PaidForPolitics

PAC · VA · C00538835

Common Ground PAC

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Leadership PAC (tied to a sitting politician).

First filed Dec. 3, 2012. Treasurer: Thomas W. McCandlish. Connected organization: Kaine. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $2,380,293
  • Spent
    $1,933,990
  • Cash on hand
    $485,820
  • Outside spending
    $0

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026.

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. James Walkinshaw (D)House · VA-11
    • Given$15K
  2. Shannon Taylor (D)House · VA-01
    • Given$10K
  3. Scott Colom (D)Senate · MS
    • Given$10K
  4. Sherrod Brown (D)Senate · OH
    • Given$10K
  5. Ed Markey (D)Senate · MA
    • Given$10K
  6. Jon Ossoff (D)Senate · GA
    • Given$10K
  7. Chris Pappas (D)Senate · NH
    • Given$10K
  8. Beth Macy (D)House · VA-06
    • Given$10K
  9. Alexander Vindman (D)Senate · FL
    • Given$10K
  10. Cory Booker (D)Senate · NJ
    • Given$10K
  11. Ben Ray Luján (D)Senate · NM
    • Given$10K
  12. Adam Hamilton (D)Senate · KS
    • Given$10K
  13. Chris Coons (D)Senate · DE
    • Given$10K
  14. Jack Reed (D)Senate · RI
    • Given$10K
  15. Bobby Scott (D)House · VA-03
    • Given$10K
  16. Josh Turek (D)Senate · IA
    • Given$10K
  17. Mary Peltola (D)Senate · AK
    • Given$10K
  18. Roy Cooper (D)Senate · NC
    • Given$10K
  19. Suhas Subramanyam (D)House · VA-10
    • Given$10K
  20. Tom Perriello (D)House · VA-05
    • Given$10K

Showing the top 20 of 31 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

RecipientAmount
DSCC$210,000
Mark Warner Victory Fund$15,000
Emilys List$10,000
Cooper Victory Fund$5,000
Heinrich Victory Fund$5,000
Strengthening Virginia'S Working Families PAC$5,000
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party$5,000
Juliana Victory Fund$5,000
Democratic Party of Virginia$5,000
AAPI Victory Fund, INC.$5,000
New Hampshire Democratic Party$5,000
Ohio Grassroots Victory Fund$5,000
Womencount PAC$2,500
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC$2,000
Mondelez International, INC. PAC$1,000

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. 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
Kaine for Common Ground PACPACWilliamsburg, VAMarch 26, 2025$120,000
Kaine for Common Ground PACPACWilliamsburg, VADec. 19, 2025$60,000
Kaine for Common Ground PACPACWilliamsburg, VAJune 27, 2025$31,000
Katherine BuchananCompliance Consultant, Self-EmployedPersonBethany Beach, DEJuly 2, 2026$28,218
Katherine BuchananCompliance Consultant, Self-EmployedPersonBethany Beach, DEMarch 11, 2025$26,445
Kaine Victory FundPACWilliamsburg, VADec. 3, 2025$23,013
Save Our Senate 2026PACWashington, DCMay 29, 2026$8,500
Save Our Senate 2026PACWashington, DCAug. 31, 2026$8,000
Save Our Senate 2026PACWashington, DCJuly 30, 2026$6,500
Employees of RTX Corporation Political Action CommitteePACArlington, VAAug. 4, 2026$5,000
Eisenson, BarbaraNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonBoston, MAAug. 6, 2026$5,000
Eisenson, Michael R.Investor, Charlesbank Capital PartnersPersonBoston, MAAug. 6, 2026$5,000
Townsend, AlisonNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonVero Beach, FLAug. 15, 2026$5,000
Townsend, Charles C. IIIExecutive, Bluewater WirelessPersonBarrington, RIAug. 15, 2026$5,000

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