PAC Tracker

As mentioned in yesterday's regular issue, I've decided to revamp how I do the independent expenditure/PAC tracker, and will now be doing it as a standalone item. This issue tallies all independent expenditures (IEs) filed with the FEC to date in races I’m watching by the end of the day yesterday, July 20, except where noted. (This is to the best of my ability and the FEC website's ability.) Future editions will update the tallies, so you still know how much has been spent in total, but report new IEs only.

As a reminder, the PAC Tracker will be included in all subscription tiers (and as another reminder, I will actually be paywalling after August 9, so subscribe now.) Love the new format? Hate it? Let me know at primaryschool.hello@gmail.com.

AZ-01

Total IEs: $4,463,954.33

Anti-Shah: $2,763,536

Pro-Shah: $127,442.35

Anti-Galán-Woods: $286,458.58

Pro-Galán-Woods: $819,400

Pro-Treble: $467,117.40

$148,282.40 in mailers opposing Amish Shah from Fight to Win
$90,259.68 in mailers and $84,887.50 in digital ads opposing Amish Shah from Crush MAGA PAC (DCCC-aligned)
$695,053.16 in TV ads opposing Amish Shah from Pro-Choice Majority Action (DCCC-aligned)
$1,745,053.26 in TV and digital ads opposing Amish Shah from BOLD America (Congressional Hispanic Caucus-aligned)
$127,442.35 in mailers supporting Amish Shah from Physician Voices United
$96,458.58 in mailers and $125,000 in digital advertising opposing Marlene Galán-Woods from The Impact Fund
$65,000 in digital advertising opposing Marlene Galán-Woods from American Democracy Project (not to be confused with AIPAC’s United Democracy Project)
$150,000 in digital ads and $450,000 in TV ads supporting Marlene Galán-Woods from Pro-Choice Majority Action
$128,000 in TV ads and $91,400 in digital ads supporting Marlene Galán-Woods from BOLD America
$144,842.40 in mailers and $322,275 in digital ads supporting Jonathan Treble from Crush MAGA PAC

AZ-04

Total IEs: $443,716.20

Pro-Stanton: $422,716.20

Pro-Newkirk: $21,000

$157,560 in mailers supporting Greg Stanton from Protect Progress (cryptocurrency industry PAC)
$7,500 in ad production, $37,930.55 in mailers, $201,136.11 in digital ads, and $18,589.54 in text-banking supporting Greg Stanton from Think Big (AI industry PAC)
$21,000 in phonebanking supporting Kai Newkirk from SF Solidarity PAC (the former campaign committee of CA-11 candidate Saikat Chakrabarti, now converted to an IE PAC)

CA-14 (only counting expenditures since the June 2 primary)

Total IEs: $362,266.08

Pro-Hernandez: $311,454.50

Pro-Wahab: $50,811.58

$24,954.05 in mailers supporting Melissa Hernandez from SD 2026
$50,500.45 in mailers supporting Melissa Hernandez from Alameda Come Together PAC
$225,000 in digital ads supporting Melissa Hernandez from BOLD America
$11,000 in text-banking supporting Melissa Hernandez from Nuestro PAC
$35,811.58 in mailers and $15,000 in research supporting Aisha Wahab from Committee for Working Families, Sponsored by Labor Organizations (yes, that’s the full name of the PAC)

CT-01

Total IEs: $342,276.68

Anti-Bronin: $1,500

Pro-Bronin: $287,526.68

Pro-Larson: $53,250

$1,500 in phone banking opposing Luke Bronin from the Working Families Party PAC
$232,405.99 in TV ads supporting Luke Bronin from VoteVets
$55,120.69 in mailers supporting Luke Bronin from the Servant-Leader Fund
$51,750 in digital ads and $1,500 in phone banking supporting John Larson from the Working Families Party PAC

