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Common Defense Action Fund

Hybrid PAC (nonqualified)New York, New YorkActive

Raised: $1.8M; $1,823,490
Spent: $1.8M; $1,846,219
Cash on hand: $167K; $167,014

FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00620021 · files quarterly

SummaryAt a glance

Why it exists: In its own words, filed under A wing of a party. Read the statement
Top priorities: Our Oath in Action
Our Vision
Read them in its words
Money: $1.8M raised, $1.8M spent, $167K cash on hand (through Sep 30, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it: 98% filed as other receipts · largest donor Common Defense Civic Engagment, $649.7K. See who funds it
Where it goes: $868.2K spent for candidates and $63.3K against them, most on NE-SEN ($422.8K) · $7.5K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Brad Lander ($2.5K) · 59% of its support to Democrats, 41% to candidates of other or unresolved parties. See where it goes

Where it spendsWhich races and candidates is its money for or against?

For or against 5 candidates$931,490

In regular reports: $931.5K
Newer notices: $0

Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?

Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.

Party support distribution$875.7K to 8 candidates

Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.

For candidates $875,658

Democratic 59%Other or unresolved 41%

Against candidates $63,331

Democratic 100%

Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate	Candidates	Direct	Independent	Amount	Share
Democratic	6	$7,500	$508,665	$516,165	59%
Other or unresolved	2	$0	$359,494	$359,494	41%
Shown support	8	$7,500	$868,158	$875,658	100%

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$7,500 in 6 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	6	$7.5K · 100%
All recipients	6	$7.5K

By the candidate’s state

Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State	Candidates	Amount
New York	1	$2.5K
Maine	1	$1K
Michigan	1	$1K
New Jersey	1	$1K
North Carolina	1	$1K
Minnesota	1	$1K

Recipients 6

Show candidate activity and the money network

Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it

Brad Lander1 receipt, latest Jun 18, 2026Lander for Congress · H6NY10176$2.5K

Nida Allam1 receipt, latest Feb 24, 2026Nida for NC · H2NC06098$1K

Analilia Mejia1 receipt, latest Feb 5, 2026Analilia Mejia for New Jersey · H6NJ11286$1K

Graham Platner1 receipt, latest Sep 5, 2025Graham for Maine · S6ME00373$1K

Abdul El-Sayed1 receipt, latest Mar 2, 2026Abdul for U.S. Senate · S6MI00418$1K

Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.

Money inWho funds the PAC?

Where the money came from $1,823,490 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.$1,787,08398%

Where it came from

Common Defense Civic Engagment4 receipts, latest Jun 22, 2026 · New York, New York$649,665
Contours Inc1 receipt, latest Apr 27, 2026 · Dover, Delaware$450,000
Movement Voter PAC1 receipt, latest Sep 24, 2026 · Northampton, Massachusetts$50,000
Zenith Research1 receipt, latest Jul 9, 2026 · Brooklyn, New York$22,955
Jabe BlumenthalOne contribution on Apr 28, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · HOUSTON, TX$10,000
Marjorie RoswellOne contribution on Nov 16, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · BALTIMORE, MD$5,000
Bill McIverOne contribution on Aug 31, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · 15369 BROOM STREET NE, WA$2,000
Joan Mulvihill24 contributions, latest Jun 22, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · MORGAN HILL, CA$1,785
Patricia Fluhrer4 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · N/A · NOT EMPLOYED · GREEN VALLEY, AZ$1,750
Mark Wolfendale3 contributions, latest Mar 30, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · KILAUEA, HI$1,500
Joan Mulvihill16 contributions, latest Dec 28, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · MORGAN HILL, CA$1,108
David BacaOne contribution on May 31, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · CHINO, CA$1,000
Diana BlankOne contribution on May 31, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · MARIETTA, GA$1,000
Louis BlumbergOne contribution on Jan 14, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · SAN FRANCISCO, CA$1,000

The 14 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $1.2M from 4 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.$29,7531.6%

Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$6,6540.4%

Total reported receipts $1,823,490

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 Sep 30, 2026.

Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs

Where the donors live $75,983 placed by state

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under $530
$530+
$2.1K+
$4.8K+
$8.5K+
none

Top states

Top donor states
Name		Amount
California103 contributions · 17%		$13,238
Texas14 contributions · 17%		$12,850
Maryland11 contributions · 7.9%		$5,987
New York53 contributions · 6.9%		$5,271
Washington

SpendingWhere does the money go?

How the spending splits $1,846,219 reported

Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$931,49050%

Spent for or against

Abdul El-SayedSupport · 1 record · latest Jun 22, 2026$289,665
Cindy BurbankSupport · 5 records · latest Jun 15, 2026$286,049
Graham PlatnerSupport · 3 records · latest Jun 15, 2026$219,000
Mike MarvinSupport · 5 records · latest Jun 15, 2026$73,445
William ForbesOppose · 2 records · latest Jun 15, 2026$63,331

Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$894,62848%

Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$12,1010.7%

Paid to

New Heights Communications1 payment · latest Apr 10, 2025 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$10,000
ActBlue Technical Services28 payments · latest Jun 24, 2026 · CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$102

Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$7,5000.4%

Paid to

Lander For Congress1 payment · latest Jun 18, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$2,500
Graham For Maine1 payment · latest Sep 5, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION$1,000
Abdul For U.S. Senate1 payment · latest Mar 2, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$1,000
Analilia Mejia For New Jersey1 payment · latest Feb 5, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$1,000
Nida For Nc1 payment · latest Feb 24, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$1,000
Peggy Flanagan For Minnesota1 payment · latest Mar 2, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$1,000

Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$500<0.1%

Total reported disbursements $1,846,219

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 Sep 30, 2026.

