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Charlene Bainum

Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$407,788

Connections

58

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Charlene Bainum

$408K
13 transactions across 9 counterparties
sum of 13 tracked donations shown

Charlene Bainum directed $250K to HARRIS VICTORY FUND.

Jun 2023individual

Charlene Bainum directed $104K to DSCC across 3 contributions between March 2018 and March 2020.

Mar 2018 – Mar 2020individual

Charlene Bainum directed $10K to ACTBLUE across 3 contributions between October 2024 and October 2024.

Oct 2024 – Oct 2024individual

Charlene Bainum directed $4K to NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Jun 2023individual

Charlene Bainum also gave to 4 other entities totaling $15K.

$408K tracked across 9 counterparties (sum of 13 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Charlene Bainum’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

$677K
modeled estimate
25 paths across 25 counterparties
$672Kmodeled estimateattributed to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$672Kmodeled estimateCharlene Bainum→HARRIS VICTORY FUND→HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $250K

$717modeled estimateattributed to Mazi Melesa Pilip
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $25K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$333modeled estimateattributed to John S. Duarte
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $25K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$331modeled estimateattributed to Joseph Kent
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $25K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$296modeled estimateattributed to David Schweikert
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $25K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$285modeled estimateattributed to Marcus J. Molinaro
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $25K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$261modeled estimateattributed to Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$261modeled estimateCharlene Bainum→DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND→Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.mediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $25K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$247modeled estimateattributed to Michelle Steel
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $25K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

Plus 17 additional chains totaling $3K.

$677K attributed (modeled estimate) across 25 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 VICTORY FUND$250,000Jun 20, 20232024
DSCC$35,500Mar 30, 20202020
DSCC$35,000Sep 30, 20192020
DSCC$33,900Mar 31, 20182018
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$25,000Nov 15, 20232024
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$3,963Jun 20, 20232024
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$3,963Jun 20, 20232024
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$3,963Jun 20, 20232024
ACTBLUE$3,300Oct 28, 20242024
ACTBLUE$3,300Oct 28, 20242024
ACTBLUE$3,300Oct 4, 20242024
MONTANANS FOR TESTER$3,300Oct 4, 20242024
FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN$3,300Oct 28, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Donated toMICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toOHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERALSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF SOUTH CAROLINADonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF SOUTH CAROLINASource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA - FEDERALDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDASource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF HAWAIIDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF HAWAIISource
Donated toNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARKANSASDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARKANSASSource
Donated toSTATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ALABAMADonated $3,963 to STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ALABAMASource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGONDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGONSource
Donated toDC DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to DC DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEESource
Donated toVERMONT DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to VERMONT DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toMONTANANS FOR TESTERDonated $3,300 to MONTANANS FOR TESTERSource
Donated toMINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYDonated $3,963 to MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF LADonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF LASource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIADonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIASource
Donated toALASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to ALASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toSOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERALSource
Donated toDNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEDonated $41,300 to DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toCONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toTENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERALDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERALSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF MARYLANDDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF MARYLANDSource
Donated toKENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESource
Donated toNEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC CMTE.Donated $3,963 to NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEESource
Donated toIOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toUTAH STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to UTAH STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEESource
Donated toINDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY COMMITTEESource
Donated toRHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEESource
Donated toWY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to WY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toMISSOURI DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)Donated $3,963 to MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)Source
Donated toMISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toNEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEESource
Donated toDELAWARE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (DELAWARE)Source
Donated toNEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toIDAHO STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to IDAHO STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toNORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC-NONPARTISAN LEAGUE PARTYDonated $3,963 to NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC-NONPARTISAN LEAGUE PARTYSource
Donated toACTBLUEDonated $9,900 to ACTBLUESource
Donated toMAINE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to MAINE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toW VA STATE DEMOCRATIC EX COMDonated $3,963 to W VA STATE DEMOCRATIC EX COMSource
Donated toHARRIS FOR PRESIDENTDonated $6,600 to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTSource
Donated toHARRIS VICTORY FUNDDonated $250,000 to HARRIS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toFEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toFRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWNDonated $3,300 to FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWNSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOISDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOISSource
Donated toWASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toNEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toKANSAS DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to KANSAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY- FEDERALSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NEW MEXICO - FEDERALDonated $3,963 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NEW MEXICO - FEDERALSource
Donated toPENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toMASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE - FED FUNDDonated $3,963 to MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE - FED FUNDSource
Donated toMONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toTEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toGEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEEDonated $3,963 to GEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEESource
Donated toOKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toArizona Democratic PartyDonated $3,963 to ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDDonated $25,000 to DCCCSource
Donated toCALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY FEDERALDonated $3,963 to CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toNORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $3,963 to NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERALSource