PaidForPolitics

PAC · KY · C00787945

Bluewaveamerica

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates.

Treasurer: Mary Christina Heavrin. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $2,476,771
  • Spent
    $3,400,195
  • Cash on hand
    $52,104
  • Outside spending
    $39,088

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

Michael D. Ward$83KNelson Helm$20KVan Ness Creative Strategies, L…$20KBiberk, a Berkshire Hathaway Co…$16KEdward Merchant$15KRepublic Bank$10KEveryone else$2.3MFor Blake Gendebien (D)$39KBluewaveamerica
  • Raised from its largest donors
  • Outside spending for
  • Outside spending against

Left: what the group raised, from reports through Oct. 14, 2026. Donors are its largest single 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. Blake Gendebien (D)House · NY-21
    • For$39K
  2. Morgan McGarvey (D)House · KY-03
    • Given$10K
  3. Matthew William Fonken (D)House · NV-02
    • Given$5K
  4. Josh Riley (D)House · NY-19
    • Given$2K
  5. Zach Dembo (D)House · KY-06
    • Given$2K
  6. Darden Copeland (D)House · TN-07
    • Given$2K
  7. Thomas R. Suozzi (D)House · NY-03
    • Given$1K
  8. Susie Lee (D)House · NV-03
    • Given$1K
  9. Dina Titus (D)House · NV-01
    • Given$1K
  10. Vicente Gonzalez (D)House · TX-34
    • Given$1K
  11. Eugene Vindman (D)House · VA-07
    • Given$1K
  12. Adam Gray (D)House · CA-13
    • Given$1K
  13. Cherlynn Stevenson (D)House · KY-06
    • Given$1K
  14. Jared F. Golden (D)House · ME-02
    • Given$1K
  15. Henry Cuellar (D)House · TX-28
    • Given$1K
  16. Dave Min (D)House · CA-47
    • Given$1K
  17. Derek Tran (D)House · CA-45
    • Given$1K
  18. Emilia Sykes (D)House · OH-13
    • Given$1K
  19. Jahana Hayes (D)House · CT-05
    • Given$1K
  20. George Whitesides (D)House · CA-27
    • Given$1K

Showing the top 20 of 43 candidates.

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

It also gave $24,033 to parties and other committees this cycle. See the list on FEC.gov.

Who funds it

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
Michael D. WardConsultant, Ward CampaignsPersonLouisville, KYMay 30, 2026$31,311
Nelson HelmNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonLouisville, KYMay 1, 2026$20,000
Van Ness Creative Strategies, LLCOrganizationBrooklyn, NYMarch 27, 2026$20,000
Michael D. WardConsultant, Ward CampaignsPersonLouisville, KYJuly 2, 2026$15,000
Michael D. WardConsultant, Ward CampaignsPersonLouisville, KYMarch 11, 2026$14,406
Michael D. WardConsultant, Ward CampaignsPersonLouisville, KYSept. 9, 2026$12,000
Biberk, a Berkshire Hathaway CompanyOrganizationOmaha, NEAug. 20, 2026$10,531
Michael D. WardConsultant, Ward CampaignsPersonLouisville, KYApril 1, 2026$10,000
Biberk, a Berkshire Hathaway CompanyOrganizationOmaha, NEOct. 29, 2025$5,738
Teamsters Local 89OrganizationLouisville, KYMay 8, 2026$5,000
Edward MerchantNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonLa Canada Flintridge, CAMarch 2, 2025$5,000
Edward MerchantNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonLa Canada Flintridge, CAFeb. 9, 2025$5,000
Edward MerchantNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonLa Canada Flintridge, CAFeb. 2, 2025$5,000
BamboohrOrganizationDraper, UTOct. 31, 2025$3,919
Center for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesOrganizationLathrop, CAJuly 17, 2025$3,257
Republic BankOrganizationLouisville, KYDec. 25, 2025$3,227
Republic BankOrganizationLouisville, KYSept. 30, 2025$3,208
Republic BankOrganizationLouisville, KYSept. 15, 2025$3,208
Cheri StephensonNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonMonkey Island, OKMarch 23, 2025$2,505
Margot ZallenNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonEugene, ORMarch 16, 2025$2,500

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