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MELCHER, DANIEL

95% Republican · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsZIP cluster 731182025–2026Exact name + ZIP5

Reported identity cluster · not a verified person-level entity.

Contribution summary

Latest amendment per committee transaction ID · memo rows excluded from net

Reported transaction total$1.1K

Number of transactions28

Recipient committees1

Transaction date rangeMar 28, 2025through Jul 17, 2026

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: Sep 12, 2026 · Index refreshed: Sep 12, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Sep 12, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Sep 12, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.

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.

Reported identity evidence

Raw context retained from FEC Schedule A rows

Reported names linked: MELCHER, DANIEL
Reported ZIPs seen: 73118
Locations seen: OKLAHOMA CITY OK
Occupation and employer: DRILLING ENGINEERING ADVISOR EXPAND OPERATING, LLCSR. DRILLING ENGINEERING ADVISOR EXPAND OPERATING, LLC
What is linked: Exact filed name + first five ZIP digits within this cycle

Industry: Not yet classified

Industry not yet classified for EXPAND OPERATING, LLC.

Reported occupation interpretations

Employment status, occupation family, and title describe historical reported occupation text, not current employment. Different values can come from different receipts or linked names. Employer industries remain separate.

Reported occupation: DRILLING ENGINEERING ADVISOR
Interpretation: Not yet classified

Reported occupation: SR. DRILLING ENGINEERING ADVISOR
Interpretation: Not yet classified

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How these records are matched

A conservative grouping of federal contribution rows with this exact filed name and five-digit ZIP. ZIP+4 extensions are retained as evidence but ignored for matching. This is a reported identity cluster, not yet a verified person-level entity.

Contributions by recipient party and committee type

Recipient party from FEC registration, linked candidates, or affirmative support activity

Recipient party affiliation

Contributions grouped by each recipient’s reported party or inferred alignment

Republican destinationsDerived from contributions$1,064100% of displayed positive totals28 transactions · 1 recipient committees

Recipient committee type

Type of political committee receiving the contribution

PAC$1,06428 transactions · 1 recipient committees

Party totals describe recipients, not the contributor’s party registration or beliefs. FEC-reported and linked-candidate parties take precedence over inferred activity. Opposition to a candidate does not count as support for another party. Open a recipient to inspect its classification evidence and separate support and opposition disclosures.

Money network

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Connections per side

Showing 0 of 0 loaded matching connections on the left and 1 of 1 on the right, up to 10 per side by absolute amount. This is not the full transaction history. Party filters include mixed-party contributions or activity. Full connection amounts are shown, not just the selected party’s share. Party labels use reported party information or inferred contributions/activity—not an individual’s party registration.

Democratic Republican Mixed-party contributions Other / independent Not classifiedLine width = absolute amountShown totals: $0 in · $1.1K out

Contributions by recipient committee

1 recipient committees · largest reported totals first · expand an arrow for transactions

Reported totals sum current non-memo transactions, including reported refund entries, and can include both a conduit’s and a recipient’s report of the same contribution. These are not verified net contributions after refunds. Expand a recipient to inspect transaction types, reporting sides and source records.

Full contribution ledger · 10 rows per pageAll contributions

Reported total$1,06428 reported transactions

C00389288 · PACEXPAND ENERGY CORP. EMPLOYEE PAC95% Republican-aligned activity · 1% unclassifiedInferred from activityFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: OKLAHOMA CITYOKConnected organization: EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION

Candidate campaign receiving transfers
BALDERSON, WILLIAM TROYRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Ohio · District 12
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H8OH12180 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
BICE, STEPHANIERepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Oklahoma · District 5
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: BICE FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H0OK05205 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
BRESNAHAN, ROBRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Pennsylvania · District 8
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: ROB FOR PA
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H4PA08124 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORERepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · West Virginia · Statewide
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: CAPITO FOR WEST VIRGINIA
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S4WV00159 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
HUSTED, JONRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · Ohio · Statewide
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: HUSTED FOR SENATE
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S6OH00304 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

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Candidate campaign receiving transfers
LETLOW, JULIARepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · Louisiana · Statewide
Election 2026 · Challenger · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: JULIA LETLOW FOR LOUISIANA
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S6LA00664 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
LUCAS, FRANK D.RepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Oklahoma · District 3
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: LUCAS FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H4OK06056 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
MCCORMICK, DAVERepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · Pennsylvania · Statewide
Election 2030 · Incumbent · Future-election candidate
Receiving campaign: DAVE MCCORMICK FOR US SENATE
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S2PA00661 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
MILLER, CAROL DEVINERepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · West Virginia · District 1
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: CAROL FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H8WV03097 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

These campaigns received reported contributions or transfers from this committee during the selected cycle. This is not a complete participant list or an allocation of any individual donor's gift; other recipients may include parties and PACs.

Reported total$1,06428 reported transactions

Source & identity status

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Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Grouping keyExact name + ZIP

Cycle2025–2026

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