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James Tien

Tracked direct giving

$87,400

Connections

32

The Money Trail

How money flowed from James Tien

$17K
15 transactions across 6 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

James Tien directed $6K to ACTBLUE across 5 contributions between July 2023 and January 2024.

Jul 2023 – Jan 2024individual

James Tien directed $5K to DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND across 5 contributions between July 2023 and September 2024.

Jul 2023 – Sep 2024individual

James Tien directed $3K to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT across 2 contributions between August 2023 and October 2024.

Aug 2023 – Oct 2024individual

James Tien directed $2K to HARRIS VICTORY FUND.

Aug 2023individual

James Tien directed $1K to DEMOCRATIC ACTION.

Jan 2024individual

James Tien also gave to 1 other entity totaling $1K.

$17K tracked across 6 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where James Tien’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

$8K
modeled estimate
18 paths across 16 counterparties
$2Kmodeled estimateattributed to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
2024 cycle3 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$1Kmodeled estimateJames Tien→HARRIS VICTORY FUND→HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTmediumpac

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

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

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

$2Kmodeled estimateattributed to Dan Osborn
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$2Kmodeled estimateJames Tien→HARRY DUNN FOR CONGRESS→Dan OsbornmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $500

$2Kmodeled estimateattributed to Dave Min
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$2Kmodeled estimateJames Tien→ACTBLUE→Dave Minmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $1K

$518modeled estimateattributed to JOANNA WEISS FOR CONGRESS
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$518modeled estimateJames Tien→ACTBLUE→JOANNA WEISS FOR CONGRESSmediumcorporate

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$311modeled estimateattributed to Jared Moskowitz
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$311modeled estimateJames Tien→ACTBLUE→Jared Moskowitzmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$282modeled estimateattributed to Garcia, Mike
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$282modeled estimateJames Tien→GIFFORDS PAC→Garcia, MikemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

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

$231modeled estimateattributed to AHMED FOR CONGRESS
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$231modeled estimateJames Tien→ACTBLUE→AHMED FOR CONGRESSmediumcorporate

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$203modeled estimateattributed to Michael Lawler
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$203modeled estimateJames Tien→GIFFORDS PAC→Michael LawlermediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

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

Plus 8 additional chains totaling $981.

$8K attributed (modeled estimate) across 18 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
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT$1,500Aug 27, 20232024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$1,500Aug 24, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,500Aug 24, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,000Jan 15, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,000Oct 27, 20242024
ACTBLUE$1,000Dec 21, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,000Dec 21, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,000Jan 1, 20242024
ACTBLUE$1,000Feb 23, 20242024
ACTBLUE$1,000May 14, 20242024
ACTBLUE$1,000Jun 27, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,000Nov 15, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,000Jul 18, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,000Dec 21, 20232024
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT$1,000Oct 27, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000Dec 21, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000Dec 21, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000Dec 21, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000Sep 17, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000Jul 18, 20232024
ACTBLUE$1,000Aug 13, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC ACTION$1,000Jan 1, 20242024
LUCIA BAEZ-GELLER FOR CONGRESS$1,000Feb 23, 20242024
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT$1,000Nov 15, 20232024
DEBBIE FOR FLORIDA$1,000May 14, 20242024
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$1,000Jan 15, 20232024
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$1,000Jun 27, 20232024
ACTBLUE$800Dec 15, 20232024
STOP REPUBLICANS$800Dec 15, 20232024
ACTBLUE$750Apr 24, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC ACTION$750Apr 24, 20232024
ACTBLUE$700Nov 22, 20232024
ACTBLUE$700Dec 18, 20232024
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE PAC$700Dec 18, 20232024
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC$700Nov 22, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC ELECTION FUND$600Jul 4, 20242024
ACTBLUE$600Jul 4, 20242024
ACTBLUE$550Feb 17, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Oct 28, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Aug 31, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Feb 10, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Aug 11, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Mar 8, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Aug 15, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Mar 15, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Dec 6, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Jun 24, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 1, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 1, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Jul 1, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Donated toDNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEDonated $2,000 to DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toHARRIS FOR PRESIDENTDonated $3,500 to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTSource
Donated toNATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE PACDonated $1,700 to NDTCSource
Donated toJEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSDonated $875 to JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toPADORA FOR COLORADODonated $250 to PADORA FOR COLORADOSource
Donated toHARRIS VICTORY FUNDDonated $1,500 to HARRIS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC ELECTION FUNDDonated $1,100 to DEMOCRATIC ELECTION FUNDSource
Donated toHARRY DUNN FOR CONGRESSDonated $500 to DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERSSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC TURNOUT PROJECT PACDonated $250 to DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT PROJECT PACSource
Donated toPROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT PACDonated $550 to PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTSource
Donated toPAC TO THE FUTUREDonated $500 to PAC TO THE FUTURESource
Donated toNO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PACDonated $1,500 to NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PACSource
Donated toAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez For CongressDonated $1,000 to ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toDSCCDonated $500 to DSCCSource
Donated toPALMER FOR PRESIDENTDonated $500 to PALMER FOR PRESIDENTSource
Donated toDEBBIE FOR FLORIDADonated $3,900 to DEBBIE FOR FLORIDASource
Donated toPROGRESSIVE TAKEOVERDonated $1,000 to PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVERSource
Donated toSTOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP)Donated $1,000 to STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP)Source
Donated toLUCIA BAEZ-GELLER FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,250 to LUCIA BAEZ-GELLER FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toVOTER PROTECTION PROJECTDonated $2,050 to VPPSource
Donated toLUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURIDonated $500 to HEARTLAND PATRIOTSSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC ACTIONDonated $1,750 to DEMOCRATIC ACTIONSource
Donated toSCHIFF FOR SENATEDonated $2,750 to SCHIFF FOR SENATESource
Donated toGIFFORDS PACDonated $500 to GIFFORDS PACSource
Donated toSTOP REPUBLICANSDonated $1,975 to STOP REPUBLICANSSource
Donated toSWALWELL FOR CONGRESSDonated $2,300 to SWALWELL FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toEQUALITY PACDonated $500 to EQUALITY PACSource
Donated toJUSTICE DEMOCRATS PACDonated $700 to JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PACSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC VICTORY PACDonated $750 to DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC.Source
Donated toPROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACDonated $250 to PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACSource
Donated toACTBLUEDonated $45,350 to ACTBLUESource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDDonated $6,250 to DCCCSource