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Merle C. Chambers

CO

FEC individual contributor; employer at time of contribution: LEITH VENTURES, LLC.

Tracked direct giving

$1,958,040

Connections

154

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Merle C. Chambers

$1.2M
15 transactions across 8 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Merle C. Chambers directed $336K to HARRIS VICTORY FUND across 4 contributions between January 2024 and October 2024.

Jan 2024 – Oct 2024individual

Merle C. Chambers directed $225K to WOMEN VOTE! across 3 contributions between April 2023 and April 2024.

Apr 2023 – Apr 2024individual

Merle C. Chambers directed $175K to STRATEGIC VICTORY FUND IE PAC across 2 contributions between January 2023 and January 2024.

Jan 2023 – Jan 2024individual

Merle C. Chambers directed $121K to DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND.

Mar 2023individual

Merle C. Chambers directed $100K to ONE FOR ALL COMMITTEE.

Mar 2024individual

Merle C. Chambers also gave to 3 other entities totaling $205K.

$1.2M tracked across 8 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Merle C. Chambers’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

$2.1M
modeled estimate
61 paths across 50 counterparties
$623Kmodeled estimateattributed to David Trone
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$623Kmodeled estimateMerle C. Chambers→WOMEN VOTE!→David TronemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $2K

$386Kmodeled estimateattributed to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $7K

$234Kmodeled estimateattributed to Joseph Biden JR
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$234Kmodeled estimateMerle C. Chambers→WOMEN VOTE!→Joseph Biden JRmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $670

$195Kmodeled estimateattributed to Donald J. Trump
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$195Kmodeled estimateMerle C. Chambers→WOMEN VOTE!→Donald J. TrumpmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $330

$172Kmodeled estimateattributed to Larry Hogan
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$172Kmodeled estimateMerle C. Chambers→WOMEN VOTE!→Larry HoganmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $16K

$168Kmodeled estimateattributed to Eric Hovde
2024 cycle2 paths1–3 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$167Kmodeled estimateMerle C. Chambers→WOMEN VOTE!→Eric HovdemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $15K

smallest single documented leg $121K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$136Kmodeled estimateattributed to Kamala Harris
2024 cycle2 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$136Kmodeled estimateMerle C. Chambers→WOMEN VOTE!→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $593

$207modeled estimateMerle C. Chambers→WOMEN VOTE!→PRIORITIES USA ACTION→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $33K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$43Kmodeled estimateattributed to JOANNA WEISS
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$43Kmodeled estimateMerle C. Chambers→WOMEN VOTE!→JOANNA WEISSmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $14K

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $139K.

