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Michael Sonnenfeldt

NY

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Tracked direct giving

$2,879,301

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The Money Trail

How money flowed from Michael Sonnenfeldt

$2.4M
15 transactions across 6 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Michael Sonnenfeldt directed $583K to Senate Majority PAC across 2 contributions between December 2023 and September 2024.

Dec 2023 – Sep 2024individual

Michael Sonnenfeldt directed $520K to LCV VICTORY FUND across 3 contributions between March 2020 and September 2024.

Mar 2020 – Sep 2024individual

Michael Sonnenfeldt directed $450K to HARRIS VICTORY FUND across 3 contributions between February 2024 and September 2024.

Feb 2024 – Sep 2024individual

Michael Sonnenfeldt directed $405K to JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND across 3 contributions between February 2023 and February 2024.

Feb 2023 – Feb 2024individual

Michael Sonnenfeldt directed $250K to HOUSE MAJORITY PAC.

Sep 2024individual

Michael Sonnenfeldt also gave to 1 other entity totaling $189K.

$2.4M tracked across 6 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Michael Sonnenfeldt’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

$829K
modeled estimate
111 paths across 50 counterparties
$397Kmodeled estimateattributed to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
2024 cycle2 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$397Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→HARRIS VICTORY FUND→HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $100K

$266modeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC→HARRIS VICTORY FUND→HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $20K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$50Kmodeled estimateattributed to JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$50Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND→JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSmediumpac

smallest single documented leg $24K

$26Kmodeled estimateattributed to David McCormick
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidence
$18Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→DSCC→David McCormickmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $21K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$7Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→LCV VICTORY FUND→David McCormickmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $245K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$25Kmodeled estimateattributed to Kamala Harris
2024 cycle4 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidence
$21Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→LCV VICTORY FUND→Kamala HarrismediumSupportmultiple

smallest single documented leg $8K

$3Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→Senate Majority PAC→WOMEN VOTE!→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $73K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$157modeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→LCV VICTORY FUND→PRIORITIES USA ACTION→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $139K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$104modeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $250K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$22Kmodeled estimateattributed to Michael J Rogers
2024 cycle3 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidence
$21Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→DSCC→Michael J RogersmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $21K

$733modeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→LCV VICTORY FUND→Michael J RogersmediumOppose24A

smallest single documented leg $245K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$583modeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→Senate Majority PAC→WOMEN VOTE!→Michael J RogersmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $83K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$20Kmodeled estimateattributed to Eric Hovde
2024 cycle3 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidence
$17Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→DSCC→Eric HovdemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $23K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$1Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→Senate Majority PAC→WOMEN VOTE!→Eric HovdemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $250K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$1Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→LCV VICTORY FUND→Eric HovdemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $100K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$10Kmodeled estimateattributed to Michelle Steel
2024 cycle3 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidence
$7Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Michelle SteelmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $50K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$2Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→LCV VICTORY FUND→Michelle SteelmediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $20K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$1Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND→DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND→Michelle SteelmediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $128K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$10Kmodeled estimateattributed to Ryan Mackenzie
2024 cycle4 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidence
$8Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Ryan MackenziemediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $24K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$1Kmodeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→LCV VICTORY FUND→Ryan MackenziemediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $6K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$448modeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT→Ryan MackenziemediumOppose24A

smallest single documented leg $73K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$230modeled estimateMichael Sonnenfeldt→Senate Majority PAC→WOMEN VOTE!→Ryan MackenziemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $179K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $270K.

$829K attributed (modeled estimate) across 111 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 Majority PAC$333,333Sep 16, 20242024
Senate Majority PAC$250,000Dec 4, 20232024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$250,000Sep 18, 20242024
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC$250,000Sep 17, 20242024
LCV VICTORY FUND$245,000Sep 4, 20242024
LCV VICTORY FUND$175,000Apr 11, 20222022
JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND$150,000Feb 13, 20242024
JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND$127,500Feb 27, 20232024
JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND$127,500Feb 28, 20232024
LCV VICTORY FUND$100,000Mar 17, 20202020
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$100,000Feb 7, 20242024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$100,000Jun 21, 20242024
DSCC$83,700Jan 9, 20242024
DSCC$63,500May 20, 20222022
DSCC$41,300Jan 9, 20242024
DSCC CHAIR VICTORY FUND$39,500Apr 23, 20212022
DSCC$36,500May 20, 20222022
DSCC$35,500Oct 28, 20202020
DSCC$33,400Oct 31, 20162016
ONE GIANT LEAP PAC$25,000Mar 5, 20242024
STANDING STRONG PAC$25,000Apr 5, 20232024
LCV VICTORY FUND$25,000Jun 27, 20182018
LCV VICTORY FUND$25,000Feb 12, 20182018
SCHIFF VICTORY FUND$25,000Jul 15, 20242024
FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC$20,000Sep 21, 20232024
FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC$20,000Apr 30, 20242024
STANDING STRONG PAC$18,000Jan 18, 20242024
GREEN SENATE 2024$15,000Jun 26, 20232024
2024 GREEN SENATE$15,000Apr 25, 20242024
DSCC$14,500Oct 28, 20202020
COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND$10,000Sep 15, 20242024
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$10,000Sep 20, 20242024
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$5,042Sep 18, 20242024
JERSEY VALUES PAC$5,000Nov 7, 20232024
FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC$5,000Sep 21, 20232024
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Aug 6, 20232024
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Oct 11, 20242024
FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC$5,000Apr 30, 20242024
DC DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE$4,902Sep 18, 20242024
AMY KLOBUCHAR VICTORY COMMITTEE - UNITEMIZED$3,800Jul 25, 20242024
HELMER FOR CONGRESS$3,300Mar 10, 20242024
FRIENDS OF MARIA$3,300Mar 17, 20232024
VINDMAN FOR CONGRESS$3,300Apr 12, 20242024
Amy Klobuchar$3,300Jul 29, 20242024
Mary Sattler Peltola$3,300Jul 2, 20242024
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$3,300Mar 14, 20242024
VINDMAN FOR CONGRESS$3,300Apr 12, 20242024
SCHIFF FOR SENATE$3,300Mar 7, 20232024
SCHIFF FOR SENATE$3,300Nov 2, 20232024
MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA$3,300Jul 2, 20242024