PaidForPolitics

Hybrid PAC · DC · C00772244

Upset the Setup

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

Treasurer: Mehran Khodabandeh. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $477,926
  • Spent
    $484,839
  • Cash on hand
    $1,982
  • Outside spending
    $198,346

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

Barbara A. Riker$198KScott Birkhead$13KWilliam Donahue$10KBarabra A. Riker$10KRobert Caputi$7KM&M Lang$7KEveryone else$232KFor Brandon Riker (D)$198KUpset the Setup
  • 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. Brandon Riker (D)House · CA-48
    • For$198K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue 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
Barbara A. RikerPerson5$198,332
Birkhead, ScottPerson57$13,255
William DonahuePerson1$10,000
Barabra A. RikerPerson1$10,000
Robert CaputiPerson1$7,000
M&M LangPerson1$7,000
Michael Goeller MottPerson1$7,000
Cole EshbachPerson2$5,500
Clark PellettPerson1$5,000
Adrian KraussPerson1$3,500
Richard SenesePerson1$3,500
Craig RikerPerson1$3,500
Capitol Compliance AssociatesOrganization1$2,500
Myron MuellerPerson1$2,000
Jane OttenbergPerson1$1,000
Colin WrightPerson1$1,000
Marge GreenwaldPerson1$200
Ron ZoutendamPerson2$200
Monica SeligmannPerson2$200
Pat PuleoPerson2$200
Jacqueline LubbersPerson2$200
Steven LeverPerson2$175
Heidi RossPerson3$150
Malissa WilliamsPerson1$132
Kathryn SeligmanPerson1$130

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
Barbara A. RikerNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonHonolulu, HIMay 5, 2026$42,000
Barbara A. RikerNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonHonolulu, HIMay 26, 2026$41,332
Barbara A. RikerNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonHonolulu, HIMay 12, 2026$40,000
Barbara A. RikerNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonHonolulu, HIMay 4, 2026$39,000
Barbara A. RikerNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonHonolulu, HIApril 13, 2026$36,000
William DonahueNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonColumbia, MDMarch 23, 2026$10,000
Barabra A. RikerNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonRancho Mirage, CAFeb. 23, 2026$10,000
Robert CaputiNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonFair Oaks, CAMay 1, 2026$7,000
M&M LangNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonRancho Cordova, CAApril 23, 2026$7,000
Michael Goeller MottNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonMendham, NJApril 21, 2026$7,000
Clark PellettAttorney, Self-EmployedPersonChicago, ILApril 30, 2026$5,000
Cole EshbachSenior Clinical Trial Manager, EndoPersonHorsham, PAMay 14, 2026$3,500
Adrian KraussNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonRancho Mirage, CAApril 20, 2026$3,500
Richard SeneseNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonMinneapolis, MNApril 14, 2026$3,500
Craig RikerExecutive Chef, The EllwoodPersonCarlsbad, CAApril 14, 2026$3,500
Birkhead, ScottNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonFalls Church, VAJune 8, 2025$2,515
Capitol Compliance AssociatesOrganizationWashington, DCSept. 18, 2025$2,500
Cole EshbachSenior Clinical Trial Manager, EndoPersonHorsham, PAMay 4, 2026$2,000
Myron MuellerNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonRancho Mirage, CAApril 20, 2026$2,000
Jane OttenbergNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonChevy Chase, MDApril 21, 2026$1,000

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