Super PAC · PA · C00934059

Seniors Empowering an Effective Democracy (Seed-Pac)

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: Lawrence N Margel. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $113,150
  • Spent
    $95,093
  • Cash on hand
    $18,057
  • Outside spending
    $96,941

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

Susan C Owens$10KDavid C Toomey$10KJohn F Smith III$10KEllen Anderson$7KAndrew Signore$5KSevgi Rodan$5KEveryone else$66KFor Bob Brooks (D)$27KFor Janelle Stelson (D)$26KFor Paige Cognetti (D)$25KFor Bob Harvie (D)$19KSeniors Empowering an Effective Democra…
  • 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
    • For$27K
    • For$26K
    • For$25K
    • For$19K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $7,800 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.

Biggest donors by total given
DonorTypeContributionsTotal
Susan C OwensPerson1$10,000
David C ToomeyPerson1$10,000
John F Smith IIIPerson1$10,000
Ellen AndersonPerson1$7,000
Andrew SignorePerson1$5,000
Sevgi RodanPerson1$5,000
Philip J MillerPerson1$5,000
John IskrantPerson1$5,000
Gerald DowlingPerson1$5,000
TJ ConahanPerson1$5,000
Barry E UngarPerson1$5,000
Ronald W RosePerson1$5,000
John FisherPerson1$5,000
Sandra NormanPerson2$5,000
R Barrett NoonePerson1$2,500
Virginia MontgomeryPerson1$2,500
Richard Prof. HamiltonPerson1$2,500
Judith WilsonPerson1$2,000
Eileen BazelonPerson1$2,000
Lillian M LiPerson1$1,000
Lillian SternPerson1$1,000
Carole SoltisPerson1$1,000
Linda Smith-ShearerPerson1$1,000
Kimball MorsmanPerson1$1,000
Sarah LongPerson1$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.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Susan C OwensRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAJune 5, 2026$10,000
David C ToomeyRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAMarch 8, 2026$10,000
John F Smith IIIRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAJan. 8, 2026$10,000
Ellen AndersonRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAApril 3, 2026$7,000
Andrew SignoreRetired, RetiredPersonWayne, PAApril 17, 2026$5,000
Sevgi RodanRetired, RetiredPersonWynewood, PAApril 28, 2026$5,000
Philip J MillerRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAJune 24, 2026$5,000
John IskrantRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAApril 12, 2026$5,000
Gerald DowlingRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAApril 17, 2026$5,000
TJ ConahanRetired, RetiredPersonNewtown Square, PAApril 8, 2026$5,000
Barry E UngarRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAMarch 9, 2026$5,000
Ronald W RoseRetired, RetiredPersonRadnor, PAJan. 8, 2026$5,000
John FisherRetired, RetiredPersonLafayette Hill, PAJan. 8, 2026$5,000
Sandra NormanRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAJune 24, 2026$3,000
R Barrett NooneRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAApril 25, 2026$2,500
Virginia MontgomeryRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAApril 7, 2026$2,500
Richard Prof. HamiltonRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAMay 25, 2026$2,500
Judith WilsonRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAApril 6, 2026$2,000
Sandra NormanRetired, RetiredPersonGladwyne, PAApril 3, 2026$2,000
Eileen BazelonPsychologist, Self EmployedPersonPhiladelphia, PAJune 1, 2026$2,000

See every contribution to Seniors Empowering an Effective Democracy (Seed-Pac) on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.