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FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00455683 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$32.5K raised, $38.1K spent, -$1.9K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
72% from donors giving $200 or less · 28% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Robert Mister, $1.5K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$2K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Dave Min ($1K) · 100% of its support to Democrats. See where it goes
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$1K to 1 candidate
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $1,000
Democratic 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to
$2,000 in 2 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
2
$2K · 100%
All recipients
2
$2K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
California
2
$2K
Recipients 2
DMDave MinDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-47 · via Dave MIN for Congress1 payment, latest Sep 9, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$1K
DMDave MinDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-47 · via Dave Min For Congress1 payment, latest Apr 29, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Apr 29, 2026$1K
Bars drawn to $1K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Dave Min1 receipt, latest Apr 29, 2026Dave MIN for Congress · H4CA47085$1K
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.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
$2K across 1 recipient committee, or 5.3% of everything this committee reports spending.
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 $32,529 reported receipts
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Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$23,41372%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$9,11628%
Largest donors
Robert Mister2 contributions, latest Sep 16, 2026 · UNEMPLOYED · NONE · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$1,500
Joseph Baechtold Moreno8 contributions, latest Aug 12, 2026 · UNEMPLOYED · NONE · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$1,060
Charles Stanton2 contributions, latest Jul 4, 2026 · CEO · ANIMAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION · SAN JUAN CAPISTRAN, CA$605
Joy Dittberner8 contributions, latest Oct 4, 2026 · UNEMPLOYED · NONE · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$450
Glenna Matthews23 contributions, latest Oct 2, 2026 · UNEMPLOYED · NONE · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$405
Chuck HasseOne contribution on Aug 11, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · NONE · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$400
Mary Carter10 contributions, latest Oct 11, 2026 · UNEMPLOYED · NONE · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$390
Joseph Moreno4 contributions, latest Oct 17, 2025 · UNEMPLOYED · NONE · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$370
Mary Carter8 contributions, latest Dec 11, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · NONE · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$360
Deborah Hopkins-Young14 contributions, latest Oct 5, 2026 · TEACHER · SANTA ANA USD · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$345
Gwen McNallan7 contributions, latest Dec 11, 2025 · PRESIDENT · STS FOUNDATION · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$260
Steve ChadimaOne contribution on Oct 19, 2025 · CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATE · ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY · LAGUNA BEACH, CA$250
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 120 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $8.5K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Total reported receipts $32,529
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Where the money traces to $32.5K followed back through up to 3 committees
25% to named individuals, 1% to organizations, 74% not itemized.
Gave directly$32.3K 99%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Not itemized by this committee74%
$23,998
Robert MisterPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 4.6%
$1,500
Joseph Baechtold MorenoPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 3.3%
$1,060
Mary CarterPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 2.3%
$750
Charles StantonPerson · CEO, Animal Rights Foundation · San Juan Capistran, CA · 1.9%
$605
Joy DittbernerPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 1.4%
$450
Glenna MatthewsPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 1.2%
$405
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $8,300 placed by state
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under $329
$329+
$1.3K+
$3K+
$5.3K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
California118 contributions · 99%
$8,220
Massachusetts1 contribution · 1%
$80
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
Animal Rights Foundation2 contributions · 30% of ranked
$605
Santa ANA USD14 contributions · 17% of ranked
$345
STS Foundation7 contributions · 13% of ranked
$260
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $38,091 reported
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Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$23,50462%
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$15<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $38,091
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 $35,544 itemized
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OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$14,91142%
Filed as
No description filed$3,000
PAC MANAGEMENT/ POLITICAL REPORTING SERVICES$2,048
ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS$1,668
ONLINE GROUP MEETING$1,334
1500 STAMPS$1,170
POST CARDS$986
1000 STAMPS$780
SLATE CARDS$673
OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR BOOKS$415
TABLECLOTHES$409
P.O. BOX RENEWAL$382
SEPTEMBER MEETING$300
Spending over time
$38.1K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $9.3K, Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025.
$38.1K
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$638
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$9,146
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$5,113
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$5,625
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$9,341
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$8,228
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
A name search for “LAGUNA BEACH DEMOCRATIC CLUB 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.
Laguna Beach Democratic Club Federal is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (nonqualified). 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.
