$47.5M raised, $43.1M spent, $14.7M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
74% filed as other receipts · 17% from donors giving $200 or less · largest donor Deborah J. Simon, $1.1M. See who funds it
Where it goes
$19.2M spent for candidates and $13.5M against them, most on IA-SEN ($16.2M) · $684.6K given to candidates and committees, the largest to DCCC ($50K) · 99.6% of its support to Democrats. See where it goes
Where it spendsWhich races and candidates is its money for or against?
For or against 43 candidates$32,773,086
In regular reports
$28.1M
26 candidates, through Oct 14, 2026
Newer notices
$4.7M
36 notices since Oct 14, 2026
Joshua Turek▲ For · Senate, IA$1.2K of it in newer notices, latest Oct 19, 2026 · FEC filing$9.8M
Notices dated after Oct 14, 2026 are added; earlier ones are already in the regular reports.
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
Why this committee exists In its own words
“VoteVets elevates the voices of Veterans and military families through Democratic legislative policies and electoral endorsements that impact the lives of active service members, Veterans, and the country.”
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. The statement is filed under topics from a fixed list, chosen by AI models when two of three agree; which side it takes is in its own words.
2 priorities from the committee’s own site, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
2 priorities · 3 parts · 12 quoted statements
VoteVets and our elected veteran leaders in Congress and across the nation are leading the way with a straightforward demand: That Republicans and the Trump administration stop the march to more Forever Wars.
From national security, to jobs and healthcare, to defending our Constitution and democracy, VoteVets is on the front lines of some of the toughest policy fights.
VoteVets was founded in 2006 by Veterans who had doubts about the trajectory of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We wanted to change the way our nation talks about war, how and why we send our military into harm’s way, and what we can do to prevent future conflicts, particularly through strengthening our diplomatic efforts.
We believe war is always a last resort, not a first option.
In the wake of the 2020 election cycle, we’ve seen disturbing attempts to undermine our elections and make it more difficult for individuals to vote across the country.
VoteVets works at both the state and federal level to defend against attacks on voting rights and support pro-democracy reform efforts to ensure all Americans can exercise their right to vote.
Through all of this work, VoteVets does what we do best: amplify the voices of Veterans and military families to remind elected officials and newsmakers that attacks on our democracy are attacks on the very rights and privileges so many served to protect and defend—and that those attacks will not stand.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$19.7M to 61 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $19,673,731
Democratic 99.6%
Against candidates $13,529,355
Republican 98%
Spending against candidates is drawn on its own bar and left out of the support totals.
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$684,625 in 208 payments
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
Democratic candidates
49
$410K · 60%
Other or unresolved candidates
8
$35K · 5.1%
Democratic party committees
1
$2.4K · 0.3%
Other party committees
1
$50K · 7.3%
Other PACs and committees
30
$187.3K · 27%
All recipients
89
$684.6K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
California
6
$60K
Colorado
5
$40K
Florida
5
$40K
New Jersey
4
$27.5K
New York
3
$25K
Pennsylvania
3
$25K
Virginia
3
$25K
Connecticut
2
$20K
The largest 8 of 26 states.
Recipients 89
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $47,496,595 reported receipts
Other receiptsWhere a super PAC files what corporations, unions and other organizations give it, since they have no line of their own. Hybrid PACs, and some super PACs, file individuals' unlimited gifts here too, along with any interest or dividends.$35,054,61774%
Where it came from
Government That Works PAC3 receipts, latest Oct 14, 2026 · Washington, District of Columbia$6,900,000
Global Impact Social Welfare Fund1 receipt, latest Oct 1, 2026 · Washington, District of Columbia$3,000,000
Better World Civic Trust2 receipts, latest Oct 14, 2026 · Wilmington, Delaware$1,650,000
Democracy Matters1 receipt, latest Oct 7, 2026 · Washington, District of Columbia$1,350,000
Deborah J. Simon3 contributions, latest May 6, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · CARMEL, IN$1,101,000
Project 2183 receipts, latest Jul 15, 2026 · Washington, District of Columbia$1,100,000
The Bench4 receipts, latest Jun 8, 2026 · Washington, District of Columbia$650,000
Klein Financial Corp.5 receipts, latest Oct 13, 2026 · Fresno, California$600,000
The 15 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $21.2M from 44 sources in all, with its largest individual donors, whose gifts it files here too. Individuals' gifts on this line are not itemized in the data the site holds, so the list need not add up to the row.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$8,169,10417%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$3,625,9557.6%
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$519,5001.1%
The 6 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$82,3130.2%
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$37,606<0.1%
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the committee: rebates and refunds of what it spent, contributions it made that were returned, and loans it made that were repaid.$7,500<0.1%
Total reported receipts $47,496,595
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 $13,093,968 placed by state
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under $120K
$120K+
$480.2K+
$1.1M+
$1.9M+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Massachusetts1,366 contributions · 23%
$3,000,998
California4,993 contributions · 14%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $43,072,771 reported
Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$28,086,16565%
Spent for or against
Joshua TurekSupport · 40 records · latest May 26, 2026$9,756,436
John BergmanOppose · 3 records · latest Oct 13, 2026$352,653
Stefany ShaheenOppose · 5 records · latest Sep 8, 2026$320,434
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$8,125,61719%
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$6,150,42114%
Paid to
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$692,1251.6%
Paid to
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$18,443<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $43,072,771
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 $6,833,895 itemized
These are the payments the committee itemized to vendors, staff and other committees. Its $28,086,165 in independent expenditures is filed separately, against the candidate each was about, so it is counted in the split above and listed by candidate below, not here.
