FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00894394 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$88.9K raised, $84.9K spent, $3.9K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
51% from donors giving $200 or less · 49% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Pamela Huizenga, $5K. See who funds it
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
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
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.
No contributions itemized
No candidate contributions were itemized by this committee in the selected cycle.
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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.
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $88,855 reported receipts
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$45,14451%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$43,71149%
Largest donors
Pamela HuizengaOne contribution on Jun 24, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · PALM CITY, FL$5,000
Donald Henley2 contributions, latest Oct 23, 2025 · MUSICIAN · SELF EMPLOYED · CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA$1,000
Margaret HearstOne contribution on Feb 3, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · SAN FRANCISCO, CA$500
Courtney HolsworthOne contribution on Jan 28, 2025 · DIRECTOR · RABEN · WASHINGTON, DC$250
Eric KastnerOne contribution on Feb 7, 2025 · ATTORNEY · SELF EMPLOYED · PALO ALTO, CA$250
Marissa Carus19 contributions, latest Dec 31, 2025 · FILM PRODUCTION · SELF EMPLOYED · TARZANA, CA$222
Denis Pelli2 contributions, latest May 19, 2025 · PROFESSOR · NYU · NEW YORK, NY$200
Nathaniel PetersOne contribution on May 30, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO$100
Michael Labrecque
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $84,935 reported
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$49,21658%
Paid to
Ripple Effect Strategies7 payments · latest Jan 7, 2026 · LIST RENTAL$17,019
Left Rising5 payments · latest Oct 21, 2025 · FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$14,469
Counsel Media2 payments · latest May 7, 2025 · AD PRODUCTION$5,000
A name search for “BAN THE TRADE” 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.
Nothing from this committee’s or its sponsor’s site is quoted yet.
Linked public records
No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
3 contributions, latest Nov 19, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · LAS CRUCES, NM
$37
Sally Nelson3 contributions, latest Nov 16, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · APPLE VALLEY, MN$21
Kate LondaginOne contribution on Dec 3, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · LIVERMORE, CA$19
Michael RyanOne contribution on Aug 11, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · FREEPORT, ME$12
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 36 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $7.6K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Total reported receipts $88,855
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 $7,611 placed by state
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under $200
$200+
$800+
$1.8K+
$3.2K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Florida1 contribution · 66%
$5,000
Virginia2 contributions · 13%
$1,000
California22 contributions · 13%
$991
District of Columbia1 contribution · 3.3%
$250
New York2 contributions · 2.6%
$200
Colorado1 contribution · 1.3%
$100
New Mexico3 contributions · 0.5%
$37
Minnesota3 contributions · 0.3%
$21
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 · 11 contributions · 75% of ranked
$5,689
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 22 contributions · 19% of ranked
$1,472
Raben1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked
$250
NYU2 contributions · 2.6% of ranked
$200
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 ($45,144) 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 · 11 contributions · 75% of ranked
$5,689
Musician2 contributions · 13% of ranked
$1,000
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.
$4690.6%
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$2500.3%
Total reported disbursements $84,935
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 $45,008 itemized
These are the payments the committee itemized to vendors, staff and other committees. Its $35,000 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.
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$26,51859%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$14,469
LIST RENTAL$12,049
Paid to
Left Rising$14,469
Ripple Effect Strategies$12,049
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$5,97013%
Filed as
TEXT MESSAGING$4,970
SUBSCRIPTION$1,000
Paid to
Ripple Effect Strategies$4,970
Unusual Whales$1,000
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$5,00011%
Filed as
AD PRODUCTION$5,000
Paid to
Counsel Media$5,000
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$4,1669.3%
Filed as
COMPLIANCE SERVICES$4,166
Paid to
Pocketbook Strategies$4,166
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$1,9094.2%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$1,909
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$1,909
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$1,4463.2%
Filed as
BANK FEES$1,446
Paid to
Amalgamated Bank$1,446
Total itemized disbursements $45,008
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 98 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Ripple Effect Strategies7 payments · 20% of all spending
$17,019
Left Rising5 payments · 17% of all spending
$14,469
Counsel Media2 payments · 5.9% of all spending
$5,000
Pocketbook Strategies9 payments · 4.9% of all spending
$4,166
ActBlue Technical Services61 payments · 2.2% of all spending
$1,909
Amalgamated Bank13 payments · 1.7% of all spending
$1,446
Unusual Whales1 payment · 1.2% of all spending
$1,000
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.
Spending over time
$84.9K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $38.8K, Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026.
$84.9K
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.
Each report’s total
Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026$3
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$38,755
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$1,261
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$3,297
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$12,361
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$29,258
Attorney
1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked
$250
Director1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked
$250
Film Production19 contributions · 2.9% of ranked
$222
Professor2 contributions · 2.6% of ranked
$200
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 ($45,144) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.