PaidForPolitics

Super PAC · CA · C00548461

Climate Hawks Vote Political Action

Can raise unlimited money from people, companies and unions, and spend it on ads for or against candidates. It can’t give directly to campaigns or coordinate with them.

Treasurer: Richard M. Mathews. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $76,678
  • Spent
    $82,118
  • Cash on hand
    $4,855
  • Outside spending
    $10,938

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

Donors and outside spending

Catherine Willott$10KClimate Hawks Vote Civic Action$9KJeremy Minshull$1KMary Jo Schuler$1KBarbara Gorham$1KWinifred Dooley$750Everyone else$54KFor Chris Espinosa (D)$6KFor Justin Pearson (D)$2KFor Randy Villegas (D)$2KFor William Lawrence (D)$2KClimate Hawks Vote Political Action
  • Raised from its largest donors
  • Outside spending for
  • Outside spending against

Left: what the group raised, from reports through Sept. 30, 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. Chris Espinosa (D)House · CA-26
    • For$6K
  2. Justin Pearson (D)House · TN-09
    • For$2K
  3. Randy Villegas (D)House · CA-22
    • For$2K
  4. William Lawrence (D)House · MI-07
    • For$2K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $4,500 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race pages.

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
Catherine WillottPerson1$10,000
Climate Hawks Vote Civic ActionOrganization2$9,000
Jeremy MinshullPerson14$1,400
Mary Jo SchulerPerson1$1,000
Barbara GorhamPerson1$1,000
Winifred DooleyPerson1$750
George StegerwaldPerson1$500
John LysakPerson1$500
Diane MiddletonPerson1$500
David SchweickartPerson10$500
Dorothy ReikPerson10$500
Kevin Block-SchwenkPerson10$500
Eric StridPerson4$409
Theresa WigginsPerson10$350
Annie PforzheimerPerson8$280
Debbie LanePerson1$250
Margaret BachPerson1$250
Andrew BrookPerson1$250
Charlie OreillyPerson1$250
Jeanne NorrgardPerson1$250
Joseph AzrackPerson1$250
Diana BainPerson3$250
Galen TromblePerson7$245
Margaret Bullitt-JonasPerson1$200
Mark SchaefferPerson2$200

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
Catherine WillottSolution Architect, Veeva Systems INCPersonThousand Oaks, CAMarch 27, 2026$10,000
Climate Hawks Vote Civic ActionOrganizationAgoura Hills, CAAug. 18, 2025$5,000
Climate Hawks Vote Civic ActionOrganizationAgoura Hills, CAJune 10, 2026$4,000
Mary Jo SchulerNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonOak Park, ILApril 26, 2025$1,000
Barbara GorhamNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonAlbuquerque, NMOct. 6, 2025$1,000
Winifred DooleyWriter, Winifred DooleyPersonBurbank, CAJune 14, 2025$750
George StegerwaldNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonRamah, NMMarch 25, 2025$500
John LysakNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonOlympia, WAFeb. 11, 2025$500
Diane MiddletonNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonSan Pedro, CAJan. 3, 2026$500
Eric StridNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonWhite Salmon, WAMay 28, 2026$250
Debbie LaneNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonCarson City, NVMay 28, 2026$250
Margaret BachDesigner, SelfPersonSanta Monica, CAJune 10, 2026$250
Andrew BrookEngineer, Google LLCPersonRedwood City, CAFeb. 23, 2025$250
Charlie OreillyNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonNixa, MOSept. 24, 2025$250
Jeanne NorrgardNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonMinneapolis, MNDec. 2, 2025$250
Joseph AzrackInvestmemts, SelfPersonLittle Compton, RIAug. 24, 2025$250
Margaret Bullitt-JonasNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonNorthampton, MAMay 28, 2026$200
Mark SchaefferNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonAlbany, NYJune 21, 2026$100
Mark SchaefferNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonAlbany, NYMay 23, 2026$100
Jeremy MinshullScientist, AtumPersonLos Altos, CAJune 15, 2026$100

See every contribution to Climate Hawks Vote Political Action on FEC.gov. Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.