FL-24

Total IEs: $1,157,475.36

Anti-Gilbert: $43,486.37

Pro-Gilbert: $508,540.86

Anti-Jones: $58,617.89

Pro-Jones: $546,830.24

$55,617.89 in mailers and $3,000 in production costs opposing Shevrin Jones from American Made PAC
$136,125 in TV ads, $166,723 in digital ads, $170,963.83 in mailers, and $2,971.20 in palm cards supporting Shevrin Jones from SD 2026
$35,000 in phone banking and $35,047.21 in mailers supporting Shevrin Jones from Equality PAC
$33,750 in digital ads and $9,736.37 in mailers opposing Oliver Gilbert from SD 2026
$153,077.05 in mailers, $155,556 in digital ads, $3,404.18 in texting, $31,911.63 in phone banking, $26,132 in canvassing, $11,500 in field materials (presumably printed literature), $8,800 in ad production, $115,000 in Haitian radio advertising, and $3,160 in newspaper advertising supporting Oliver Gilbert from American Made PAC

MA-Sen

Total IEs: $1,148,769.50

Anti-Moulton: $1,148,769.50

$630,000 in digital advertising, $10,000 in newspaper advertising, and $508,769.50 in TV advertising opposing Seth Moulton from Commonwealth Together PAC

MA-06

Total IEs: $330,296.57

Pro-Koh: $330,296.57

$269,700 in digital ads and $60,596.57 in mailers supporting Dan Koh from New Leadership PAC

MA-08

Total IEs: $61,550.07

Anti-Lynch: $61,550.07

$61,550.07 in mailers and postage opposing Stephen Lynch from Leaders We Deserve

MI-Sen

Total IEs: $39,337,047.79

Anti-El-Sayed: $9,756,788.58

Pro-El-Sayed: $1,889,557.44

Anti-Stevens: $398,198.67

Pro-Stevens: $27,292,503.10

$9,568,246.50 in unspecified advertising, $118,371.09 in mailers, and $70,170.99 in production costs opposing Abdul El-Sayed from United Democracy Project (AIPAC)
$6,000 in text-banking and $5,000 in phone banking supporting Abdul El-Sayed from Emgage Federal PAC
$40,000 in TV advertising supporting Abdul El-Sayed from Progress Action Fund (PAF)
$1,460 in printing expenses supporting Abdul El-Sayed from the Working Families Party PAC
$162,045.56 in TV advertising, $891,175 in digital advertising, $339,685.21 in mailers, $35,000 in texting, $63,277.20 in radio advertising, $51,500 in unspecified digital and TV production costs, and $133,486.20 in unspecified TV and radio advertising supporting Abdul El-Sayed from Fighting for Michigan PAC
$154,028.47 in cable and digital advertising supporting Abdul El-Sayed from American Priorities
$6,900 in texting supporting Abdul El-Sayed from Forward Blue
$40,000 in TV advertising opposing Haley Stevens from Progress Action Fund (PAF)
$57,846.40 in TV advertising and $96,175 in digital advertising opposing Haley Stevens from Fighting for Michigan PAC
$204,177.27 in cable and digital advertising opposing Haley Stevens from American Priorities
$9,259.50 in digital advertising and $22,793.29 in mailers supporting Haley Stevens from Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI PAC)
$14,000 in text messages supporting Haley Stevens from Blue Majority Project
$102,761.75 in unspecified advertising supporting Haley Stevens from Good Growth
$2,787,047 in unspecified advertising supporting Haley Stevens from Unite to Win
$10,000 in digital advertising supporting Haley Stevens from JDCA PAC
$577,413 in digital advertising and $422,586.25 in unspecified advertising supporting Haley Stevens from Center Forward Committee
$5,616,108.24 in TV advertising, $3,540,484 in digital advertising, $3,974,849.53 in unspecified TV and radio advertising, $209,706 in TV production costs, $9,112 in radio production costs, $73,750 in digital production costs, and $206,123 in phone banking and texting supporting Haley Stevens from A Stronger Michigan
$8,112,552.50 in unspecified advertising, $1,586,169.01 in mailers, and $17,788.01 in production costs supporting Haley Stevens from United Democracy Project (AIPAC)

MI-07

Total IEs: $3,733,706.58

Anti-Brink: $956,660

Anti-Lawrence: $1,034,404.24

Pro-Lawrence: $88,960

Pro-Maasdam: $1,653,682.34

$955,660 in unspecified advertising and $1,000 in research opposing Bridget Brink from Michigan Values PAC
$909,204.24 in TV and digital ads opposing Will Lawrence from Crush MAGA PAC
$125,000 in digital and radio ads opposing Will Lawrence from Rolling Sea Action Fund
$87,500 in digital ads and $1,460 in printing expenses supporting Will Lawrence from the Working Families Party PAC
$1,503,682.34 in TV ads and $150,000 in digital ads supporting Matt Maasdam from VoteVets

