Party committeesThe national, state and local committees of a party, by the FEC’s committee type. The party is the one the FEC lists.Parties & politicians
Party committee (qualified)Topeka, KansasActive
Connected organization: KS State Party Victory Fund
$2.3M raised, $2.2M spent, $167.2K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
42% in transfers from related committees · 30% from its nonfederal account · largest donor DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee, $317.6K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$3K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Esau Freeman For Kansas ($3K) · 100% of its support to candidates of other or unresolved parties. See where it goes
Audits and penalties
3 audit reports, published by the FEC
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
Why this committee exists In its own words
“For generations, we've been guided by the simple belief that Kansans deserve better. Today, we're ready to write that next chapter – together. The Kansas Democratic Party (KDP) works to improve Kansans' lives by electing more Democrats to office.
We are the infrastructure on the ground uniquely positioned to coordinate direct campaign efforts from start (candidate recruitment), to middle (training, guidance, voter contact, contributions), to finish (getting out the vote).”
Kansas Democratic Party, on its own site, kansasdems.org
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. Any side it takes is in its own words.
No published list of positions
Its site sums up what it stands for in the statement above, and publishes no list of positions beyond 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$3K to 1 candidate
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $3,000
Other or unresolved 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$3,000 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 or unresolved candidates
1
$3K · 100%
All recipients
1
$3K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
Bars drawn to $3K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Esau A. Freeman1 receipt, latest Jan 3, 2025Esau Freeman for Kansas · H2KS04099$3K
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.
Where the money came from $2,295,353 reported receipts
Tap a row with to see who gave.
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$972,73042%
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.$677,44130%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$331,40114%
Largest donors
Seth Klarman2 contributions, latest Oct 13, 2026 · CEO · THE BAUPOST GROUP · BOSTON, MA$20,000
Jennifer Day25 contributions, latest Oct 1, 2026 · INVESTOR · SELF-EMPLOYED · OVERLAND PARK, KS$15,911
Emily Ann Walters4 contributions, latest Apr 29, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY · PITTSBURG, KS$12,500
Reid HoffmanOne contribution on Oct 2, 2026 · VENTURE CAPITALIST · GREYLOCK · MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA$10,000
Cathy Matlack2 contributions, latest Oct 9, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · LEAWOOD, KS$10,000
Terry MatlackOne contribution on Oct 9, 2026 · MANAGING DIRECTOR · VANTEDGE PARTNERS · SHAWNEE, KS$10,000
John T. BirdOne contribution on Sep 2, 2026 · LAWYER · GLASSMAN BIRD BROWN & POWELL LLP · HAYS, KS$7,500
Jill S. Docking2 contributions, latest Aug 12, 2026 · FINANCIAL ADVISER · THE DOCKING GROUP · WICHITA, KS$7,500
Jay Flatland8 contributions, latest Oct 7, 2026 · SOFTWARE DEVELOPER · SELF-EMPLOYED · OLATHE, KS$5,350
Matt D. AllOne contribution on Apr 15, 2025 · EXECUTIVE · BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS · LAWRENCE, KS$5,000
Ryan ProchaskaOne contribution on Sep 25, 2026 · ATTORNEY · PROCHASKA LAW FIRM LLC · WICHITA, KS$5,000
Sandy Spidel NeumannOne contribution on Jul 19, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · MAPLE GROVE, MN$5,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 1,679 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $330.8K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$213,4799.3%
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$57,0002.5%
The Boeing Co. PAC1 receipt, latest Jan 30, 2025 · Pac (qualified)$5,000
The 6 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings and this committee's lines for them, whichever is larger, which can run above the total this committee reports. Here they come to $89.5K, more than the $57K this committee's own reports show on the line.
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$43,0571.9%
New York State Democratic Committee2 payments · latest Oct 14, 2026 · TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$50,000
Democratic Party of Illinois1 payment · latest Oct 2, 2026 · TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$25,000
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.$116,5915.2%
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$7,0770.3%
Paid to
Aztec Shawnee Theater1 payment · latest Apr 17, 2026 · GOVERNOR'S CANDIDATE FORUM SPACE RENTAL$2,053
The Record Publications1 payment · latest Jun 1, 2026 · SIGNAGE FOR NON-FEDERAL CANDIDATE EVENTS$1,057
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$707<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $2,228,698
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 $671,371 itemized
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
TransfersMoney moved to an affiliated or authorised committee.$402,50060%
Filed as
TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$402,500
Paid to
Nevada State Democratic Party Gotv NON Federal$62,500
Spending over time
$2.2M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $379.9K, September 2026.
