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VELVET HAMMER PAC

Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by

$81,900

Political action committee.

sugarpharmaceuticalsdefense
Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$292,200

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$210,300

View FEC cycle totals

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The Money Trail

How money associated with VELVET HAMMER PAC flowed

VELVET HAMMER PAC is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.

$202K
15 transactions across 3 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

VELVET HAMMER PAC directed $187K to DSCC across 12 contributions between September 2019 and September 2024.

Sep 2019 – Sep 2024pac

General Dynamics Corporation PAC directed $10K to VELVET HAMMER PAC across 2 contributions between April 2023 and May 2024. General Dynamics Corporation PAC advocates for AUKUS Implementation Legislation.

Apr 2023 – May 2024pac→ AUKUS Implementation Legislation no recorded vote

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $5K to VELVET HAMMER PAC.

Dec 2024pac
$202K tracked across 3 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)·1 policy outcome

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that VELVET HAMMER PAC holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from (through a corporate PAC) that also receive federal awards. Figures are each company's total federal obligations over the fiscal years this tracker holds FEC data for, as reported by USASpending.gov.

Received contributions from a PAC of
General Dynamics

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$128.0B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2021

Defense: $108.3BHealth and Human Services: $6.5BGeneral Services Administration: $2.5B+4 more
Received contributions from a PAC of
Microsoft

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$4.8B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Defense: $3.8BState: $316.6MHomeland Security: $269.9M+5 more

Stock disclosures from Senate EFD / House Financial Disclosures. Contract data from USASpending.gov. Contributions and contracts are separate records. Neither is shown as a cause of the other, and a connection does not imply wrongdoing.

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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
DSCC$35,000Mar 26, 20242024
DSCC$20,000Jun 30, 20222022
DSCC$15,000Mar 30, 20222022
DSCC$15,000Mar 30, 20212022
DSCC$15,000Jan 20, 20232024
DSCC$15,000Dec 20, 20192020
DSCC$15,000Mar 26, 20242024
DSCC$15,000Sep 30, 20242024
DSCC$15,000Nov 28, 20232024
DSCC$10,000Sep 30, 20242024
DSCC$10,000Jun 30, 20202020
DSCC$7,200Sep 30, 20192020
ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN$5,000Jun 28, 20232024
ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN$5,000Jun 28, 20232024
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$5,000Mar 6, 20242024
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$5,000Mar 6, 20242024
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$5,000Mar 30, 20222022
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$5,000Sep 30, 20242024
Kelly Morrison$5,000Sep 30, 20242024
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
ROSEN FOR NEVADA$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
Kelly Morrison$5,000Jun 27, 20242024
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY$5,000May 3, 20232024
ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE$5,000May 15, 20242024
ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE$5,000May 14, 20242024
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA$5,000Jun 28, 20232024
SCHIFF FOR SENATE$5,000Mar 26, 20242024
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY$5,000Apr 12, 20242024
ROSEN FOR NEVADA$5,000Jun 28, 20232024
HEINRICH VICTORY FUND$5,000May 17, 20242024
EMILY'S LIST$5,000Apr 6, 20232024
EMILY'S LIST$5,000Mar 13, 20242024

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.

DonorAmountDateCycle
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$5,000Mar 27, 20242024
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$5,000Aug 1, 20242024
CME GROUP INC. PAC$5,000Mar 15, 20232024
CME GROUP INC. PAC$5,000Sep 25, 20242024
General Dynamics Corporation PAC$5,000May 22, 20242024
General Dynamics Corporation PAC$5,000Apr 25, 20232024
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 21, 20232024
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 28, 20242024
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE VOLUNTARY FUND$5,000Dec 19, 20232024
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE VOLUNTARY FUND$5,000Jul 31, 20242024
U.S. BANCORP POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM$5,000Mar 12, 20242024
U.S. BANCORP POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM$5,000Feb 9, 20232024
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 20, 20252026
FINSECA PAC$5,000Jun 30, 20232024
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FICO PAC)$5,000Jun 10, 20242024
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Dec 29, 20232024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$5,000Nov 4, 20242024
Southern Company PAC (SouthernPAC)$5,000Nov 7, 20232024
Growth Energy PAC$5,000Nov 15, 20232024
FEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC$5,000Nov 20, 20242024
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 20, 20242024
Wells Fargo PAC$5,000Feb 15, 20242024
Wells Fargo PAC$5,000Mar 23, 20232024
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC$5,000Jul 1, 20242024
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Dec 13, 20242024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$3,000Dec 12, 20232024
Citigroup PAC$2,500Jul 25, 20242024
American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC)$2,500Jul 19, 20232024
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC$2,500Nov 17, 20232024
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC$2,500Jul 26, 20232024
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC$2,500Oct 31, 20242024
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC)$2,500Oct 24, 20232024
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC)$2,500Mar 1, 20242024
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,500Dec 15, 20232024
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,500Sep 21, 20232024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$2,500Oct 11, 20242024
Goldman Sachs PAC$2,500Jun 20, 20232024
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Dec 17, 20242024
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC)$2,500Mar 4, 20242024
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Jun 30, 20232024
FINSECA PAC$2,500Jul 30, 20242024
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Mar 29, 20242024
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$2,500Jul 31, 20232024
Southern Company PAC (SouthernPAC)$2,500Feb 21, 20242024
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$2,500Sep 27, 20242024
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Jun 17, 20232024
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Apr 18, 20232024
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC$2,500Dec 20, 20232024
ZILLOW GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ZG PAC)$2,500Jun 17, 20242024
Michael Smith$1,800Nov 14, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Received donation fromJohnson & Johnson Employees' Good Government Fund$15,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Received donation fromRio Grande Valley Sugar Growers PAC$4,500.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Received donation fromWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEDonated $5,000 to VELVET HAMMER PACSource
Received donation fromMichael SmithDonated $1,800 to VELVET HAMMER PACSource
Received donation fromWells Fargo PAC$26,000.00 across 6 contributions (2020, 2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromAnne MacmillanDonated $2,000 to VELVET HAMMER PACSource
Received donation fromAdam TarrDonated $3,000 to VELVET HAMMER PACSource
Received donation fromNorthrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)$13,500.00 across 6 contributions (2022, 2024, 2026 cycles)Source
Received donation fromSouthern Company PAC (SouthernPAC)$12,500.00 across 3 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromGoldman Sachs PAC$5,000.00 across 2 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles)Source