Eric Hovde
Tracked direct giving
$7,000
Tracked donations to candidate
None in tracked data
IE for this entity (not received)
$32,253
IE against this entity (not received)
$13,571,485
Connections
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Independent expenditures are paid by outside groups to ad and mail vendors. None of that money reached this entity's committee, and none of it is counted as a receipt.
How money flowed to Eric Hovde
DSCC spent $9.4M opposing Eric Hovde across 13 contributions between August 2024 and September 2024.
WOMEN VOTE! spent $2.6M opposing Eric Hovde.
LCV VICTORY FUND spent $250K opposing Eric Hovde.
Who funded Eric Hovde
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
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smallest single documented leg $100K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
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smallest single documented leg $121K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
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smallest single documented leg $124K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
Plus 42 additional chains totaling $2.0M.
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
Outside Spending About This Entity
Every independent expenditure and electioneering communication in the tracked filings that names this entity, by any filer. Most filers here are super PACs that disclose their donors. Only the non-committee nonprofits among them are dark money.
| Filer | Amount | Type | Support/Oppose | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMEN VOTE! | $2,641,204 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Aug 29, 2024 |
| DSCC | $1,382,082 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 5, 2024 |
| DSCC | $1,327,782 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 12, 2024 |
| DSCC | $1,288,927 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 18, 2024 |
| DSCC | $859,962 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Aug 29, 2024 |
| DSCC | $858,297 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Aug 23, 2024 |
| DSCC | $820,650 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Aug 1, 2024 |
| DSCC | $788,922 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Aug 16, 2024 |
| DSCC | $782,262 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Aug 9, 2024 |
| DSCC | $349,304 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Aug 20, 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND | $250,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 28, 2024 |
| DSCC | $239,907 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 20, 2024 |
| DSCC | $239,547 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 13, 2024 |
| DSCC | $235,547 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 6, 2024 |
| DSCC | $225,644 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Aug 30, 2024 |
| DSCC | $126,753 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 24, 2024 |
| DSCC | $100,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 18, 2024 |
| DSCC | $100,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 11, 2024 |
| DSCC | $100,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 26, 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND | $99,999 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 18, 2024 |
Money spent by non-disclosing organizations on ads and communications referencing this candidate. These dollars do not flow to the candidate's committee.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates. QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINRED | $7,000 | Mar 26, 2026 | 2026 |
Donations Received and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOMEN VOTE!Spent to oppose | −$2,641,204 | Aug 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$1,382,082 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$1,327,782 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$1,288,927 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$859,962 | Aug 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$858,297 | Aug 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$820,650 | Aug 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$788,922 | Aug 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$782,262 | Aug 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$349,304 | Aug 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$250,000 | Oct 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$239,907 | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$239,547 | Sep 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$235,547 | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$225,644 | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$126,753 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$100,000 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$100,000 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$100,000 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$99,999 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$83,316 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$71,235 | Aug 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| WORKING AMERICASpent to oppose | −$67,000 | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| WORKING AMERICASpent to oppose | −$65,000 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$63,936 | Aug 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$50,000 | Oct 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| FORWARD BLUESpent to oppose | −$38,000 | Oct 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| WOMEN VOTE!Spent to oppose | −$33,333 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| WOMEN VOTE!Spent to oppose | −$33,333 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| WOMEN VOTE!Spent to oppose | −$33,333 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$29,968 | Aug 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$22,500 | Aug 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF WISCONSIN POLITICAL FUNDSpent to oppose | −$22,070 | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$20,000 | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$20,000 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| WOMEN VOTE!Spent to oppose | −$14,874 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$14,865 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$13,446 | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$12,766 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$12,500 | Sep 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$10,000 | Oct 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$8,500 | Aug 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCCSpent to oppose | −$4,481 | Aug 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$3,750 | Oct 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $3,315 | Oct 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PACSpent to oppose | −$3,170 | Nov 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $2,913 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $2,359 | Oct 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $2,312 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $2,254 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliated with | HOVDE FOR WISCONSIN | HOVDE FOR WISCONSIN is the principal campaign committee of Eric Hovde (FEC committee C00870139, designation P; candidate S2WI00268). | Source |