Politicians supported
25
distinct FEC recipients
pac · DC
No lobbying disclosures, no federal contracts -- just a sizable run of campaign giving, $70K reported to the FEC. Data through August 2026.
The verdict
Democracy Engine, INC. ranks in the top 73% of 21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity, with its only tracked channel being a sizable run of campaign giving, led by Janelle Bynum.
Where Democracy Engine, INC.'s total federal influence footprint sits
21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity
$69,775 15736th of 21666 higher than 5,930 of 21,666 organizations
the full population, bucketed by value
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Source FEC contributions, LDA lobbying disclosures, and USASpending federal contracts · August 2026
Politicians supported
25
distinct FEC recipients
Lobbying years filed
0
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
0
distinct policy categories
Each tracked channel is percentile-scored against its own national benchmark, then averaged across only the channels that apply to a pac -- not one dollar sum where contract size can drown out everything else.
Overall activity score
F
13/100
Campaign contributions
F
31/100 · $70K
Lobbying expenditures
F
7/100 · $0
Federal contracts
F
2/100 · $0
Independent expenditures
F
10/100 · $0
Democracy Engine, INC., with a disclosed filing address in DC,'s only channel in this dataset is campaign giving: a a sizable PAC history totaling $70K, topped by Janelle Bynum, with no lobbying disclosures or federal contracts on record.
On the campaign side, Democracy Engine, INC.'s PAC contributions reached 25 federal politicians, led by Janelle Bynum at $53K.
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Janelle Bynum | D | $53K |
| Martin Heinrich | D | $11K |
| Jacky Rosen | D | $6K |
| Angela Dawn Craig | D | $3K |
| Mohamed S Mr Elsherbini | NPA | $790 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | $350 |
| Brady Busby | I | $280 |
| Jennifer Mcclellan | D | $125 |
| R. Jon Tester | D | $100 |
| Marquita Bradshaw | D | $100 |
| Robert P. Jr. Casey | D | $100 |
| Jolian Kangas | NOP | $75 |
| Ruben Gallego | D | $25 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | $25 |
| Haley Stevens | D | $25 |
| Lauren Underwood | D | $25 |
| Dan Osborn | I | $25 |
| Jamie Raskin | D | $25 |
| Elissa Slotkin | D | $15 |
| Abigail Spanberger | D | $15 |
| Hakeem Jeffries | D | $6 |
| Yadira Caraveo | D | $6 |
| Wiley Nickel | D | $4 |
| Gabriel Vasquez | D | $4 |
| Kamala Harris | D | $-4,551 |
Democracy Engine, INC. has a combined recorded federal activity total of $70K, made up of $70K in campaign contributions. This is a convenience sum across three separate official populations, not a measure of causal political influence. Data from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov for 2023-2024.
Democracy Engine, INC. contributed $70K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. Democracy Engine, INC. supported 25 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Janelle Bynum ($53K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
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.
Combined activity (internally total_influence) is a convenience sum of three different official populations: FEC campaign contributions (2024 election cycle), Senate LDA lobbying expenditures (2023 and 2024 filing years, summed), and USAspending federal contract obligations (fiscal year 2024). It is a cross-dataset discovery index only, not causation, effectiveness, or political influence. Channel dollars are shown side by side; see /methodology#cross-stage-populations.
What to do with this organization
Every figure traces to a real FEC, LDA, or USASpending filing; contribution and lobbying totals are not the same as spending on any specific outcome.
According to the Federal Election Commission and the Senate Office of Public Records, more than 14,000 political action committees and over 12,500 lobbying registrants filed disclosure reports covering the 2024 election cycle and calendar-year 2024 lobbying period respectively. Every figure on this page comes from official FEC, Senate LDA, or USAspending.gov filings, described on our methodology page. Data was last updated in August 2026.
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