Candidates targeted
26
races with outside spending
pac · OR
VOTEVETS
An outside-spending committee: $13.5M in independent expenditures ($7.6M supporting, $5.9M opposing candidates) - reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign.
- $13.5M
- Independent expenditures
- $7.6M
- Supporting
- $5.9M
- Opposing
- $288K
- Contributions
The verdict
VOTEVETS is an outside-spending committee: it made $13.5M in independent expenditures across 26 candidates, mostly supporting ($7.6M).
- $7.6M
- spent supporting candidates
- $5.9M
- spent opposing candidates
- $288K
- direct contributions
Supporting
$7.6M
independent expenditures for
Opposing
$5.9M
independent expenditures against
Independent expenditures by VOTEVETS
Money this committee spent independently to support or oppose candidates, reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign and not coordinated with it.
- $13.5M
- Total outside spending
- $7.6M
- Supporting
- $5.9M
- Opposing
| Candidate | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Ruben Gallego | $2.9M | - |
| Michelle Steel | - | $1.5M |
| Daniel Helmer | $1.3M | - |
| Derrick F. Mr. Van orden | - | $1.1M |
| Alison Esposito | - | $869K |
| Kamala Harris | $833K | - |
| Jennifer Kiggans | - | $559K |
| Colin Allred | $510K | - |
| Maggie Goodlander | $459K | - |
| Kevin Colin Van ostern | - | $455K |
| Zach Nunn | - | $430K |
| Yevgeny 'eugene' Vindman | $417K | - |
| Tim Sheehy | - | $415K |
| Elissa Slotkin | $415K | - |
| Laurie Buckhout | - | $313K |
| Andrei Cherny | $268K | - |
| Robert W Mercuri | - | $233K |
| Herb Md Conaway | $228K | - |
| Jacky Rosen | $223K | - |
| Matt Collier | $98K | - |
What VOTEVETS's influence footprint shows
VOTEVETS is an outside-spending committee: rather than contributing to candidates' committees, it reported $13.5M in independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission - $7.6M advocating for candidates and $5.9M opposing them, across 26 races. By law these expenditures are made independently of, and uncoordinated with, any campaign, and they are not subject to contribution limits, which is how a single committee can deploy this scale of money. They are reported here separately from contributions because they are a fundamentally different mechanism of political influence.
On the campaign side, VOTEVETS's PAC contributions reached 36 federal politicians, led by Shawn Harris at $15K.
Politicians supported
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Harris | D | $15K |
| Ruben Gallego | D | $10K |
| Christopher Deluzio | D | $10K |
| Chrissy Houlahan | D | $10K |
| Jared Golden | D | $10K |
| Don Davis | D | $10K |
| Elissa Slotkin | D | $10K |
| Jake Auchincloss | D | $10K |
| Jason Crow | D | $10K |
| Mikie Sherrill | D | $10K |
| Seth Moulton | D | $10K |
| Patrick Ryan | D | $10K |
| Salud O. Carbajal | D | $10K |
| Ted Lieu | D | $10K |
| Ashley Ehasz | D | $10K |
| Jimmy Panetta | D | $10K |
| Missy Cotter smasal | D | $10K |
| Yevgeny 'eugene' Vindman | D | $10K |
| Lanon Baccam | D | $10K |
| Herb Md Conaway | D | $10K |
| Maggie Goodlander | D | $10K |
| Andy Kim | D | $5K |
| Jeff Jackson | D | $5K |
| Abigail Spanberger | D | $5K |
| Sarah Klee hood | D | $5K |
| Tim Sanchez | D | $5K |
| Brian Dr. Williams | D | $5K |
| Walter Berbrick | D | $5K |
| Andrei Cherny | D | $5K |
| Andy Kim | D | $5K |
| Michael O'brien | D | $5K |
| Derek Tran | D | $5K |
| Peter Dixon | D | $5K |
| Bob Archuleta | D | $5K |
| Matt Collier | D | $5K |
| Mike Mr. Thompson | D | $3K |
Frequently asked questions
How much political influence does VOTEVETS have?
VOTEVETS has a combined political influence footprint of $288K, made up of $288K in campaign contributions. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
Which politicians does VOTEVETS support?
VOTEVETS contributed $288K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. VOTEVETS supported 36 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Shawn Harris ($15K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
Where does the data about VOTEVETS come from?
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
What is "total influence" and how is it calculated?
Total influence is the sum of an organization's campaign contributions, lobbying spending, and federal contract values. It provides a single metric for comparing the overall political and economic footprint of organizations in the federal arena. Each component is independently sourced from official government filings.
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Every figure on PlainInfluence is rendered directly from official FEC, Senate LDA and USAspending records, no number is typed in by an editor. Contribution, lobbying, and contract totals are aggregated directly from FEC, Senate LDA, and USAspending bulk data, no figure is hand-entered. Disclosed contributions, lobbying, and contracts are lawful, regulated activities, appearing on this page is not an allegation of wrongdoing. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our disclaimer, or report a data error. Data current as of 2023-2024.