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SMITH, MICHAEL

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Tracked direct giving

$5,790,918

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The Money Trail

How money flowed from SMITH, MICHAEL

$5.7M
15 transactions across 5 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

SMITH, MICHAEL directed $5.5M to SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND across 7 contributions between November 2017 and October 2023.

Nov 2017 – Oct 2023individual

SMITH, MICHAEL directed $108K to DSCC across 5 contributions between April 2020 and March 2022.

Apr 2020 – Mar 2022individual

SMITH, MICHAEL directed $60K to JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND.

Apr 2023individual

SMITH, MICHAEL directed $26K to HARRIS VICTORY FUND.

Aug 2024individual
$5.7M tracked across 5 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where SMITH, MICHAEL’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

$969K
modeled estimate
22 paths across 19 counterparties
$314Kmodeled estimateattributed to Sherrod Brown
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$314Kmodeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND→Sherrod BrownmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $4K

$205modeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→FORWARD BLUE→Sherrod BrownmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

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

$256Kmodeled estimateattributed to Bob Casey
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$256Kmodeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND→Bob CaseymediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $4K

$119Kmodeled estimateattributed to Elissa Slotkin
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$119Kmodeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND→Elissa SlotkinmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $13K

$112Kmodeled estimateattributed to Jon Tester
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$112Kmodeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND→Jon TestermediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $4K

$82Kmodeled estimateattributed to Tammy Baldwin
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$82Kmodeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND→Tammy BaldwinmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $7K

$31Kmodeled estimateattributed to Bernie Moreno
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$31Kmodeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND→Bernie MorenomediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $11K

$102modeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→FORWARD BLUE→Bernie MorenomediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

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

$11Kmodeled estimateattributed to Dan Osborn
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$11Kmodeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND→Dan OsbornmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $13K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$11Kmodeled estimateattributed to Jacky Rosen
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$10Kmodeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND→Jacky RosenmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $80K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$127modeled estimateSMITH, MICHAEL→FORWARD BLUE→Jacky RosenmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

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

Plus 11 additional chains totaling $32K.

$969K attributed (modeled estimate) across 22 paths·Up to 2 hops 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
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$1,000,000Oct 26, 20212022
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$1,000,000Oct 19, 20222022
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$1,000,000Oct 20, 20232024
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$1,000,000Nov 30, 20202020
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$1,000,000Jun 15, 20202020
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$250,000Sep 28, 20182018
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$250,000Nov 13, 20172018
JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND$60,000Apr 16, 20232024
DSCC$36,500Mar 20, 20222022
DSCC$36,500Mar 31, 20212022
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$25,813Aug 9, 20242024
DSCC$15,000Apr 29, 20202020
DSCC$10,000May 31, 20202020
DSCC$10,000Aug 13, 20202020
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,600Dec 15, 20232024
DSCC$5,000Jul 19, 20182018
DSCC$5,000Sep 30, 20182018
DSCC$5,000Oct 30, 20202020
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$5,000Jun 30, 20232024
CANTWELL VICTORY 2024$5,000Jun 30, 20232024
BUDWINSKI PAC$5,000Dec 30, 20232024
JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND$5,000Jun 25, 20242024
FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC$5,000Jun 26, 20242024
FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC$5,000Nov 9, 20232024
MIKE CLANCY FOR CONGRESS$3,300Sep 17, 20242024
ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE$3,300May 2, 20232024
SCHIFF FOR SENATE$3,000Feb 1, 20242024
SCHIFF FOR SENATE$3,000Jul 30, 20242024
CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN$2,500Mar 27, 20232024
TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE$2,500May 23, 20242024
JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND$2,500Jun 30, 20232024
JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND$2,500Aug 12, 20242024
SCHIFF FOR SENATE$2,300Sep 15, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$2,300Mar 13, 20242024
CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN$1,700Sep 14, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$1,000Jun 30, 20232024
CANTWELL VICTORY 2024$1,000Mar 14, 20242024
CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN$1,000Mar 4, 20242024
GRANITE VALUES PAC$1,000Mar 14, 20242024
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS$1,000Jun 26, 20242024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$1,000Mar 13, 20242024
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC$975Jun 30, 20232024
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC$975Dec 31, 20232024
CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN$800Sep 14, 20232024
LCV VICTORY FUND$750Oct 11, 20222022
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC$525Jun 25, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$500Nov 11, 20222022
KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT$500Mar 29, 20242024
FORWARD BLUE$500Jul 21, 20242024
FORWARD BLUE$500Jul 22, 20242024