Tracing the reported contributor…

RAKES, ELBERT STEVEN

87% Republican · 13% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsReported name and ZIP 48393 · 3 linked variants · corroborated heuristic · Reported identity cluster · not a verified person-level entity.Search FEC records

Overview

Given: $8,382150 contributions
Recipients: 77 committees
To Democratic recipients: $0
To Republican recipients: $7,327

Republican 87.4%Unknown 12.6%

Republican $7,327 (87.4%) · Unknown $1,055 (12.6%) · $8,382 total · by recipient party

Contributions dated Jan 3, 2025 through Aug 30, 2026; latest amendment per committee transaction, memo rows excluded, refund entries included.

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. Totals can include both a conduit’s and a recipient’s report of the same contribution and are not verified net contributions after refunds.

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.

Includes the exact reported name/ZIP pairs grouped on this profile. A grouped profile is not independent confirmation that every record belongs to the same person.

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.

Money out

Top recipients

NRCCRepublicanFEC reported$2,56664 contributions · Party committee
NRSCRepublicanFEC reported$2,45321 contributions · Party committee
RSLC VICTORY FUNDParty not classifiedUnclassified$1,05519 contributions · Hybrid PAC
TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.RepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participants$93422 contributions · Joint fundraising committee
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Over time

Contributions by month

Data

Month	Given
Jan 25	$400
Feb 25	$150
Mar 25	$397
Apr 25	$773
May 25	$401
Jul 25	$286
Aug 25	$175
Sep 25	$646
Oct 25	$598
Nov 25	$552
Dec 25	$869
Feb 26	$455
Mar 26	$329
Apr 26	$555
May 26	$467
Jun 26	$467
Jul 26	$431
Aug 26	$431

Months follow the reported transaction date; refund entries count against the month they were reported in.

Money network · recipients as a graph

Connected entity party

Connections per side

Showing 0 of 0 loaded matching connections on the left and 7 of 7 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 · $8.4K out

Records

Identity evidence

Reported names linked: RAKES, ELBERT · RAKES, ELBERT S. · RAKES, ELBERT STEVEN
ZIP cluster: 48393
Reported ZIPs seen: 48393
Locations seen: WIXOM MI
Occupation and employer: ELECTRICIAN FO MO COELECTRICIAN FOMOCOELECTRICIAN FORD MOTOR COMPANYIndustry: Manufacturing & Industrial · Ford Motor Company ↗RETIRED RETIREDCategory: Retired
What is linked: Compatible names blocked on ZIP5 or corroborated across addresses by employer, occupation, and state

Industry: Manufacturing & Industrialvia Ford Motor Company
Category: Retired

Industry not yet classified for .

All 7 recipient committees, with their transactions

Full contribution ledger · 10 rows per pageAll contributions

Reported total$8,382150 reported transactions

C00075820 · Party committeeNRCCRepublicanFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: WASHINGTONDCConnected organization: COLE COMBINED COMMITTEE

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.

Reported total$2,56664 reported transactions

C00027466 · Party committeeNRSCRepublicanFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: WASHINGTONDCConnected organization: YOUNG VICTORY COMMITTEE

Associated candidate
SULLIVAN, DANRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · Alaska · Statewide
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S4AK00214 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

A registered candidate association does not make this an authorized campaign committee or establish that these contributions went directly to that candidate.

Reported total$2,45321 reported transactions

C00808311 · Hybrid PACRSLC VICTORY FUNDParty not classifiedUnclassifiedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: WASHINGTONDCConnected organization: NONE

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.

Reported total$1,05519 reported transactions

C00873893 · Joint fundraising committeeTRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.RepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participantsFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: ARLINGTONVAConnected organization: NONE

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.

Reported total$93422 reported transactions

C00003418 · Party committeeREPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEERepublicanFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: WASHINGTONDCConnected organization: DEFEND OUR MAJORITY

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.

Reported total$8044 reported transactions

C00899997 · Joint fundraising committeeSENATE MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participantsFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: WASHINGTONDC

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.

Reported total$47015 reported transactions

C00694323 · Hybrid PACWINREDRepublicanCurated classificationFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: CHEYENNEWYConnected organization: NONE

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.

Reported total$1005 reported transactions

RAKES, ELBERT STEVEN

Overview

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