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DEFEND THE DREAM

Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by

$76,173

Political action committee.

pharmaceuticalstech aidefense
Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$317,426

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$241,253

View FEC cycle totals

Connections

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The Money Trail

How money associated with DEFEND THE DREAM flowed

DEFEND THE DREAM is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.

$193K
15 transactions across 7 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

DEFEND THE DREAM directed $115K to DSCC across 5 contributions between September 2023 and October 2024.

Sep 2023 – Oct 2024pac

DEFEND THE DREAM directed $29K to ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE.

Jul 2023party

DEFEND THE DREAM directed $29K to Alex Padilla.

Jul 2023pac

General Dynamics Corporation PAC directed $6K to DEFEND THE DREAM across 3 contributions between September 2023 and December 2024. General Dynamics Corporation PAC advocates for AUKUS Implementation Legislation.

Sep 2023 – Dec 2024pac→ AUKUS Implementation Legislation no recorded vote

Lockheed Martin Employees PAC directed $5K to DEFEND THE DREAM across 3 contributions between May 2024 and November 2024. Lockheed Martin Employees PAC advocates for Ukraine Security Supplemental (H.R.8035).

May 2024 – Nov 2024pac→ Ukraine Security Supplemental (H.R.8035) no recorded vote

DEFEND THE DREAM also is connected by money to 2 other entities totaling $10K.

$193K tracked across 7 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)·2 policy outcomes
PAC Chain Attribution

Where DEFEND THE DREAM’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

$2K
modeled estimate
6 paths across 6 counterparties
$474modeled estimateattributed to Tim Sheehy
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence
$474modeled estimateDEFEND THE DREAM→ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE→DSCC→Tim SheehyhighOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $29K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$361modeled estimateattributed to Kari Lake
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence
$361modeled estimateDEFEND THE DREAM→ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE→DSCC→Kari LakehighOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $29K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$273modeled estimateattributed to FRIENDS OF MARIA
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$273modeled estimateattributed to FRIENDS OF MICHAEL GUEST
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$164modeled estimateattributed to Michael J Rogers
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence
$164modeled estimateDEFEND THE DREAM→ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE→DSCC→Michael J RogershighOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $29K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$132modeled estimateattributed to David McCormick
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence
$132modeled estimateDEFEND THE DREAM→ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE→DSCC→David McCormickhighOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $29K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$2K attributed (modeled estimate) across 6 paths·Up to 2 hops deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that DEFEND THE DREAM 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

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$521.1B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Defense: $491.4BNational Aeronautics and Space Administration: $15.2BEnergy: $6.0B+7 more
Received contributions from a PAC of

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

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$54.1B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Defense: $52.7BJustice: $529.2MHomeland Security: $439.3M+4 more
Received contributions from a PAC of

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
Received contributions from a PAC of

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$1.2M

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Federal Communications Commission: $3.1MVeterans Affairs: $300KU.S. Agency for Global Media: $235K+8 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$45,000Oct 4, 20242024
DSCC$30,000Oct 4, 20242024
ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE$28,713Jul 20, 20232024
Alex Padilla$28,713Jul 20, 20232024
DSCC$15,000Sep 30, 20232024
DSCC$15,000Oct 4, 20242024
DSCC$10,000Sep 30, 20232024
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$5,000Mar 6, 20242024
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$5,000Mar 6, 20242024
GALLEGO VICTORY FUND$5,000Sep 29, 20242024
JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND$5,000Sep 27, 20242024
HEINRICH VICTORY FUND$5,000Sep 24, 20242024
Dave Min$5,000Jun 27, 20242024
LUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Dec 20, 20232024
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$5,000Sep 26, 20242024
Angela D. Alsobrooks$5,000Sep 30, 20242024
ROSEN FOR NEVADA$5,000Nov 8, 20242024
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$5,000Sep 27, 20242024
CHC BOLD PAC$5,000Mar 31, 20242024
ANDY KIM FOR CONGRESS$5,000Oct 16, 20242024
ROSEN FOR NEVADA$5,000Sep 28, 20232024
FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN$5,000Sep 29, 20232024
COLIN ALLRED VICTORY FUND$5,000Oct 2, 20242024
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA$5,000Sep 30, 20232024
SCHIFF FOR SENATE$5,000Apr 2, 20242024
GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESS$5,000Apr 1, 20242024
KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA$5,000Sep 28, 20232024
ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE$5,000May 14, 20242024
EMILY'S LIST$5,000Apr 2, 20242024
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS$2,500Mar 17, 20262026
ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN$2,500Jan 20, 20232024
NELLIE POU FOR CONGRESS$2,500Sep 30, 20242024
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA$2,500Mar 28, 20232024
KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA$2,500Mar 31, 20232024
MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS$2,500Dec 22, 20232024
JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS$2,500Dec 31, 20232024
SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS$2,500Dec 20, 20232024
ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN$2,500Jun 28, 20232024
KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA$2,500Jun 28, 20232024
ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN$2,500Sep 30, 20232024
ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN$2,500Sep 30, 20232024
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA$2,500Jun 29, 20232024
LOU CORREA FOR CONGRESS$2,500Dec 28, 20232024

