Michelle Steel
Republican · CA
Member of Congress
Tracked direct giving
$1,800
Tracked donations to candidate
None in tracked data
IE for this entity (not received)
$6,132,018
IE against this entity (not received)
$9,994,789
Connections
61
Votes
50
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 Michelle Steel
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC spent $6.2M opposing Michelle Steel across 8 contributions between October 2024 and October 2024.
Fairshake spent $5.6M supporting Michelle Steel across 2 contributions. Fairshake advocates for CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND spent $2.8M opposing Michelle Steel across 4 contributions between October 2024 and October 2024.
LCV VICTORY FUND spent $260K opposing Michelle Steel.
Who funded Michelle Steel
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 $2.5M (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $14K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
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smallest single documented leg $41K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $2.8M (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $13K
smallest single documented leg $5K
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 $100K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
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Plus 42 additional chains totaling $3.0M.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairshake | $2,808,886 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Fairshake | $2,780,309 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 1, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $1,728,648 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 25, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $1,728,648 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 18, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $1,075,080 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 24, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $1,037,596 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 17, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $769,608 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 11, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $769,608 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 4, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $532,907 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 17, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $466,560 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 22, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $302,400 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 9, 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND | $260,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 24, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $241,920 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 31, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $181,440 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 30, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $119,151 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 24, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $109,151 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 17, 2024 |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND | $100,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $75,000 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Jan 23, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $51,453 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 11, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $50,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Nov 1, 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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Election Results
| Year | Office | State | Party | Result | Total Raised | Tracked direct PAC giving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US House | CA | R | Lost | $10,730,107 | — |
| 2022 | US House | CA | Result not sourced | $7,411,601 | — | |
| 2020 | US House | CA | Result not sourced | $6,428,813 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE (FED) | $1,000 | Nov 16, 2023 | 2024 |
| BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | $500 | May 17, 2023 | 2024 |
| CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT. | $300 | May 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FairshakeSpent to support | $2,808,886 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| FairshakeSpent to support | $2,780,309 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$1,728,648 | Oct 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$1,728,648 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$1,075,080 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$1,037,596 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$769,608 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$769,608 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$532,907 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$466,560 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$302,400 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$260,000 | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$241,920 | Oct 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$181,440 | Oct 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$119,151 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$109,151 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$100,000 | Oct 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $75,000 | Jan 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$51,453 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$50,000 | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $50,000 | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $50,000 | May 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $50,000 | Dec 11, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$50,000 | Sep 10, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$50,000 | Sep 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC)Spent to support | $45,200 | Sep 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$40,000 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$40,000 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$31,182 | Oct 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$31,033 | Oct 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$29,908 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$29,879 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$29,007 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$27,332 | Oct 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Aug 3, 2023 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Oct 26, 2023 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Oct 20, 2023 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Apr 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | May 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Apr 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC)Spent to support | $23,517 | Sep 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| MAJORITY PACSpent to support | $22,337 | Jun 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$20,000 | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$18,727 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $15,000 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$13,500 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$13,213 | Nov 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $12,500 | Jul 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$11,990 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| MAJORITY PACSpent to support | $11,454 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |