THE BENCH

Democratic-aligned activityInferred from activityHybrid PAC (qualified) · Unauthorized · Quarterly filerC00845271

Overview

Raised: $9.3Mvs $55.3K 2023–2024
Spent: $9.1Mvs $46.1K 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $233.3Kvs $9,150 2023–2024
Debts owed: $0vs $0 2023–2024

Other 100%

Other $245.9K (100%) · $245.9K total · contributions this committee made, by recipient party

FEC bulk summary totals through Sep 30, 2026; 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 2023–2024.

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Oct 18, 2026 · Index refreshed: Oct 18, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Oct 18, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate connections

Candidate campaign receiving transfers
AGER, JAMIEDemocraticFEC reported
U.S. House · North Carolina · District 11
Election 2026 · Challenger · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: AGER FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H6NC11248 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
BIRD, SHANNON KATHLEEN

Money in

Sources

Transfers from affiliates$114K

Largest itemized receipts

MANDEL, STEPHEN99% Democratic · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributions$2MSELF EMPLOYED · Jan 30, 2026
MANDEL, STEPHEN99% Democratic · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributions$1MSELF EMPLOYED · Apr 30, 2026
HEISING, MARK W.100% DemocraticDerived from contributions$1MMEDLEY PARTNERS LLC · Dec 12, 2025
MANDEL, STEPHEN99% Democratic · 1% unclassified

Money out

Spending by kind

Contributions to committees$42K
Independent expenditures$245.9K
Contribution refunds$270

Largest disbursements

EVOLVE MEDIA$75KJun 16, 2026
EVOLVE MEDIA$75KJun 11, 2026
WATERFRONT STRATEGIES$45.8KJun 16, 2026
WATERFRONT STRATEGIES$38.2KJun 11, 2026
RALSTON LAPP GUINN MEDIA$11.9KJun 11, 2026
NGP$7,947SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION · Apr 27, 2026
GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS, INC$7,500FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT · Mar 20, 2026
GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS, INC$4,285FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT · Apr 17, 2026
LEVERAGE DIGITAL$2,500

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Mar 25	$10,000	$0
May 25	$5,000	$0
Jul 25	$10,000	$0
Sep 25	$65,550	$0
Dec 25	$1,008,500	$42,000
Jan 26	$2,000,000	$0
Feb 26	$250,000	$0
Mar 26	$1,397,550	$0
Apr 26	$1,056,050	$0
May 26	$366,935	$0
Jun 26	$1,211,120	$245,925

Months follow the reported transaction date; itemized records only, so unitemized small-dollar giving is not in the bars.

Money network · top contributors and recipients as a graph

Records

Registration

Committee type: Hybrid PAC (qualified)
Designation: Unauthorized
Party affiliation: No party affiliation reported
Treasurer: KOOB, CHRISTOPHER
Filing cadence: Quarterly filer
Organization type: Not reported
Connected organization: Not reported
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: PO BOX 15845 · WASHINGTON, DC, 20003

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

DEMOCRATIC FUTURE LEADERSHIP FUNDC00845289 Joint fundraising participantDEMOCRATIC FUTURE FUNDC00845271
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1791623Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
MAJORITY FUNDC00904607 Joint fundraising participantTHE BENCHC00845271
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1954824Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
THE BENCH FUNDC00930602 Joint fundraising participantTHE BENCHC00845271
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1928296Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
THE DEMOCRATIC BENCH FUNDC00942623 Joint fundraising participantTHE BENCHC00845271
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1952253Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.

FEC-reported relationships

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Political alignment

Registration, linked-candidate, and disclosed money-flow evidence

Evidence-based classificationSupports Democratic candidatesDemocratic-aligned activityInferred from activity

FEC registration: Hybrid 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.

Candidate partyDemocratic

Supporting: $245,925
Opposing: $0

5 current Schedule E rows

$245,925 supporting · $0 opposing · 5 rows

Overview

Candidate connections

Money in

Sources

Largest itemized receipts

Money out

Spending by kind

Largest disbursements

Over time

Records

FEC-reported relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Political alignment

FEC-reported relationships

Independent expenditures

Cash, assets & liabilities

Money network

Over time