Hybrid PAC · DC
Defend the Vote
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00764233.
On the record
- Type
- Hybrid PAC1
- Treasurer
- Lemek, Brian1
- Based in
- Washington, DC1
- Connected to
- Defend the Vote Leadership Fund1
Which side its money helps
96% of the money it gave to candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending to oppose a candidate counts as help for the other party.2
Helps Democrats 96%Helps Republicans 4%
Money, 2025–26
As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3
Raised$5.2M
Spent$5.2M
Cash on hand$90K
Outside spending to August 31$516K
- From individuals $4.1M
- Other $1.0M
Who it gives to
150 candidates, $684K in direct gifts.4
| Eugene Simon Vindman DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Janelle Stelson DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Christina Bohannan DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Haley M. Stevens DemocratU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026) | $10,000 |
| Maura Corby Sullivan DemocratU.S. House, New Hampshire 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lindsay James DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Derek Tran DemocratU.S. House, California 45th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Donald G. Davis DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Sarah Elfreth DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 3rd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Greg Landsman DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| John W. Mannion DemocratU.S. House, New York 22nd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Nellie Pou DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 9th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Gabe Amo DemocratU.S. House, Rhode Island 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| LaMonica McIver DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 10th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Seth Magaziner DemocratU.S. House, Rhode Island 2nd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Shannon Leigh Taylor DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Lauren Underwood DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 14th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Sarah Garriott DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| James A. Himes DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Janelle S. Bynum DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Jason Crow DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 6th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Josh Riley DemocratU.S. House, New York 19th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| April McClain Delaney DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 6th District (2026) | $5,000 |
Outside spending in races
Ads, mail and other spending about candidates, made without the campaigns, from notices it must file within 24 or 48 hours. These run to October 1, 2026, later than the summary above.5
Spent to help: $100K
| Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026) | $100,000 |
Spent to oppose: $12.2M
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $7,055,990 |
| Michael J Rogers RepublicanU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026) | $4,592,976 |
| Luke Bronin DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 1st District (2026) | $515,672 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Defend the Vote (C00764233)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764233/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 3FEC: Defend the Vote financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764233/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Defend the Vote to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00764233&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5FEC: independent expenditures by Defend the Vote, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00764233&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026