Politicians' PACsPACs a politician sponsors or runs: a leadership PAC (the FEC’s designation D), a committee the FEC lists as sponsored by a candidate, or a super PAC the politician’s own team runs and press reports tie to them. One that exists only for that politician’s own race is under Groups spending on one race.Parties & politicians
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$27.5K to 7 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $27,500
Democratic 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to
$35,000 in 10 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
7
$27.5K · 79%
Other PACs and committees
2
$7.5K · 21%
All recipients
9
$35K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
Bars drawn to $5K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Margaret Flanagan1 receipt, latest Apr 3, 2026Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota · S6MN00440$5K
Ben Ray Lujan2 receipts, latest Dec 31, 2025People for Ben · S0NM00058$5K
Roy Cooper1 receipt, latest Jul 28, 2025Cooper for North Carolina · S6NC00407$5K
T. Jonathan Ossoff1 receipt, latest Jun 30, 2025Jon Ossoff for Senate · S8GA00180$5K
Mark Robert Warner1 receipt, latest Sep 29, 2025Friends of Mark Warner · S6VA00093$2.5K
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.
The 12 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.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$55,12530%
Largest donors
Cherokee NationOne contribution on Nov 13, 2025 · Organization · TAHLEQUAH, OK$5,000
Alida R. MessingerOne contribution on Sep 23, 2025 · COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER · SELF-EMPLOYED · SAINT PAUL, MN$5,000
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux CommunityOne contribution on Jun 27, 2026 · Organization · PRIOR LAKE, MN$5,000
Alvin Huss Jr.One contribution on Apr 2, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · SAINT PAUL, MN$3,300
Ruth HussOne contribution on Apr 2, 2025 · RETIRED · N/A · SAINT PAUL, MN$3,300
Allen YamashitaOne contribution on Apr 2, 2025 · RETIRED · N/A · HONOLULU, HI$3,300
Scott EckartOne contribution on Mar 28, 2025 · GOVERNMENT RELATIONS · EMERGENT STRATEGIES · WASHINGTON, DC$2,500
Benjamin KleinOne contribution on Mar 24, 2025 · GOVERNMENT RELATIONS · PALANTIR · ALEXANDRIA, VA$2,500
Remy Brim2 contributions, latest Mar 10, 2026 · VICE PRESIDENT · BGR GROUP · WASHINGTON, DC$2,000
Leech Lake Band of OjibweOne contribution on May 26, 2025 · Organization · CASS LAKE, MN$2,000
Pamela Smith2 contributions, latest Feb 6, 2026 · PARTNER · TARPLIN DOWNS & YOUNG LLC · WASHINGTON, DC$2,000
Amy Tejral2 contributions, latest Feb 6, 2026 · GOVERNMENT RELATIONS · AVENUE SOLUTIONS · CHEVY CHASE, MD$2,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 39 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $55.1K. 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.$4000.2%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$2090.1%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$10<0.1%
Total reported receipts $184,244
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 $184.2K followed back through up to 3 committees
44% to named individuals, 7.3% to organizations, 2.7% to committees we could not follow, 45% not itemized.
Gave directly$56K 30%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Cherokee NationOrganization · 2.7%
$5,000
Alida R. MessingerPerson · Community Volunteer, Self-Employed · Saint Paul, MN · 2.7%
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$5,0002.4%
Paid to
Ken for DNC Chair1 payment · latest Jan 6, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION$5,000
Total reported disbursements $211,070
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 $209,973 itemized
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$67,15032%
Filed as
MANAGEMENT SERVICES$54,750
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES$6,650
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES$3,200
DIGITAL SERVICES$2,550
Paid to
Petersen Group$41,000
Lomonaco, Jeff$13,750
Shelleby, Edward$6,650
Luloff, Grace$3,200
Sorbe, Kyle$2,550
Spending over time
$211.1K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $100.6K, Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025.
$211.1K
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$388
September 2026$719
August 2026$388
July 2026$719
June 2026$388
May 2026$669
April 2026$5,398
March 2026$768
February 2026$8,659
January 2026$2,348
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$100,613
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$90,014
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
Other disbursements $5,000
Ken for DNC Chair1 payment, latest Jan 6, 2025CONTRIBUTION$5K
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 1 payments totaling $5K.
A name search for “VELVET HAMMER” 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.
Velvet Hammer PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a leadership PAC. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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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.
Cory Booker for SenateSenate campaign committee · Connected to BOOKER VICTORY FUND · 1 payment
$2.5K
Friends of Mark WarnerSenate campaign committee · Connected to ONE VIRGINIA FUND · 1 payment
$2.5K
$35K across 9 recipient committees, or 17% 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.