$2.1M attributed (modeled estimate) across 61 paths·Up to 3 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$150,000Jul 30, 20242024
WOMEN VOTE!$150,000Apr 11, 20242024
STRATEGIC VICTORY FUND IE PAC$125,000Jan 25, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$121,300Mar 16, 20232024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$121,300Jan 11, 20242024
FF PAC$100,000Feb 22, 20242024
ONE FOR ALL COMMITTEE$100,000Mar 28, 20242024
STRATEGIC VICTORY FUND IE PAC$50,000Jan 26, 20232024
WOMEN VOTE!$50,000Apr 18, 20242024
OPEN DEMOCRACY PAC$50,000Mar 8, 20242024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$40,000Oct 24, 20242024
OPEN DEMOCRACY PAC$30,000Mar 9, 20232024
WOMEN VOTE!$25,000Apr 20, 20232024
WOMENCOUNT PAC$25,000May 16, 20242024
WOMENCOUNT PAC$25,000May 2, 20242024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$25,000Oct 24, 20242024
ACTBLUE$10,000Jun 14, 20232024
RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS$10,000Oct 24, 20242024
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10,000Mar 16, 20232024
FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10,000Jun 14, 20232024
ACTBLUE$8,431Jun 12, 20242024
FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY$8,431Jun 12, 20242024
ACTBLUE$6,600Jan 10, 20242024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$6,600May 10, 20232024
ACTBLUE$5,000Jan 11, 20232024
ACTBLUE$5,000Mar 22, 20232024
ACTBLUE$5,000Apr 26, 20232024
ACTBLUE$5,000Jan 10, 20242024
ACTBLUE$5,000Apr 24, 20242024
ACTBLUE$5,000Apr 10, 20242024
ACTBLUE$5,000May 29, 20242024
ACTBLUE$5,000Jun 27, 20242024
ACTBLUE$5,000Aug 21, 20242024
ACTBLUE$5,000May 1, 20242024
ELECTING WOMEN PAC$5,000Jan 11, 20232024
OPEN DEMOCRACY PAC$5,000Mar 9, 20232024
HOPE PAC$5,000Mar 22, 20232024
SMART SOLUTIONS PAC$5,000Jun 27, 20242024
PLANNED PARENTPLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PACHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC$5,000Feb 15, 20232024
PLANNED PARENTPLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PACHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC$5,000Feb 14, 20242024
HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PAC$5,000Oct 12, 20232024
ELECTING WOMEN PAC$5,000Jan 10, 20242024
OPEN DEMOCRACY PAC$5,000Feb 8, 20242024
OPEN DEMOCRACY PAC$5,000Feb 8, 20242024
ALSOBROOKS VICTORY FUND - UNITEMIZED$5,000Apr 10, 20242024
WAY BACK PAC$5,000Feb 8, 20242024
WAY BACK PAC$5,000Feb 8, 20242024
ONE GIANT LEAP PAC$5,000May 1, 20242024
HOPE PAC$5,000Aug 21, 20242024
FAIR SHOT PAC$5,000May 29, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Donated toCOOKE FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to COOKE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toACTBLUEDonated $360,531 to ACTBLUESource
Donated toDNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEDonated $107,600 to DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toOPEN DEMOCRACY PACDonated $95,000 to OPEN DEMOCRACY PACSource
Donated toArizona Democratic PartyDonated $14,510 to ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toWOMENCOUNT PACDonated $50,000 to WOMENCOUNT PACSource
Donated toFEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $20,000 to FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF HAWAIIDonated $4,510 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF HAWAIISource
Donated toMICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEDonated $4,510 to MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toMAINE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $4,510 to MAINE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toKENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $4,510 to KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARKANSASDonated $4,510 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARKANSASSource
Donated toEHASZ FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to EHASZ FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toBACCAM FOR IOWADonated $3,300 to BACCAM FOR IOWASource
Donated toOsborn For SenateDonated $3,300 to OSBORN FOR SENATESource
Donated toFRIENDS OF JULIEDonated $3,300 to FRIENDS OF JULIESource
Donated toBarbara Lee For US SenateDonated $2,300 to BARBARA LEE FOR US SENATESource
Donated toWOMEN VOTE!Donated $225,000 to WOMEN VOTESource
Donated toHARRIS VICTORY FUNDDonated $342,900 to HARRIS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toSTRATEGIC VICTORY FUND IE PACDonated $175,000 to STRATEGIC VICTORY FUND IE PACSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUNDDonated $121,300 to DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toFF PACDonated $100,000 to FF PACSource
Donated toONE FOR ALL COMMITTEEDonated $100,000 to ONE FOR ALL COMMITTEESource
Donated toDSCCDonated $82,600 to DSCCSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERALDonated $14,510 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERALSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIADonated $14,510 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIASource
Donated toPENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $20,000 to PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toNEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $14,510 to NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toMONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $14,510 to MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toMISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $14,510 to MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toRETIRE CAREER POLITICIANSDonated $10,000 to RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANSSource
Donated toWY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEDonated $14,510 to WY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEESource
Donated toNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYDonated $10,000 to NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF MARYLANDDonated $10,000 to DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF MARYLANDSource
Donated toHIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACDonated $5,000 to HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACSource
Donated toHOPE PACDonated $10,000 to HOPE PACSource
Donated toSMART SOLUTIONS PACDonated $5,000 to SMART SOLUTIONS PACSource
Donated toELECTING WOMEN PACDonated $10,000 to ELECTING WOMEN DENVERSource
Donated toONE GIANT LEAP PACDonated $5,000 to ONE GIANT LEAP PACSource
Donated toCARE IN ACTION PACDonated $5,000 to CARE IN ACTION PACSource
Donated toFAIR SHOT PACDonated $5,000 to FAIR SHOT PACSource
Donated toALSOPACDonated $5,000 to ALSOPACSource
Donated toWAY BACK PACDonated $10,000 to WAY BACK PACSource
Donated toALSOBROOKS VICTORY FUND - UNITEMIZEDDonated $5,000 to ALSOBROOKS VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toPAID LEAVE PACDonated $10,000 to PAID LEAVE PACSource
Donated toKRISTEN FOR MICHIGANDonated $6,600 to KRISTEN FOR MICHIGANSource
Donated toANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONDonated $3,300 to ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONSource
Donated toSUSAN WILD FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to SUSAN WILD FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toHERTEL FOR MICHIGANDonated $6,600 to HERTEL FOR MICHIGANSource
Donated toGABE VASQUEZ FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to GABE VASQUEZ FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toMISSY FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to MISSY FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toALTMAN FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to ALTMAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toJOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toAMISH FOR ARIZONADonated $3,300 to AMISH FOR ARIZONASource
Donated toHOUSE MAJORITY PACDonated $150,000 to HMPSource
Donated toMONICA TRANEL FOR MONTANADonated $6,600 to MONICA TRANEL FOR MONTANASource
Donated toBob Casey For Senate Inc.Donated $6,600 to BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INCSource
Donated toFRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWNDonated $6,600 to FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWNSource
Donated toJason Crow For CongressDonated $3,300 to JASON CROW FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toDEBBIE FOR FLORIDADonated $6,600 to DEBBIE FOR FLORIDASource
Donated toENGEL FOR ARIZONADonated $6,600 to ENGEL FOR ARIZONASource
Donated toMARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKADonated $6,600 to MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKASource
Donated toGLORIA FOR TENNESSEEDonated $3,300 to GLORIA FOR TENNESSEESource
Donated toCHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toSHARICE FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to SHARICE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toTONY VARGAS FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to VARGAS FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toTAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATEDonated $6,600 to TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATESource
Donated toDON DAVIS FOR NCDonated $3,300 to DON DAVIS FOR NCSource
Donated toFRIENDS OF JANELLE STELSONDonated $6,600 to FRIENDS OF JANELLE STELSONSource
Donated toEMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to EMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toJANELLE BYNUM FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to JANELLE BYNUM FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toALSOBROOKS FOR SENATEDonated $6,600 to ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATESource
Donated toLISA BLUNT ROCHESTER FOR SENATEDonated $3,300 to LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER FOR SENATESource
Donated toMONDAIRE FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to MONDAIRE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toMONTANANS FOR TESTERDonated $6,600 to MONTANANS FOR TESTERSource
Donated toHARRIS FOR PRESIDENTDonated $6,600 to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTSource
Donated toSUOZZI FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to SUOZZI FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toPAT RYAN FOR CONGRESSDonated $8,600 to PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toCaraveo For CongressDonated $6,600 to CARAVEO FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toWill Rollins For CongressDonated $3,300 to WILL ROLLINS FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toLAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toFRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYESDonated $3,300 to FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYESSource
Donated toEMILY RANDALL FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to EMILY RANDALL FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGANDonated $6,600 to ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGANSource
Donated toMARIE FOR CONGRESSDonated $6,600 to MARIE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toCOLIN ALLRED FOR SENATEDonated $3,800 to COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATESource
Donated toSpanberger For CongressDonated $3,300 to SPANBERGER FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toLISA BLUNT ROCHESTER FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toDIANA DEGETTE FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to DIANA DEGETTE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toADAM FOR COLORADODonated $3,300 to ADAM FOR COLORADOSource
Donated toGALLEGO FOR ARIZONADonated $6,600 to GALLEGO FOR ARIZONASource
Donated toANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toCOMMITTEE TO ELECT JOE REAGANDonated $3,300 to COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOE REAGANSource
Donated toSUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toMAGGIE FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,300 to MAGGIE FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toBRITTANY PETTERSEN FOR COLORADODonated $6,600 to BRITTANY PETTERSEN FOR COLORADOSource
Donated toKATIE PORTER FOR SENATEDonated $6,568 to KATIE PORTER FOR SENATESource
Donated toROSEN FOR NEVADADonated $6,452 to ROSEN FOR NEVADASource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NEW MEXICO - FEDERALDonated $4,510 to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NEW MEXICO - FEDERALSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF LADonated $4,510 to DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF LASource