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Peng Zhao

Tracked direct giving

$272,300

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The Money Trail

How money flowed from Peng Zhao

$272K
13 transactions across 9 counterparties
sum of 13 tracked donations shown

Peng Zhao directed $235K to HOUSE MAJORITY PAC.

Sep 2024individual

Peng Zhao directed $7K to VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE across 2 contributions.

Oct 2023individual

Peng Zhao directed $7K to SCHATZ FOR SENATE across 2 contributions.

Dec 2024individual

Peng Zhao directed $7K to ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE across 2 contributions.

Dec 2024individual

Peng Zhao directed $7K to CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE across 2 contributions.

Dec 2024individual

Peng Zhao also gave to 4 other entities totaling $11K.

$272K tracked across 9 counterparties (sum of 13 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Peng Zhao’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

$171K
modeled estimate
54 paths across 50 counterparties
$8Kmodeled estimateattributed to Austin Theriault
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$8Kmodeled estimatePeng Zhao→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Austin TheriaultmediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $40K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$8Kmodeled estimateattributed to Ryan Mackenzie
2024 cycle2 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidence
$7Kmodeled estimatePeng Zhao→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Ryan MackenziemediumOpposemultiple

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

$421modeled estimatePeng Zhao→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)

$7Kmodeled estimateattributed to Anthony D’Esposito
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$7Kmodeled estimatePeng Zhao→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Anthony D’EspositomediumOpposemultiple

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

$7Kmodeled estimateattributed to Tom Barrett
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$7Kmodeled estimatePeng Zhao→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Tom BarrettmediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $44K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$7Kmodeled estimateattributed to Garcia, Mike
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$7Kmodeled estimatePeng Zhao→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Garcia, MikemediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $29K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$7Kmodeled estimateattributed to Michelle Steel
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$7Kmodeled estimatePeng Zhao→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Michelle SteelmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

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

$7Kmodeled estimateattributed to Laurie Buckhout
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$7Kmodeled estimatePeng Zhao→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→Laurie BuckhoutmediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $39K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$6Kmodeled estimateattributed to John S. Duarte
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$6Kmodeled estimatePeng Zhao→HOUSE MAJORITY PAC→John S. DuartemediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $30K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $114K.

$171K attributed (modeled estimate) across 54 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
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC$235,000Sep 30, 20242024
CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE$3,300Dec 17, 20242024
CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE$3,300Dec 17, 20242024
IN OUR HANDS PAC$3,300Sep 4, 20242024
ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE$3,300Dec 17, 20242024
ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE$3,300Dec 17, 20242024
VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE$3,300Oct 19, 20232024
SCHATZ FOR SENATE$3,300Dec 17, 20242024
SCHATZ FOR SENATE$3,300Dec 17, 20242024
Alex Padilla$3,300Dec 17, 20242024
VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE$3,300Oct 19, 20232024
Tina Smith$3,300Dec 14, 20232024
ANDY KIM FOR CONGRESS$1,000Jun 21, 20242024