What the payments were for $17,602 itemized

These are the payments the committee itemized to vendors, staff and other committees. Its $931,490 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.

Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$17,50099%

Filed as

NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$10,000
CONTRIBUTION$7,500

Paid to

New Heights Communications$10,000
Lander for Congress$2,500
Graham for Maine$1,000
Abdul for U.S. Senate$1,000
Analilia Mejia for New Jersey$1,000
Nida for NC$1,000

Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$1020.6%

Filed as

CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$83
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$18

Paid to

ActBlue Technical Services$102

Total itemized disbursements $17,602

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 Sep 30, 2026.

Spending over time

$1.8M spent from Jan 2025 to Sep 2026. Most in one report: $941.3K, Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026.

May 12, 2026 primary, NE-SEN$422.8K of its independent spending was aimed at it
Aug 4, 2026 primary, MI-SEN$289.7K of its independent spending was aimed at it
Nov 3, 2026 general election, ME-SEN$219K 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 Sep 30, 2026, at the dashed rule; elections after it are marked where they fall.

Each report’s total

Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$215,225
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$941,283
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$77,839
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$140,356
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$471,515

Committees this one funds
Name		Amount
Lander for CongressHouse campaign committee · 1 payment		$2.5K
Graham for MainePAC (nonqualified) · 1 payment		$1K
Abdul for U.S. SenateSenate campaign committee · Connected to ABDUL FOR MICHIGAN VICTORY FUND · 1 payment		$1K
Analilia Mejia for New JerseyHouse campaign committee · 1 payment		$1K
Nida for NCHouse campaign committee · 1 payment		$1K
Peggy Flanagan for MinnesotaSenate campaign committee · Connected to FIGHT BACK MIDWEST · 1 payment		$1K

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 26 contributions · 24% of ranked		$4,130
Reed Bonadonna14 contributions · 6.3% of ranked		$1,100
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 2 contributions · 4.3% of ranked		$750
EYE For ART INC3 contributions · 3.7% of ranked		$650
NYU2 contributions · 3.5% of ranked		$600
Bcauses1 contribution · 2.9% of ranked		$500
CEO1 contribution · 2.9% of ranked		$500
Daisy Cutter Management1 contribution · 2.9% of ranked		$500

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 26 contributions · 24% of ranked

$4,130

Reed Bonadonna14 contributions · 6.3% of ranked

$1,100

Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 2 contributions · 4.3% of ranked

$750

EYE For ART INC3 contributions · 3.7% of ranked

$650

NYU2 contributions · 3.5% of ranked

$600

Bcauses1 contribution · 2.9% of ranked

$500

CEO1 contribution · 2.9% of ranked

$500

Daisy Cutter Management1 contribution · 2.9% of ranked

$500

Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 325 contributions · 77% of ranked		$57,778
Business Owner4 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$1,150
Writer14 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$1,100
Physician3 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$1,000
Psychologist2 contributions · 1% of ranked		$750
Pilot10 contributions · 0.9% of ranked		$700
Professor2 contributions · 0.8% of ranked		$600
Novelist6 contributions · 0.7% of ranked		$550

Donors’ occupations

Occupation as filed

Amount

Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 325 contributions · 77% of ranked

$57,778

Business Owner4 contributions · 1.5% of ranked

$1,150

Writer14 contributions · 1.5% of ranked

$1,100

Physician3 contributions · 1.3% of ranked

$1,000

Psychologist2 contributions · 1% of ranked

$750

Pilot10 contributions · 0.9% of ranked

$700

Professor2 contributions · 0.8% of ranked

$600

Novelist6 contributions · 0.7% of ranked

$550

Name		Amount
New Heights Communications1 payment · 0.5% of all spending		$10,000
Lander for Congress1 payment · 0.1% of all spending		$2,500
Graham for Maine1 payment · <0.1% of all spending		$1,000
Abdul for U.S. Senate1 payment · <0.1% of all spending		$1,000
Analilia Mejia for New Jersey1 payment · <0.1% of all spending		$1,000
Nida for NC1 payment · <0.1% of all spending		$1,000
Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota1 payment · <0.1% of all spending		$1,000
ActBlue Technical Services28 payments · <0.1% of all spending		$102

Common Defense Action Fund

SummaryAt a glance

Where it spendsWhich races and candidates is its money for or against?

For or against 5 candidates$931,490

Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?

Why this committee exists In its own words

1Priority 1: Our Oath in Action 3 parts

1.1Priority 1.1: No More Forever Wars 4 statements

1.2Priority 1.2: No War On Our Streets 6 statements

1.3Priority 1.3: VA Not For Sale 6 statements

2Priority 2: Our Vision 2 statements

Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?

Party support distribution$875.7K to 8 candidates

Who this PAC gave to$7,500 in 6 payments

By recipient

By the candidate’s state

Recipients 6

Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it

Money inWho funds the PAC?

Where the money came from $1,823,490 reported receipts

Where it came from

Where the donors live $75,983 placed by state

Top states

SpendingWhere does the money go?

How the spending splits $1,846,219 reported

Spent for or against

Paid to

Paid to

What the payments were for $17,602 itemized

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Spending over time

FilingsWhat has it reported to the FEC?

FEC filing facts

LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal record

Pages quoted 2 pages

Linked public recordsFECLittleSis

Structured organization facts

Source coverage

Committee money network

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Donors’ employers as filed

Donors’ occupations as filed

Largest vendors

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