PaidForPolitics

Super PAC · DC · C00871368

Project 218

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: Eva Kemp. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $22,506,818
  • Spent
    $15,872,434
  • Cash on hand
    $6,673,514
  • Outside spending
    $19,029,132

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

Democracy Matters$5.9MJames Millstein$250KAmos Hostetter$250KKeith Behner$250KSamuel Walton$250KJennifer Nan$200KEveryone else$15.4MFor Johnny C. Garcia (D)$3.9MFor Bobby Pulido (D)$1.8MFor Lindsay James (D)$1.7MFor Shomari Figures (D)$1.4MAgainst Jeff Van Drew (R)$1.0MFor Jasmeet Bains (D)$999K16 more$8.2MProject 218
  • 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. Johnny C. Garcia (D)House · TX-35
    • For$3.9M
  2. Bobby Pulido (D)House · TX-15
    • For$1.8M
  3. Lindsay James (D)House · IA-02
    • For$1.7M
  4. Jeff Van Drew (R)House · NJ-02
    • For$485K
    • Against$1.0M
  5. Shomari Figures (D)House · AL-02
    • For$1.4M
  6. Jasmeet Bains (D)House · CA-22
    • For$999K
  7. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)House · IA-03
    • For$996K
  8. Joseph Baldacci (D)House · ME-02
    • For$907K
  9. Marni von Wilpert (D)House · CA-48
    • For$900K
  10. Bale Dalton (D)House · FL-07
    • For$632K
  11. Adriano Espaillat (D)House · NY-13
    • For$600K
  12. Kathy Castor (D)House · FL-14
    • For$538K
  13. Melissa Hernandez (D)House · CA-14
    • For$500K
  14. Wesley Bell (D)House · MO-01
    • For$500K
  15. Randy Villegas (D)House · CA-22
    • For$462K
  16. Jamie Ager (D)House · NC-11
    • For$439K
  17. Melat Kiros (D)House · CO-01
    • Against$400K
  18. Susan Copius Altman (D)House · NJ-12
    • For$394K
  19. Adrian Boafo (D)House · MD-05
    • For$250K
  20. Christian Menefee (D)House · TX-18
    • For$200K

Showing the top 20 of 21 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $12,121,018 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
Democracy MattersOrganization5$5,930,000
James MillsteinPerson1$250,000
Amos HostetterPerson1$250,000
Keith BehnerPerson1$250,000
Samuel WaltonPerson1$250,000
Jennifer NanPerson1$200,000
David FarhiPerson1$200,000
John LevyPerson1$200,000
David StieplemanPerson1$175,000
Raph LeePerson1$150,000
Theodore SpencerPerson1$150,000
Daniel EgnorPerson1$100,000
Ross BoucherPerson1$100,000
Daniel CarrollPerson1$100,000
Benjamin AppenPerson1$100,000
Peter FrancisPerson1$100,000
Cathy StiefelPerson1$100,000
Jaz ZaitlinPerson3$100,000
Debra EngelPerson1$75,000
Stephen LevyPerson3$75,000
Ashley WadePerson1$65,000
Lynda SullivanPerson2$65,000
William RichlinPerson2$65,000
Eric SippelPerson1$60,000
Jim FeldmanPerson2$55,000

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
Democracy MattersOrganizationWashington, DCMay 26, 2026$3,500,000
Democracy MattersOrganizationWashington, DCJune 12, 2026$1,500,000
Democracy MattersOrganizationWashington, DCMay 20, 2026$630,000
James MillsteinConsultant, Millstein & Co.PersonWashington, DCAug. 11, 2026$250,000
Democracy MattersOrganizationWashington, DCJuly 28, 2026$250,000
Amos HostetterRetired, N/APersonBoston, MAJune 29, 2026$250,000
Keith BehnerRetired, N/APersonSan Diego, CAJune 17, 2026$250,000
Samuel WaltonExecutive, Restoration WorksPersonBentonville, ARMay 13, 2026$250,000
Jennifer NanInvestor, Self EmployedPersonSan Francisco, CAMarch 26, 2026$200,000
David FarhiNot Employed, N/APersonBurlingame, CAFeb. 24, 2026$200,000
John LevyInvestor, Self EmployedPersonNaples, FLNov. 21, 2025$200,000
David StieplemanCo-President, Sixth StreetPersonSan Francisco, CAFeb. 19, 2026$175,000
Raph LeeTechnical Staff, AnthropicPersonOakland, CAJune 3, 2026$150,000
Theodore SpencerConsultant, Self EmployedPersonNew York, NYDec. 3, 2025$150,000
Daniel EgnorNot Employed, N/APersonEmeryville, CAJuly 10, 2026$100,000
Ross BoucherNot Employed, N/APersonSan Francisco, CAJuly 16, 2026$100,000
Daniel CarrollInvestment Advisor, Brooklands CapitalPersonSan Francisco, CAJune 2, 2026$100,000
Benjamin AppenChief Executive Officer, Magnitude CapitalPersonNew York, NYApril 20, 2026$100,000
Peter FrancisNot Employed, N/APersonMarion, MAMarch 3, 2026$100,000
Cathy StiefelRetired, N/APersonSan Diego, CANov. 26, 2025$100,000

See every contribution to Project 218 on FEC.gov. Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.