$3,300
Scott EckartPerson · Government Relations, Emergent Strategies · Washington, DC · 1.4%
$2,500
Benjamin KleinPerson · Government Relations, Palantir · Alexandria, VA · 1.4%
$2,500
Remy BrimPerson · Vice President, BGR Group · Washington, DC · 1.1%
$2,000
Show 15 more sources
Gave directly, more
Name
Amount
Leech Lake Band of OjibweOrganization · 1.1%
$2,000
Pamela SmithPerson · Partner, Tarplin Downs & Young LLC · Washington, DC · 1.1%
Through Wells Fargo and Co. Employee PACBanks & lending$1.8K 1%
Through Wells Fargo and Co. Employee PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Wells Fargo and Co. Employee PAC1%
$1,825
Through National Association of Broadcasters PACMedia & entertainment (proposed)$1.8K 1%
Through National Association of Broadcasters PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by National Association of Broadcasters PAC1%
$1,794
Through Visa, Inc. PAC$1.6K 0.9%
Through Visa, Inc. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Visa, Inc. PAC0.9%
$1,635
Through American Express Co. PACBanks & lending$1.5K 0.8%
Through American Express Co. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Express Co. PAC0.8%
$1,477
Through American Medical Association PACDoctors & health professionals$1.1K 0.6%
Through American Medical Association PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Medical Association PAC0.6%
$1,092
Through American Association of Crop Insurers PACInsurance (not health) (proposed)$954 0.5%
Through American Association of Crop Insurers PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Association of Crop Insurers PAC0.5%
$954
2130 smaller sources, $51.2K in all (28%), 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.
$575
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 · 1 contribution · 14% of ranked
$5,000
Avenue Solutions4 contributions · 10% of ranked
$3,500
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 1 contribution · 9.4% of ranked
$3,300
Emergent Strategies1 contribution · 7.1% of ranked
$2,500
Palantir1 contribution · 7.1% of ranked
$2,500
BGR Group2 contributions · 5.7% of ranked
$2,000
Tarplin Downs & Young LLC2 contributions · 5.7% of ranked
$2,000
K&L Gates LLP1 contribution · 4.3% of ranked
$1,500
A further $20,050 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, 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 ($400) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 4 contributions · 21% of ranked
$9,200
Government Relations5 contributions · 17% of ranked
$7,250
Community Volunteer1 contribution · 12% of ranked
$5,000
Consultant5 contributions · 12% of ranked
$5,000
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 1 contribution · 7.7% of ranked
$3,300
Partner4 contributions · 7.5% of ranked
$3,250
Vice President4 contributions · 6.4% of ranked
$2,750
Attorney2 contributions · 4.6% of ranked
$2,000
A further $12,000 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 ($400) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Fundraising and events
The cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.
$58,59928%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING SERVICES$42,896
EVENT EXPENSE - CATERING$12,117
EVENT EXPENSE - MEALS$3,586
Paid to
Schimanski & Associates$42,896
Bistro Cacao$9,493
Bistro 315 Restaurant$2,624
Horno Restaurant$1,988
LA Posada DE Santa FE$1,073
LA Choza$524
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$40,00019%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$40,000
Paid to
Ken for DNC Chair$5,000
Friends of Sherrod Brown$5,000
Jon Ossoff for Senate$5,000
People for Ben$5,000
Cooper for North Carolina$5,000
Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota$5,000
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$34,31216%
Filed as
COMPLIANCE SERVICES$19,500
CONSULTING - STRATEGIC$13,500
LEGAL SERVICES$1,312
Paid to
Campaign Compliance LLC$19,500
Grassroots Solutions$13,500
Elias Law Group$1,312
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$3,3571.6%
Filed as
TRAVEL$3,357
Paid to
United Airlines$1,760
American Airlines$1,597
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$2,9841.4%
Filed as
DATABASE SERVICES$2,583
SOFTWARE$401
Paid to
NGP VAN, Inc.$2,583
Intuit$401
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$1,4400.7%
Filed as
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$1,440
Paid to
Curtiss, Grace$1,440
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$1,0840.5%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$1,084
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$1,084
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$9730.5%
Filed as
LEGAL FEES$973
Paid to
Elias Law Group$973
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.$74<0.1%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE MEMOS$74
Paid to
American Express$74
Total itemized disbursements $209,973
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 148 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
10 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $19,059 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
Schimanski & Associates12 payments · 20% of all spending
$42,896
Petersen Group5 payments · 19% of all spending
$41,000
Campaign Compliance LLC13 payments · 9.2% of all spending
$19,500
American Express10 payments · 9.1% of all spending
$19,134
Lomonaco, Jeff4 payments · 6.5% of all spending
$13,750
Grassroots Solutions2 payments · 6.4% of all spending
$13,500
Shelleby, Edward1 payment · 3.2% of all spending
$6,650
Ken for DNC Chair1 payment · 2.4% of all spending
$5,000
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.