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$1,766,21626%
Filed as
DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY$509,217
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES$471,291
POLITICAL AND FIELD CONSULTING SERVICES$200,967
Spending over time
$43.1M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $8.2M, Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026.
$43.1M12
Jan 2025Nov 2026
1Jun 2, 2026 primary, IA-SEN$9.8M of its independent spending was aimed at it
2Nov 3, 2026 general election, IA-SEN$6.5M of its independent spending was aimed at it
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. Numbered lines mark the elections that drew the most independent spending. Each expenditure counts toward the next election on its seat after the day it was made, and a seat is named when it drew at least a tenth of that spending. The line stops at the latest report, through Oct 14, 2026, at the dashed rule; elections after it are marked where they fall.
A name search for “VOTEVETS” 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.
Ted Lieu4 receipts, latest Dec 4, 2025Ted Lieu for Congress · H4CA33119$10K
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.
$1,896,294
Indiana416 contributions · 8.6%
$1,131,427
Arkansas307 contributions · 6%
$781,574
Virginia1,622 contributions · 5.2%
$677,424
New York2,037 contributions · 5.2%
$676,267
Washington1,803 contributions · 5.1%
$670,907
Maryland1,174 contributions · 4.6%
$600,905
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
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 2,130 contributions · 25% of ranked
$1,518,205
Bain Capital5 contributions · 20% of ranked
$1,225,000
Cooper House1 contribution · 8.2% of ranked
$500,000
Sequoia Capital1 contribution · 8.2% of ranked
$500,000
Highsage Ventures2 contributions · 7.4% of ranked
$450,000
Jordan Real Estate Investments1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked
$200,000
Garden Room INC2 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$155,000
K&L Gates LLP6 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$152,000
A further $6,687,213 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, 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 ($8,169,104) 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 · 22,913 contributions · 41% of ranked
$5,271,506
Investor59 contributions · 11% of ranked
$1,483,072
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 5,024 contributions · 11% of ranked
$1,398,301
Philanthropist1 contribution · 5.8% of ranked
$750,000
Therapist42 contributions · 3.9% of ranked
$501,422
Founding Member2 contributions · 3.5% of ranked
$450,000
Co-chairman1 contribution · 2.9% of ranked
$375,000
Consultant272 contributions · 1.9% of ranked
$248,322
A further $11,551 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (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 ($8,169,104) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Aisle 518 Strategies39 payments · latest Oct 2, 2026 · DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY$1,565,717
RWT Production, LLC60 payments · latest Oct 5, 2026 · DIRECT MAIL SERVICES, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY$1,311,758
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$684,62510%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$684,625
Paid to
DCCC$50,000
Luke Bronin for Congress$15,000
Nancy Lacore for Congress$15,000
Liftoff PAC$10,000
Mitten PAC$10,000
Perimeter PAC$10,000
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$511,7927.5%
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$7,5040.1%
Filed as
PAYROLL FEES$7,504
Paid to
ADP$7,504
Total itemized disbursements $6,833,895
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 1,603 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
34 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $80,218 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
Aisle 518 Strategies39 payments · 3.6% of all spending
$1,565,717
RWT Production, LLC60 payments · 3% of all spending
$1,311,758
ActBlue Technical Services112 payments · 0.8% of all spending
$339,858
Everyaction, Inc.34 payments · 0.5% of all spending
$202,522
Tazelaar, Travis44 payments · 0.5% of all spending
$202,416
Mcgreen Strategies LLC25 payments · 0.5% of all spending
$202,371
BF Direct LLC21 payments · 0.4% of all spending
$192,175
Macdonald, Les44 payments · 0.4% of all spending
$180,483
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.