$2.2M
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$231,641
September 2026$379,914
August 2026$89,753
July 2026$149,117
June 2026$98,323
May 2026$82,828
April 2026$106,799
March 2026$137,019
February 2026$79,416
January 2026$75,175
December 2025$46,651
November 2025$51,361
October 2025$50,059
September 2025$48,543
August 2025$59,503
July 2025$56,721
June 2025$70,084
May 2025$70,286
April 2025$70,894
March 2025$132,676
February 2025$80,739
January 2025$61,195
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
Other disbursements $6,085
Aztec Shawnee Theater1 payment, latest Apr 17, 2026GOVERNOR'S CANDIDATE FORUM SPACE RENTAL$2.1K
The Record Publications1 payment, latest Jun 1, 2026SIGNAGE FOR NON-FEDERAL CANDIDATE EVENTS$1.1K
KCK NAACP1 payment, latest Oct 16, 2025EVENT SPONSORHIP$1.1K
All Eyes Mobile1 payment, latest Jun 17, 2026MOBILE BILLBOARD ADVERTISING OPPOSING REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR CANDIDATES$850
Kansas Young Democrats1 payment, latest Aug 17, 2026CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$500
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
3
Audit findings
2012 cycleReport released Apr 3, 2017
DisclosureDebt and Obligations · Levin Fund
RecordkeepingFederal Election Activity-Services Provided by an Employee
Misstatement of Financial ActivityCash Balances · Disbursements · Levin Fund · Receipts
Source: the Commission’s audit-case and administrative-fine records, joined on this committee’s FEC ID, imported Nov 8, 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 “KANSAS 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.
Kansas Democratic Party is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a party committee (qualified). Its FEC record names KS State Party Victory Fund as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Kansas Democratic Party is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
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.
$15,911
Emily Ann WaltersPerson · Physician, Pittsburg State University · Pittsburg, KS · 0.5%
$12,500
Through DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee$335.9K 15%
Through DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee
Name
Amount
Not itemized by DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee12%
$279,901
DNC Services Corp / Democratic National CommitteeCommittee, not followed further · 1.6%
$36,129
Then Harris Victory Fund$19.8K 0.9%
Then Harris Victory Fund
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Harris Victory Fund0.9%
$19,821
Through Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund$56.7K 2.5%
Through Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund2.5%
$56,704
Through Friends of State Democratic Parties$38.5K 1.7%
Through Friends of State Democratic Parties
Name
Amount
ActBlue LLCOrganization · 1.7%
$38,462
Through Sharice for CongressOther candidates' campaigns$21.5K 0.9%
Through Sharice for Congress
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Sharice for Congress0.9%
$21,491
Through Democratic Action$18.5K 0.8%
Through Democratic Action
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Democratic Action0.8%
$18,484
Through Adam Hamilton Victory Fund$11.5K 0.5%
Through Adam Hamilton Victory Fund
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Adam Hamilton Victory Fund0.5%
$11,527
1664 smaller sources, $600.9K in all (26%), are not listed.
Each committee that gave is followed to where its own money came from, in proportion to what it received: a committee that got half its money from one person is counted as passing half of what it gave on to that person. Each channel shows the committee the money came through and its place in the money tree. It shows who stood behind the money, not what that money was for, and an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail. It stops at a person, an organization, a committee with nothing on file here, or 3committees deep. A person who gave by more than one route appears under each, a name filed two ways may appear twice, and a person's job and city are as they filed them. "Also behind" counts the other groups, among those that moved $100,000 or more into races, in which $100,000 or more traces to the same person, other than those this money came through or went on to.
