
KAPTUR SALARY$70,820
Spending over time
$16.6M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $4.3M, September 2026.
$16.6M
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
Published by the Commission against this committee’s own FEC ID. An audit is a periodic examination that reports findings; an administrative fine is a penalty for filing a specific report late or not at all. They are separate instruments and are not combined into a score here.
Audit reports
1
Audit findings
1976 cycleReport released May 11, 1979
No Findings or Issues/Not a CommitteeNo Findings or Issues
Source: the Commission’s audit-case and administrative-fine records, joined on this committee’s FEC ID, imported Oct 26, 2026. Enforcement matters (MURs) are published only against respondent names, with no committee identifier, so they are not shown here rather than being matched by name.
LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?
No lobbying disclosures matched
A name search for “OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERAL” in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings found no issues reported. FEC and the Senate share no organization identifier, so lobbying is matched by name; a sponsor that lobbies under another name is not found.
Ohio Democratic Party is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a party committee (qualified). Its FEC record names Dnc/state Party Victory Fund as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Pages quoted 0 pages
No pages quoted
Nothing from this committee’s or its sponsor’s site is quoted yet.
Ohio Democratic Party is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
Structured organization facts
Identity match
Editorially reviewed organization match
Match confidence
low
Source coverage
Official pages captured
20
Last captured
Sep 29, 2026
$5,000
Citizens For J Christian1 receipt, latest Aug 17, 2026 · Galena, Ohio$5,000
Citizens To Elect Allison Russo1 receipt, latest Jan 12, 2026 · Columbus, Ohio$5,000
The 15 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $578.2K from 80 sources in all.
$77,526
Massachusetts86 contributions · 2.6%
$40,796
Illinois23 contributions · 2.4%
$38,711
District of Columbia13 contributions · 2%
$31,274
Indiana18 contributions · 0.9%
$14,250
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 2,253 contributions · 47% of ranked
$710,477
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 212 contributions · 8.9% of ranked
$133,473
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 25 contributions · 8.1% of ranked
$121,905
The Price Group2 contributions · 3.4% of ranked
$51,290
7wireventures1 contribution · 1.7% of ranked
$25,000
Hecate Energy LLC3 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$18,500
Citizens Leadership Academy1 contribution · 1% of ranked
$15,000
Aristides Capital2 contributions · 0.8% of ranked
$12,500
A further $82,957 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, None, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($525,583) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 2,141 contributions · 44% of ranked
$676,902
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 147 contributions · 7.8% of ranked
$119,411
Owner8 contributions · 4.5% of ranked
$68,790
Attorney94 contributions · 4.3% of ranked
$66,353
Philanthropist1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked
$50,000
President11 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$41,500
CEO12 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$38,039
Investor4 contributions · 2.1% of ranked
$32,402
A further $68,255 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (None, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 occupation spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($525,583) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
SYKES SALARY
$52,889
WAGES - SYKES$46,637
SALARY/KAPTUR$40,112
LEONARD PAYROLL$39,308
KNICKERBOCKER SALARY$29,741
POINDEXTER PAYROLL$28,223
HEALTH INSURANCE$25,643
SALARY/SYKES$24,150
SALARY/LEONARD$22,572
Paid to
Medical Mutual of Ohio$80,179
Medina, Cory$56,430
Maxwell, Shakiyla$52,439
Abelson, Jordan$49,092
Gusto, Inc.$47,594
Matthews, Kenyona$45,994
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$340,80115%
Filed as
SYKES PAYROLL TAXES$62,010
KAPTUR PAYROLL TAXES$57,301
MERCHANT FEES$47,418
PAYROLL TAXES/KAPTUR$23,191
PAYROLL TAXES - SYKES$18,766
PAYROLL TAXES/LEONARD$17,238
MERCHANT FEE$14,895
KNICKERBOCKER PAYROLL TAXES$14,346
LEONARD PAYROLL TAXES$13,368
PAYROLL TAXES/SYKES$12,887
PAYROLL TAXES/POINDEXTER$11,808
PAYROLL TAXES/KNICKERBOCKER$9,824
Paid to
Gusto, Inc.$176,080
Paychex$62,799
ActBlue$42,683
Gusto$24,982
ActBlue Technical Services$19,093
Huntington Bank$6,950
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$246,22011%
Filed as
POLLING$114,384
IN-KIND VOTER FILE ACCESS$63,422
RESEARCH SERVICES$41,329
IN-KIND: DATA SERVICES STAC LABS$12,803
STAC LABS DATA SERVICES$8,538
IN-KIND STAC LABS DATA SERVICES$5,443
RESEARCH SOFTWARE$300
Paid to
Gbao$96,109
Democratic National Committee$63,422
Jones Mandel$41,329
Battleground Research, Inc.$18,275
Levy, John F.$7,265
Pitts, Bradley$7,260
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$236,75811%
Filed as
DIGITAL CONSULTING - FUNDRAISING$80,000
FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$39,000
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$24,000
FUNDRAISING TEXTING$20,400
