PaidForPolitics

Super PAC · CA · C00800995

Democratic Messaging Project

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: Joann Loulan. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $625,131
  • Spent
    $597,121
  • Cash on hand
    $35,640
  • Outside spending
    $164,938

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

Laure Woods$157KDorothy Polash$30KQuinn Delaney$15KTerry Winograd$10KJudy Mullins$7KDoborah Schweizer$6KEveryone else$399KFor JoAnna Mendoza (D)$20KFor Amish Shah (D)$20KFor Abdul El-Sayed (D)$20KFor Josh Turek (D)$13KFor Marni von Wilpert (D)$10KFor Rebecca Cooke (D)$10K7 more$71KDemocratic Messaging Project
  • 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. JoAnna Mendoza (D)House · AZ-06
    • For$20K
  2. Amish Shah (D)House · AZ-01
    • For$20K
  3. Abdul El-Sayed (D)Senate · MI
    • For$20K
  4. Josh Turek (D)Senate · IA
    • For$13K
  5. Marni von Wilpert (D)House · CA-48
    • For$10K
  6. Rebecca Cooke (D)House · WI-03
    • For$10K
  7. Adam Gray (D)House · CA-13
    • For$10K
  8. Randy Villegas (D)House · CA-22
    • For$10K
  9. Laura A. Gillen (D)House · NY-04
    • For$10K
  10. Cait Conley (D)House · NY-17
    • For$10K
  11. Janelle Stelson (D)House · PA-10
    • For$10K
  12. Paige Cognetti (D)House · PA-08
    • For$10K
  13. Roy Cooper (D)Senate · NC
    • For$10K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $164,938 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
Laure WoodsPerson1$157,000
Dorothy PolashPerson3$30,450
Quinn DelaneyPerson1$15,000
Terry WinogradPerson1$10,000
Judy MullinsPerson4$7,000
Doborah SchweizerPerson3$6,250
Tracy ShermanPerson1$5,000
Cynthia SearsPerson1$5,000
Cindy RussellPerson1$5,000
Tracy TamasiPerson1$2,500
Lisa LiddlePerson1$2,500
Wendy HafkenschielPerson3$2,500
Sophia Yen MDPerson1$2,000
Sandra ThompsonPerson1$1,500
Patricia FrielPerson1$1,500
Rosser EdwardsPerson1$1,500
Lee Ann JarrellPerson1$1,500
Candyce CarterPerson1$1,500
Susan SabesPerson2$1,500
Diana HawkinsPerson1$1,450
Marshall DinowitzPerson1$1,450
Joann LoulanPerson1$1,400
Babette VillasenorPerson1$1,000
Steve KoPerson1$1,000
Lisa DunganPerson1$1,000

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
Laure WoodsRetired, RetiredPersonPortola Valley, CAMarch 3, 2026$157,000
Dorothy PolashActivist, RetiredPersonLos Altos Hills, CAMarch 10, 2026$30,000
Quinn DelaneyRetired, RetiredPersonOakland, CAJune 2, 2026$15,000
Terry WinogradRetired, RetiredPersonStanford, CAMarch 3, 2026$10,000
Tracy ShermanReal Estate, Self EmployedPersonPortola Valley, CAMay 18, 2026$5,000
Cynthia SearsNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonPortola Valley, CAMay 13, 2026$5,000
Doborah SchweizerRetired, RetiredPersonPortola Valley, CAJune 3, 2026$5,000
Cindy RussellNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonPortola Valley, CAMarch 10, 2026$5,000
Judy MullinsRetired, RetiredPersonWoodside, CAMarch 8, 2026$5,000
Tracy TamasiSelf, ContractorPersonPortola Valley, CAJune 2, 2026$2,500
Lisa LiddleRetired, RetiredPersonLos Gatos, CAMarch 20, 2026$2,500
Sophia Yen MDPhysician, Pandia HealthPersonLos Altos, CAMay 18, 2026$2,000
Sandra ThompsonAttorney, SelfPersonWoodside, CAMay 17, 2026$1,500
Judy MullinsRetired, RetiredPersonWoodside, CAJune 8, 2026$1,500
Patricia FrielNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonKirkland, WAMay 31, 2026$1,500
Rosser EdwardsRetired, RetiredPersonPortola Valley, CAMay 20, 2026$1,500
Lee Ann JarrellRetired, RetiredPersonLos Altos, CAMarch 10, 2026$1,500
Candyce CarterNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonCupertino, CAMarch 17, 2026$1,500
Diana HawkinsRetired, RetiredPersonAtherton, CAMarch 20, 2026$1,450
Marshall DinowitzNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonBelmont, CAMarch 8, 2026$1,450

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