MI-11

Total IEs: $69,667.68

Pro-Moss: $69,667.68

$69,667.68 in mailers supporting Jeremy Moss from Equality PAC

MI-13

Total IEs: $1,493,985.56

Anti-Thanedar: $278,074.13

Pro-Thanedar: $877,913

Anti-McKinney: $54,570

Pro-McKinney: $283,428.43

$202,538 in digital ads and $41,259.04 in mailers opposing Shri Thanedar from Justice Democrats PAC
$14,277.09 in mailers opposing Shri Thanedar from Emgage Federal PAC
$20,000 in TV advertising opposing Shri Thanedar from Progress Action Fund (PAF)
$877,913 in ads supporting Shri Thanedar from Protect Progress
$54,570 in mailers opposing Donavan McKinney from Protect Progress
$202,538 in digital ads and $41,259.04 in mailers supporting Donavan McKinney from Justice Democrats PAC
$15,714.45 in mailers and $3,916.94 in text-banking supporting Donavan McKinney from Emgage Federal PAC
$20,000 in TV advertising supporting Donavan McKinney from Progress Action Fund (PAF)

MN-Sen

Total IEs: $13,859,753.70

Anti-Craig: $1,733,354

Pro-Craig: $6,576,817.93

Anti-Flanagan: $5,495,581.80

Pro-Flanagan: $54,000

$121,000 in digital advertising opposing Angie Craig from Clear Voice Minnesota
$1,612,354 in unspecified advertising opposing Angie Craig from the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association
$1,005,000 in digital advertising and $224,749.89 in mailers supporting Angie Craig from Center Forward Committee
$367,685.93 in unspecified advertising supporting Angie Craig from Minnesotans for Progress PAC
$3,446,639.50 in TV advertising and $1,508,628.61 in digital advertising supporting Angie Craig from North Star Dawn PAC
$23,176.50 in text messages supporting Angie Craig from Blue Majority Project
$937.50 in digital advertising supporting Angie Craig from Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI PAC)
$1,571,934.74 in TV advertising and $2,923,647.06 in digital advertising opposing Peggy Flanagan from North Star Dawn PAC
$1,000,000 in unspecified advertising opposing Peggy Flanagan from Unite to Win
$54,000 in digital advertising supporting Peggy Flanagan from Clear Voice Minnesota

MN-02

Total IEs: $473,431.59

Pro-Berg: $454,681.45

Anti-Klein: $9,375.07

Anti-Little: $9,375.07

$287,119 in TV and digital ads supporting Kaela Berg from Women Vote (EMILY’s List)
$99,999 (seriously?) in TV and digital ads supporting Kaela Berg from Elect Democratic Women
$67,563.45 in mailers supporting Kaela Berg from In Union USA
$9,375.07 in mailers opposing Matt Little from In Union USA
$9,375.07 in mailers opposing Matt Klein from In Union USA

MO-01

Total IEs: $1,806,698.82

Pro-Bell: $628,944.73

Anti-Bush: $1,177,754.09

$481,834 in TV advertising, $121,210.48 in mailers, and $25,900.25 in phone banking supporting Wesley Bell from United Democracy Project (AIPAC)
$969,081 in TV advertising, $182,772.84 in mailers, and $25,900.25 in phone banking opposing Cori Bush from United Democracy Project (AIPAC)

NH-01

Total IEs: $905,470.39

Pro-Shaheen: $409,773.71

Pro-Sullivan: $495,696,68

$154,492.31 in mailers, $220,938.40 in digital ads, and $34,343 in unspecified production costs supporting Stefany Shaheen from Article One PAC
$310,832.80 in TV and digital ads supporting Maura Sullivan from VoteVets
$184,863.88 in mailers supporting Maura Sullivan from the Servant-Leader Fund

WA-09

Total IEs: $5,600

Pro-Sawant: $5,600

$5,600 in billboards for Kshama Sawant from Revolutionary Change PAC