FUNDRAISING SOFTWARE$19,631
EVENT/FUNDRAISING$15,000
FUNDRAISING EVENT$13,411
EVENT PLANNING CONSULTANT$8,000
CONSULTING/FUNDRAISING$5,000
TEXTING/FUNDRAISING$2,977
FUNDRAISING PRINTING$1,909
FUNDRAISING LODGING$1,575
Paid to
Assemble the Agency LLC$80,000
GEN Murphy Associates LLC$45,000
Cenicola Consulting$18,000
Switchboard Communications$16,533
Communiplex Services$15,000
Music BOX Supper Club$13,411
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$229,90410%
Filed as
DIGITAL CONSULTING$137,943
CONSULTING/POLITICAL STRATEGY$29,000
CONSULTANTS/POLITICAL STRATEGY$22,274
DESIGN CONSULTING - NOT FEA$10,000
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING (NOT FEA)$10,000
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$7,000
DESIGN CONSULTING$5,000
IN-KIND SECURITY CONSULTING$5,000
CONSULTING/DIGITAL$3,687
Paid to
Assemble the Agency, LLC$110,000
M Simpson Consulting$41,274
Assemble the Agency LLC$23,954
Public Ruckus LLC$15,000
Kahn Communications$10,000
Ryan, John$10,000
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$185,4978.4%
Filed as
COORDINATED PARTY EXPENDITURE$127,639
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS$16,805
COMMUNICATIONS/GENERAL (NOT FEA)$15,000
STAC LABS SERVICES$10,987
DUES$3,355
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS - NOT FEA, NO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS$2,500
STAC LAB SERVICES$1,831
INKIND STAC LABS SERVICES$1,831
IN-KIND - STAC LABS$1,786
MERCHANDISE$1,546
SHELBI WARNER PERSONAL EXPENSE REIMBURSED ON 2/28/2025$843
POSTAL PERMIT RENEWAL$390
Paid to
GDA Wins$56,004
Usps$30,665
Mission Control Inc.$27,264
Black Valve Media LLC$16,805
Kahn Communications$15,000
Deliver Strategies, LLC$14,096
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$49,1942.2%
Filed as
INSURANCE$17,489
KAPTUR INSURANCE$13,815
LEONARD INSURANCE$9,166
SYKES INSURANCE$7,517
KNICKERBOCKER INSURANCE$955
IN-KIND: FOOD/BEVERAGE$253
Paid to
Medical Mutual of Ohio$48,519
Mutual of Omaha$422
Hurley, M. Katherine$253
TransfersMoney moved to an affiliated or authorised committee.$45,4782.1%
Filed as
TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$40,533
OFFSET TO INKIND TRANSFER RECEIVED ON 5.28.26 FROM DSCC$3,445
OFFSET TO INKIND TRANSFER RECEIVED ON 4.13.26 FROM DSCC$1,500
Paid to
Association of State Democratic Committees$40,433
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee$4,945
Ohio Grassroots Victory Fund 2026$100
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$25,5571.2%
Filed as
INKIND:VOTER OUTREACH SOFTWARE$13,780
TEXTING SERVICES$3,900
VOTER OUTREACH SOFTWARE$3,445
SOFTWARE$2,100
TEXTING- NOT FEA$1,752
TEXTING$343
WEB HOSTING - OPPOSE HUSTED$237
Paid to
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee$17,225
Scale to Win$5,994
Libra Labs LLC$1,500
Donoratlas$600
Squarespace$237
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$11,0680.5%
Filed as
LODGING$11,068
Paid to
The Fairmont Chicago$11,068
Refunds and redesignationsContributions returned to donors or reassigned to another election.$7,9910.4%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO COMMITTEE$5,000
ERRONEOUS PAYROLL, REFUNDED VIA PAYCHEX ON 3/17/2025$2,991
Paid to
Fight Like Hell PAC$5,000
Warner, Shelbi$2,991
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$4,4430.2%
Filed as
PRINTING & SHIPPING OF PARTY MERCHANDISE$3,228
PRINTING - NOT FEA, NO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS$1,215
Paid to
Tigereye Promotions LLC$2,645
Patio Printing$1,215
Tigereye$583
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$3,8710.2%
Filed as
VIDEOGRAPHER - NOT FEA$2,622
FUNDRAISING DIGITAL ADS - NO FEDERAL CANDIDATES$999
DIGITAL ADVERTISING - OPPOSE HUSTED$250
Paid to
Black Valve Media LLC$2,622
Facebook Inc.$1,249
Not broken out by the committeeReported as a lump sum, with memo entries pointed to for the detail. Where those entries were filed and read, this page counts the payees they name instead; what is left here was never itemised.$407<0.1%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE MEMOS, IF ITEMIZED$260
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE MEMOS BELOW, IF ITEMIZED$86
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE MEMO, IF ITEMIZED$47
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE MEMOS$14
Paid to
American Express$360
Huntington Bank$47
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$242<0.1%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE DETAILS$242
Paid to
American Express$242
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$35<0.1%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$35
Paid to
Harris Victory Fund$35
Total itemized disbursements $2,200,802
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 1,204 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
27 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $33,646 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Gusto, Inc.61 payments · 1.3% of all spending
$223,674
Medical Mutual of Ohio31 payments · 0.8% of all spending
$128,698
Assemble the Agency, LLC17 payments · 0.7% of all spending
$110,000
Assemble the Agency LLC19 payments · 0.6% of all spending
$103,954
Gbao4 payments · 0.6% of all spending
$96,109
GDA Wins8 payments · 0.5% of all spending
$86,279
Paychex36 payments · 0.4% of all spending
$65,393
Democratic National Committee22 payments · 0.4% of all spending
$63,422
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.