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
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$5,000Mar 30, 20232024
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$5,000Feb 1, 20242024
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$5,000Apr 18, 20242024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$5,000Dec 12, 20232024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$5,000Oct 11, 20242024
BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC$5,000Mar 11, 20242024
BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC$5,000May 1, 20232024
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 4, 20242024
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000May 30, 20232024
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE VOLUNTARY FUND$5,000Sep 28, 20232024
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)$5,000Sep 1, 20232024
Jim Jordan$5,000Apr 13, 20242024
Lateefah Simon$5,000Jun 1, 20232024
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Jun 16, 20252026
Google/Alphabet NetPAC$5,000Mar 31, 20262026
Alex von Furstenberg$5,000Feb 1, 20232024
Fabian Nunez$5,000Mar 13, 20232024
TRANSDIGM GROUP, INC. EMPLOYEE PAC$5,000Jun 16, 20232024
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Jun 5, 20232024
Amazon PAC$5,000Apr 22, 20252026
Amazon PAC$5,000Jun 5, 20262026
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$5,000Jun 25, 20262026
Google/Alphabet NetPAC$5,000Sep 25, 20252026
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Nov 4, 20242024
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Oct 18, 20232024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$5,000Apr 28, 20232024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$5,000Sep 25, 20242024
Michael Smith$5,000Jun 30, 20232024
Nicole Mutchnik$5,000Mar 9, 20232024
Ron Conway$5,000Apr 3, 20232024
Alex von Furstenberg$5,000Apr 29, 20242024
Google/Alphabet NetPAC$5,000Dec 8, 20232024
Google/Alphabet NetPAC$5,000Aug 22, 20242024
Wells Fargo PAC$5,000Feb 15, 20242024
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Jun 13, 20232024
DISNEY PAC$5,000Mar 27, 20232024
DISNEY PAC$5,000Mar 5, 20242024
General Dynamics Corporation PAC$4,000Dec 3, 20242024
Amazon PAC$3,000Sep 27, 20242024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST PAC$2,500Apr 22, 20242024
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Sep 22, 20232024
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$2,500Apr 18, 20242024
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC$2,500Jul 26, 20232024
Lockheed Martin Employees PAC$2,500Nov 27, 20242024
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEES' PAC$2,500Jun 10, 20242024
Jimmy Gomez$2,500Apr 5, 20242024
NATIONAL PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC$2,500May 16, 20232024
CALIFORNIA ALMOND INDUSTRY PAC FEDERAL, SPONSORED BY THE ALMOND ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA$2,500Nov 20, 20232024
Wells Fargo PAC$2,500Jun 8, 20232024
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP PAC$2,500Sep 27, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Advocated forInflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing ProvisionsDEFEND THE DREAM PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeSource
Received donation fromEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000.00 across 6 contributionsSource
Received donation fromPhRMA PAC$5,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Received donation fromTHE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Received donation fromAmazon PAC$30,000.00 across 6 contributionsSource
Received donation fromKim BaylissDonated $500 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromGreg LopezDonated $1,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromLateefah SimonDonated $5,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromTRANSDIGM GROUP, INC. EMPLOYEE PACDonated $5,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromJimmy GomezDonated $3,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromGabe VasquezDonated $2,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromAlfonso Guida Jr.Donated $1,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromStephen F. LynchDonated $1,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromLinda T. SánchezDonated $2,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromJim JordanDonated $5,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEDonated $1,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromAlex von FurstenbergDonated $10,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromCONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. PACDonated $253 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromNicole MutchnikDonated $5,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromMichael SmithDonated $5,500 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromRobert W WoodDonated $500 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromANDERSON, MICHAELDonated $1,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromRon ConwayDonated $5,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromFabian NunezDonated $5,000 to DEFEND THE DREAMSource
Received donation fromWells Fargo PAC$12,500.00 across 3 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromHumana PAC$5,000.00 across 2 contributions (2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromNorthrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)$10,000.00 across 5 contributions (2024, 2026 cycles)Source
Received donation fromMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$30,000.00 across 6 contributionsSource
Received donation fromGoogle/Alphabet NetPAC$30,000.00 across 6 contributionsSource
Received donation fromLockheed Martin Employees PAC$15,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource