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Martha Melman

Tracked direct giving

$24,650

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The Money Trail

How money flowed from Martha Melman

$15K
15 transactions across 7 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Martha Melman directed $8K to LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND across 2 contributions between October 2023 and October 2024.

Oct 2023 – Oct 2024individual

Martha Melman directed $3K to TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS across 6 contributions between October 2023 and October 2024.

Oct 2023 – Oct 2024individual

Martha Melman directed $2K to CASTEN FOR CONGRESS across 2 contributions between February 2023 and September 2023.

Feb 2023 – Sep 2023individual

Martha Melman directed $1K to LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS across 2 contributions between August 2023 and August 2023.

Aug 2023 – Aug 2023individual

Martha Melman directed $500 to SENATE OH & MT.

Nov 2023individual

Martha Melman also gave to 2 other entities totaling $1K.

$15K tracked across 7 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Martha Melman’s money ended up

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

$5K
modeled estimate
9 paths across 9 counterparties
$2Kmodeled estimateattributed to LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $1K

$2Kmodeled estimateattributed to Lauren Underwood
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $3K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$342modeled estimateattributed to FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$342modeled estimateMartha Melman→SENATE OH & MT→FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWNmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $500 (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$282modeled estimateattributed to Garcia, Mike
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$282modeled estimateMartha Melman→GIFFORDS PAC→Garcia, MikemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $500 (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$281modeled estimateattributed to MONTANANS FOR TESTER
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$281modeled estimateMartha Melman→SENATE OH & MT→MONTANANS FOR TESTERmediumparty

smallest single documented leg $500 (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$203modeled estimateattributed to Michael Lawler
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$203modeled estimateMartha Melman→GIFFORDS PAC→Michael LawlermediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $500 (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$118modeled estimateattributed to Juan Ciscomani
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$118modeled estimateMartha Melman→GIFFORDS PAC→Juan CiscomanimediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $500 (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$112modeled estimateattributed to Don Bacon
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$112modeled estimateMartha Melman→GIFFORDS PAC→Don BaconmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $500 (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

Plus 1 additional chain totaling $106.

$5K attributed (modeled estimate) across 9 paths·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this
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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.

RecipientAmountDateCycle
LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND$5,000Oct 4, 20242024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND$2,500Oct 26, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$1,000Feb 24, 20232024
GIFFORDS PAC$500Jun 30, 20232024
WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024$500Jan 11, 20242024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$500Mar 27, 20242024
SENATE OH & MT$500Nov 30, 20232024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$500Oct 31, 20232024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$500Aug 31, 20242024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$500Aug 27, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$500Aug 15, 20232024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$500Dec 29, 20232024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$500Nov 27, 20232024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$500Jun 30, 20242024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$500Oct 31, 20242024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$500Sep 24, 20232024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$450Jul 24, 20242024
GIFFORDS PAC$250Aug 13, 20232024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$250Jan 31, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Mar 27, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Mar 11, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Mar 21, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Feb 15, 20232024
TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS$250Jan 16, 20242024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Aug 15, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Jul 31, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Jul 24, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Jul 17, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250May 20, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250May 18, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Apr 23, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Apr 4, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Jun 30, 20242024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Oct 17, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Dec 29, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Jan 21, 20242024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Jan 11, 20242024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Oct 26, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Feb 12, 20242024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Jul 8, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Sep 14, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250Aug 29, 20232024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$250May 8, 20242024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Jun 30, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Apr 19, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Jun 24, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250May 3, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Jun 8, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250May 28, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$250Aug 24, 20232024