$2,115
Washington4 contributions · 0.6%
$2,000
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 · 233 contributions · 21% of ranked
$49,137
The Baupost Group2 contributions · 8.7% of ranked
$20,000
Greylock1 contribution · 4.3% of ranked
$10,000
Vantedge Partners1 contribution · 4.3% of ranked
$10,000
Glassman Bird Brown & Powell LLP1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked
$7,500
Pittsburg State University2 contributions · 3.3% of ranked
$7,500
The Docking Group2 contributions · 3.3% of ranked
$7,500
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 21 contributions · 2.8% of ranked
$6,460
A further $100,675 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, None), so it is not ranked. 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 ($213,479) 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 · 704 contributions · 29% of ranked
$97,390
Attorney116 contributions · 7.7% of ranked
$25,420
CEO13 contributions · 6.4% of ranked
$21,090
Investor25 contributions · 4.8% of ranked
$15,911
Physician9 contributions · 4.6% of ranked
$15,100
Lawyer16 contributions · 3% of ranked
$10,065
Managing Director1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$10,000
Venture Capitalist1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$10,000
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 ($213,479) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
South Carolina Democratic Party$62,500
Pennsylvania Democratic Party - Federal Account$60,000
New York State Democratic Committee$50,000
Democratic Party of Georgia$42,000
Georgia Federal Elections Committee$42,000
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$107,10616%
Filed as
IN-KIND: ON-LINE VOTER FILE ACCESS$58,823
DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES$40,294
VOTER FILE DATA$7,200
DATA CONSULTING$788
Paid to
DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee$58,823
Kaliyur, Sathvik$40,294
Kansas Secretary of State$7,200
Stac Labs$788
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$74,09011%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$24,075
DIGITAL FUNDRAISING PROGRAM$23,373
PRINTING OF FUNDRAISING MAIL$6,600
FLOWERS FOR EVENT$3,320
FUNDRAISER VENUE RENTAL AND SECURITY$3,136
PRINTING OF PARTY FUNDRAISING MAIL$2,370
WRISTBANDS FOR STATE FAIR COMMUNITY EVENT$2,135
STATE FAIR COMMUNITY EVENT SUPPLIES$1,783
EVENT SPONSORSHIP$1,753
EVENT SPONSORHIP$1,050
COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENT SPACE RENTAL$954
PARTY MEETING EVENT SPACE RENTAL$575
Paid to
Repass, Jeanna$24,075
Goodman Campaigns LLC$23,373
Deliver Strategies$6,600
Breezy Designs$3,431
ASM Global$3,136
Lee's Printing$2,370
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$18,6792.8%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$18,056
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT (VENDORS THAT AGGREGATE OVER $200 LISTED BELOW)$596
CREDIT CARD FEES$27
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$16,126
Paragon$1,930
American Express$624
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$14,0282.1%
Filed as
TEXTING SERVICE$13,275
SOFTWARE$753
Paid to
Switchboard Public Benefit Corp$13,275
Libra Labs$753
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.$12,9451.9%
Filed as
REIMBURSEMENT - SEE MEMOED$10,270
PAYROLL - SEE MEMOED$2,675
Paid to
Brown, Matthew$9,770
Paychex$2,675
Cruziero, Carson$500
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$10,7091.6%
Filed as
STAGING SERVICES$4,505
GOVERNOR'S CANDIDATE FORUM SPACE RENTAL$2,053
STATE FAIR BOOTH RENTAL$1,198
STATE FAIR TABLE AND CHAIRS RENTAL$1,072
SIGNAGE FOR NON-FEDERAL CANDIDATE EVENTS$1,057
IT SERVICES$500
MEETING SPACE RENTAL$250
BROCHURES FOR DEMOCRACY FEST$75
Paid to
Art Solutions LLC$4,505
Aztec Shawnee Theater$2,053
Kansas State Fair$1,198
The Record Publications$1,131
Henry Helgerson Co.$1,072
Mitchell, Edward J. JR$500
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$7,4471.1%
Filed as
PAYROLL - INVOICE$7,447
Paid to
Paychex$7,447
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$6,2700.9%
Filed as
BOOTH FEE$2,060
BANK FEE$1,560
ACH FEES$1,085
PAYROLL FEES$1,064
CHECK ORDER FEE$474
BANK FEES$26
Paid to
Amalgamated Bank$2,672
Kansas State Fair$2,060
Paychex$1,064
Harland Clarke$474
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$5,5930.8%
Filed as
PRINTING OF GENERAL PARTY PROMOTIONAL MAIL$4,929
MAILERS TO ORGANIZE COUNTY PARTIES$664
Paid to
Lee's Printing$4,929
The Record Publications$664
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$3,7250.6%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$3,000
CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$500
CHARITABLE DONATION$225
Paid to
Esau Freeman for Kansas$3,000
Kansas Young Democrats$500
SLI Topeka$225
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$2,7350.4%
Filed as
PLATFORM MEETING SECURITY$900
PARTY MEETING SECURITY$700
FOOD AND BEVERAGES$344
VEHICLE RENTAL FOR MOVING OF STATE FAIR SUPPLIES$338
MEALS$316
GIFTS FOR VOLUNTEERS$137
Paid to
Johnson, Stetson$800
Clopton, Michael$450
Cameron, Austin$350
Costco$344
Uhaul$338
Yard House$316
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$2,5000.4%
Filed as
CONSULTANT - STRATEGY AND PARTY BUILDING$2,500
Paid to
Campaign Planning and Management$2,500
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$1,7740.3%
Filed as
ADVERTISEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY FEST EVENT$924
MOBILE BILLBOARD ADVERTISING OPPOSING REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR CANDIDATES$850
Paid to
Leader & Times$924
All Eyes Mobile$850
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$1,2700.2%
Filed as
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT$1,270
Paid to
Repass, Jeanna$1,270
Total itemized disbursements $671,371
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 402 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
26 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $66,605 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.
New York State Democratic Committee2 payments · 2.2% of all spending
$50,000
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.
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 7 payments totaling $6.1K.