Linked public records
No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
Chuck HassePerson · Laguna Beach, CA · 1.2%
$400
Joseph MorenoPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 1.1%
$370
Deborah Hopkins-YoungPerson · Teacher, Santa ANA USD · Laguna Beach, CA · 1.1%
$345
Show 11 more sources
Gave directly, more
Name
Amount
Gwen McNallanPerson · President, STS Foundation · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.8%
$260
Steve ChadimaPerson · Clean Energy Advocate, Advanced Energy Economy · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.8%
$250
Barbara BowlerPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.7%
$235
Christopher QuilterPerson · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.7%
$235
MISC.2Organization · 0.7%
$231
Ann McKayPerson · City Clerk, City of Laguna Breach · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.7%
$225
Ruth StaffordPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.6%
$205
Beth BongarPerson · Santa Monica, CA · 0.6%
$200
Susan KempfPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.6%
$200
Regina SchlatterPerson · Lawyer, Latham & Watkins · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.6%
$200
Sherry SPerson · Unemployed · Laguna Beach, CA · 0.6%
$200
2 smaller sources, $205 in all (0.6%), 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.
Advanced Energy Economy1 contribution · 12% of ranked
$250
City Of Laguna Breach9 contributions · 11% of ranked
$225
Latham & Watkins1 contribution · 10% of ranked
$200
CEO Leadership Alliance8 contributions · 6.2% of ranked
$125
A further $6,521 came from donors whose answer names no employer (None, blank), 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 ($23,413) 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 · 76 contributions · 76% of ranked
$6,210
CEO2 contributions · 7.4% of ranked
$605
Teacher14 contributions · 4.2% of ranked
$345
President7 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$260
Clean Energy Advocate1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$250
City Clerk9 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$225
Lawyer1 contribution · 2.4% of ranked
$200
Director Special Programs8 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$125
A further $311 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), 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 ($23,413) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Paid to
US Postal Service$2,837
Press Print, Inc.$2,360
Gould & Orellana, LLC$2,048
Mailchimp$1,668
Chris Duncan for Senate 2026$1,500
Chris Kluwe for Assembly 2026$1,500
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$10,95031%
Filed as
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION$8,950
CONTRIBUTION$2,000
Paid to
Katrina Foley for Supervisor 2026$3,700
Dave MIN for Congress$2,000
Jimmy Pham for Senate 2025$1,750
Chris Kluwe for Assembly 2026$500
Malczewski 4 School Board 2026$500
Sheik-Sadhal for School Board 2026$500
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$2,8638.1%
Filed as
RENT FOR MEETING$2,000
LIABILITY INSURANCE$610
OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR SUPPLIES$253
Paid to
Neighborhood Congregational Church$2,000
California Democratic Party$610
Hopkins-Young, Deborah$253
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$2,3006.5%
Filed as
TABLE FOR EVENT$2,000
SPEAKER FOR EVENT$300
Paid to
Democratic Party of Orange County FED PAC$2,000
Steinfeld, Ed$300
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$1,9595.5%
Filed as
PRINTING$892
WEBSITE DESIGN$556
PROP 50 YARD SIGNS MERCHANDISE$511
Paid to
Press Print, Inc.$892
Newport Beach Women's Democratic Club$511
Swayed$349
Squarespace$207
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$1,3863.9%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$1,386
Paid to
ActBlue$1,386
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$4501.3%
Filed as
ADVERTISING$450
Paid to
2S Publishing, LLC$450
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$4361.2%
Filed as
FEES$316
MONTHLY FEE$120
Paid to
Square Inc.$316
Bank of America$120
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$2890.8%
Filed as
WEBSITE HOSTING$289
Paid to
Domain Network$289
Total itemized disbursements $35,544
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 209 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Katrina Foley for Supervisor 20262 payments · 9.7% of all spending
$3,700
Press Print, Inc.5 payments · 8.5% of all spending
$3,251
US Postal Service6 payments · 7.4% of all spending
$2,837
Neighborhood Congregational Church12 payments · 6% of all spending
$2,300
Gould & Orellana, LLC5 payments · 5.4% of all spending
$2,048
Democratic Party of Orange County FED PAC1 payment · 5.3% of all spending
$2,000
Chris Kluwe for Assembly 20262 payments · 5.3% of all spending
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.