DEFEND THE DREAM
96% Democratic-aligned activity · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activityPAC (qualified) · Leadership PAC · Monthly filerC00771238
Overview
- Raised
- $1.5Mvs $304K 2021–2022
- Spent
- $1.3Mvs $250.6K 2021–2022
- Cash on hand
- $201.5Kvs $53.4K 2021–2022
- Debts owed
- $3,346vs $0 2021–2022
OpenFEC processed totals through Dec 31, 2024; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as the committee reported them; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2021–2022.
Candidate connections
No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.
Money in
Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$721.7K
- Unitemized individual contributions$1,000
- Other committees$660K
Largest itemized receipts
- ADELANTE FUND99% Democratic-aligned activity · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity$62.8KJul 1, 2024
- ADELANTE FUND99% Democratic-aligned activity · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity$7,856Jul 31, 2024
- ADELANTE FUND99% Democratic-aligned activity · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity$6,716Sep 17, 2024
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$840.8K
- Contributions to committees$468.5K
- Contribution refunds$19.5K
- Other disbursements$2,000
Largest disbursements
- ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE$28.7KREIMBURSEMENT - SEE MEMO ITEMIZATION ON LINE 21 FROM THE PRIOR REPORT. · Jul 14, 2023
- BERTOLINA & BARNATO, INC.$21KMANAGEMENT CONSULTING FEES · Sep 4, 2024
- FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA$16.2KCREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE MEMO ITEMIZATION · Oct 1, 2024
- TZUCO$15.5KFOOD & BEVERAGES · Sep 4, 2024
- SGR CONSULTING, LLC$15KFUNDRAISING CONSULTING FEES · Oct 3, 2024
- BERTOLINA & BARNATO, INC.$14.6KCAMPAIGN CONSULTING FEES · Jun 2, 2023
- FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA$14.3KCREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE MEMO ITEMIZATION BELOW · Jun 26, 2023
Money network · top contributors and recipients as a graph
Records
Registration
- Committee type
- PAC (qualified)
- Designation
- Leadership PAC
- Party affiliation
- No party affiliation reported
- Treasurer
- KAUFMAN, STEPHEN J
- Filing cadence
- Monthly filer
- Organization type
- Not reported
- Connected organization
- PADILLA
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2023–2024
- Cycles loaded
- 2026, 2024
- Registered address
- 777 S FIGUEROA ST SUITE 4050 · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90017
Relationships
FEC-reported relationships
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Political alignment
Registration, linked-candidate, and disclosed money-flow evidence
FEC registration: PAC (qualified); no party affiliation reported. Classification basis: Inferred from activity. This describes disclosed financial activity, not an official party registration or ideological score. The figures below separately preserve the filer’s Schedule E support and opposition designations.