PaidForPolitics

Hybrid PAC · OR · C00418897

VoteVets

Runs two accounts: a limited one that can give to campaigns, and an unlimited one for independent ads.

Treasurer: Rick Hegdahl. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $47,496,595
  • Spent
    $43,072,771
  • Cash on hand
    $14,674,576
  • Outside spending
    $33,844,345

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.

Donors and outside spending

Government That Works PAC$6.9MGlobal Impact Social Welfare Fu…$3.0MBetter World Civic Trust$1.6MDeborah J Simon$1.6MDemocracy Matters$1.4MJoshua Bekenstein$1.2MEveryone else$31.8MAgainst Ashley Hinson (R)$9.9MFor Josh Turek (D)$9.8MFor Maura Corby Sullivan (D)$2.3MFor Matthew Maasdam (D)$2.2MAgainst Juan Ciscomani (R)$1.3MFor Cait Conley (D)$1.1M47 more$7.4MVoteVets
  • Raised from its largest donors
  • Outside spending for
  • Outside spending against

Left: what the group raised, from reports through Oct. 14, 2026. Donors are ranked by what they gave among the group’s 100 largest contributions. “Everyone else” is the rest of what it raised; select it to see more donors. Right: its outside spending through Oct. 30, 2026, including 24- and 48-hour reports. The two sides come from different reports, so they don’t add up to each other.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
  1. Ashley Hinson (R)Senate · IA
    • Against$9.9M
  2. Josh Turek (D)Senate · IA
    • Given$10K
    • For$9.8M
  3. Maura Corby Sullivan (D)House · NH-01
    • Given$5K
    • For$2.3M
  4. Matthew Maasdam (D)House · MI-07
    • Given$5K
    • For$2.2M
  5. Juan Ciscomani (R)House · AZ-06
    • Against$1.3M
  6. Cait Conley (D)House · NY-17
    • Given$10K
    • For$1.1M
  7. Luke Bronin (D)House · CT-01
    • Given$15K
    • For$1.0M
  8. Rebecca Bennett (D)House · NJ-07
    • Given$10K
    • For$1.0M
  9. Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R)House · SC-01
    • Against$584K
  10. Nancy Lacore (D)House · SC-01
    • Given$15K
    • For$466K
  11. Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)House · CA-48
    • For$444K
  12. Zach Nunn (R)House · IA-03
    • Against$360K
  13. Jack Bergman (R)House · MI-01
    • Against$353K
  14. Stefany Shaheen (D)House · NH-01
    • Against$320K
  15. Jen Kiggans (R)House · VA-02
    • Against$250K
  16. Zach Dembo (D)House · KY-06
    • Given$10K
    • For$236K
  17. Ralph Alvarado (R)House · KY-06
    • Against$240K
  18. Jeff Crank (R)House · CO-05
    • Against$233K
  19. Leela Gray (D)House · FL-13
    • Given$10K
    • For$4K
    • Against$200K
  20. Eugene Vindman (D)House · VA-07
    • Given$10K
    • For$190K

Showing the top 20 of 86 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $5,798,180 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race pages.

It also gave $257,125 to parties and other committees this cycle. See the list on FEC.gov.

Who funds it

Biggest donors by total given

Each donor’s contributions combined, among the group’s 100 largest this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. A donor who gave many smaller amounts may be missing.

DonorTypeContributionsTotal
Government That Works PACPAC3$6,900,000
Global Impact Social Welfare FundOrganization1$3,000,000
Better World Civic TrustOrganization2$1,650,000
Deborah J SimonPerson4$1,650,000
Democracy MattersOrganization1$1,350,000
Joshua BekensteinPerson4$1,175,000
Project 218PAC3$1,100,000
VoteVets Action FundOrganization1$1,000,000
Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)PAC4$1,000,000
AB PACPAC2$800,000
Christy R WaltonPerson1$750,000
Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian CommunityOrganization1$750,000
Michael R BloombergPerson1$700,000
Anita BekensteinPerson2$700,000
Lisa MennetPerson2$650,000
The BenchPAC3$625,000
Klein Financial CorporationOrganization4$550,000
Michael Jonathan MoritzPerson1$500,000
Kimbark FoundationOrganization1$500,000
Jonathon S JacobsonPerson2$450,000
Andrew Nathan SchwartzbergPerson2$300,000
Janice BrandtPerson3$300,000
Paul F SimonPerson1$250,000
Neele JohnstonPerson1$250,000
William E Seale Sr.Person4$250,000

Largest single contributions

Largest single contributions this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Government That Works PACPACWashington, DCOct. 1, 2026$3,500,000
Government That Works PACPACWashington, DCSept. 24, 2026$3,000,000
Global Impact Social Welfare FundOrganizationWashington, DCOct. 1, 2026$3,000,000
Better World Civic TrustOrganizationWilmington, DEOct. 14, 2026$1,500,000
Democracy MattersOrganizationWashington, DCOct. 7, 2026$1,350,000
VoteVets Action FundOrganizationWashington, DCMay 22, 2026$1,000,000
Deborah J SimonNot Employed, N/APersonCarmel, INMarch 3, 2025$1,000,000
Christy R WaltonPhilanthropist, Self-EmployedPersonBentonville, ARSept. 3, 2026$750,000
Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian CommunityOrganizationScottsdale, AZOct. 14, 2026$750,000
Michael R BloombergExecutive, LP BloombergPersonNew York, NYOct. 9, 2026$700,000
Joshua BekensteinInvestor, Bain CapitalPersonBoston, MASept. 29, 2026$550,000
Anita BekensteinNot Employed, N/APersonBoston, MASept. 29, 2026$550,000
Project 218PACWashington, DCJune 16, 2026$500,000
Lisa MennetTherapist, Cooper HousePersonSeattle, WAJune 18, 2026$500,000
AB PACPACWashington, DCAug. 25, 2026$500,000
Project 218PACWashington, DCJuly 15, 2026$500,000
Michael Jonathan MoritzInvestor, Sequoia CapitalPersonSan Francisco, CAJuly 9, 2026$500,000
Kimbark FoundationOrganizationWashington, DCJuly 27, 2026$500,000
Deborah J SimonNot Employed, N/APersonCarmel, INNov. 5, 2025$500,000
Government That Works PACPACWashington, DCOct. 14, 2026$400,000

See every contribution to VoteVets on FEC.gov. Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.