Defend American Jobs
Tracked direct receipts exceed tracked direct giving by
$65,475,000
Crypto-aligned super PAC affiliated with Fairshake, focused on Republican candidates in the 2024 cycle.
IE spent supporting candidates
$61,046,880
IE spent opposing candidates
$1,531,015
Connections
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Coalition view
Defend American Jobs operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Protect Progress and Fairshake. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined direct giving + IE support
$233,925,759
Combined tracked receipts
$199,105,228
Of which IE support
$147,640,759
Spent against candidates (IE oppose)
$16,448,950
How money flowed from Defend American Jobs
Defend American Jobs spent $40.0M supporting Bernie Moreno across 5 contributions between August 2024 and September 2024. Bernie Moreno voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394), which Defend American Jobs advocates for.
Defend American Jobs spent $3.0M supporting Jim Banks across 2 contributions between February 2024 and February 2024. Jim Banks voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394), which Defend American Jobs advocates for.
Defend American Jobs spent $2.8M supporting John R. Curtis across 2 contributions between May 2024 and June 2024. John R. Curtis voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394), which Defend American Jobs advocates for.
Defend American Jobs spent $1.7M supporting Brian Jack across 2 contributions. Brian Jack voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394), which Defend American Jobs advocates for.
Defend American Jobs spent $1.4M supporting Riley M. Moore across 2 contributions. Riley M. Moore voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394), which Defend American Jobs advocates for.
Defend American Jobs also gave to 2 other entities totaling $1.3M.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $12,000,000 | Aug 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $7,621,589 | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $7,619,740 | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $7,053,694 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $5,734,683 | Sep 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| John R. CurtisSpent to support | $1,507,944 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| John R. CurtisSpent to support | $1,507,944 | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Jim BanksSpent to support | $1,500,256 | Feb 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Jim BanksSpent to support | $1,500,256 | Feb 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| James C. JusticeSpent to support | $1,500,000 | Jan 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| James C. JusticeSpent to support | $1,500,000 | Feb 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| John R. CurtisSpent to support | $1,247,677 | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| STAGGS, TRENTSpent to oppose | −$1,247,677 | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Brian JackSpent to support | $846,875 | May 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| Brian JackSpent to support | $846,875 | May 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| William R. Timmons IVSpent to support | $770,109 | May 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| Riley M. MooreSpent to support | $713,230 | May 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| Riley M. MooreSpent to support | $713,230 | May 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| Craig A. GoldmanSpent to support | $700,030 | Apr 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| William R. Timmons IVSpent to support | $684,618 | May 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| MASTERS, BLAKESpent to support | $570,566 | Jun 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| John R Bradford, IIISpent to support | $523,783 | Feb 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Tim MooreSpent to support | $500,000 | Feb 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Troy DowningSpent to support | $498,714 | May 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Mark B. MessmerSpent to support | $493,420 | Apr 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| Brian JackSpent to support | $450,562 | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Brian JackSpent to support | $450,562 | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| William R. Timmons IVSpent to support | $385,205 | May 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| John R. CurtisSpent to support | $260,267 | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Robert F. Onder, Jr.Spent to support | $250,998 | Jul 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| Tom ColeSpent to support | $199,998 | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| STAGGS, TRENTSpent to oppose | −$136,996 | Jun 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| STAGGS, TRENTSpent to oppose | −$136,996 | Jun 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| Mike FloodSpent to support | $118,948 | Apr 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bill HuizengaSpent to support | $100,000 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| J. French HillSpent to support | $100,000 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Andy BarrSpent to support | $100,000 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| John R. CurtisSpent to support | $52,102 | May 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| John R. CurtisSpent to support | $52,102 | May 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| John R. CurtisSpent to support | $52,102 | May 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $29,859 | Sep 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Craig A. GoldmanSpent to support | $25,061 | May 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $20,091 | Aug 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $19,937 | Sep 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $17,846 | Sep 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernie MorenoSpent to support | $17,491 | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| Riley M. MooreSpent to support | $13,147 | May 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| Tom ColeSpent to support | $12,500 | Jun 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| MASTERS, BLAKESpent to support | $12,349 | Jun 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| Brian JackSpent to support | $11,464 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairshake | $20,000,000 | Aug 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $15,000,000 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $5,000,000 | May 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $5,000,000 | Feb 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $4,900,000 | Jun 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $4,500,000 | Jul 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| A16Z Capital Management, L.L.C. (Andreessen Horowitz) | $1,500,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| COINBASE INC | $1,500,000 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| Ripple Labs Inc. | $1,500,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | $1,500,000 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| COINBASE INC | $1,000,000 | Dec 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | $1,000,000 | Dec 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Marc Andreessen | $750,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Ben Horowitz | $750,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOROWITZ, BEN | $750,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| A16Z Capital Management, L.L.C. (Andreessen Horowitz) | $250,000 | Nov 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $150,000 | Aug 25, 2023 | 2024 |
| Ben Horowitz | $125,000 | Nov 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| Marc Andreessen | $125,000 | Nov 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOROWITZ, BEN | $125,000 | Nov 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| Multicoin Capital Group LLC | $25,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Pyahm Samani | $12,500 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Tushar Jain | $12,500 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposed | STAGGS, TRENT | Independent expenditures totaling $6,086,670.84 across 12 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | MASTERS, BLAKE | Independent expenditures totaling $2,331,660.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | John R Bradford, III | Independent expenditures totaling $2,095,130.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Craig A. Goldman | Independent expenditures totaling $2,900,365.64 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Tim Moore | Independent expenditures totaling $2,000,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Troy Downing | Independent expenditures totaling $2,039,836.64 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Brian Jack | Independent expenditures totaling $5,234,625.44 across 12 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394) | Defend American Jobs supports the GENIUS Act stablecoin framework. | Source |
| Affiliated with | Fairshake | Defend American Jobs is the Republican-side affiliate of Fairshake, the crypto-industry super PAC network. | Source |
| Advocated for | John R. Curtis | Independent expenditures totaling $13,295,046.06 across 30 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Mike Flood | Independent expenditures totaling $475,792.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Bernie Moreno | Independent expenditures totaling $160,539,718.84 across 40 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Tom Cole | Independent expenditures totaling $849,993.60 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Jim Banks | Independent expenditures totaling $12,002,048.20 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Andy Barr | Independent expenditures totaling $400,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | William R. Timmons IV | Independent expenditures totaling $7,381,755.28 across 14 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | J. French Hill | Independent expenditures totaling $400,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Independent expenditures totaling $501,995.2 across 2 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Bill Huizenga | Independent expenditures totaling $400,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | James C. Justice | Independent expenditures totaling $12,000,000.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Mark B. Messmer | Independent expenditures totaling $2,016,080.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Riley M. Moore | Independent expenditures totaling $2,905,508.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Coalition with | Fairshake | Defend American Jobs is an affiliate super PAC in the Fairshake family | Editorial |
| Received donation from | Pyahm Samani | Donated $12,500 to DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | Source |