Leadership PAC · DC

Democracy Summer Leadership PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00664318.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $279K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Bob BrooksDemocrat$10K
  2. John CavanaughDemocrat$10K
  3. Elaine LuriaDemocrat$10K
  4. Chaz MolderDemocrat$10K
  5. Sarah GarriottDemocrat$10K

Run by Melissa Nissen (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Raskin Victory Fund $64K · Democracy Summer 2026 $35K · Dem Rising 2026 $16K More

On the record

Type
Leadership PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Melissa Nissen1
Connected to
Raskin1

Who funds it

It reported raising $494K: $274K from individuals and $57K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Raskin Victory FundPAC4 gifts$64,500
Democracy Summer 2026Committee4 gifts$35,100
Dem Rising 2026Committee2 gifts$15,500
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)PAC3 gifts$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
NEA Fund for Children and Public EducationPAC2 gifts$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$7,500
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PeoplePAC1 gift$5,000
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Political Action Com (Narfe-pac)PAC1 gift$5,000
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)PAC1 gift$5,000
Visa, Inc. Political Action CommitteePAC1 gift$2,500
Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher for CongressCandidate's campaign1 gift$2,152

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $270K from 228 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 64% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Maryland $90K, New Mexico $38K, Texas $28K, Pennsylvania $27K, New York $22K6

Where its donors work6

Charleston School of Law1 gifts$5,000
George Mason University1 gifts$5,000
Jefferson1 gifts$5,000
Katten Muchin Rosenman1 gifts$5,000
MG Properties1 gifts$5,000
University of Pennsylvania1 gifts$5,000
Young & Rubicam1 gifts$5,000
Rom-rymer & Associates1 gifts$4,100
Nick's Organic Farm2 gifts$3,500
Santa Fe Group1 gifts$3,000

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.2

Raised$494K
Spent$556K
Cash on hand$60K
Given to candidates and committees$376K
  • From individuals $274K
  • From other committees $57K
  • Other $162K

Who it gives to

99 candidates, $284K in direct gifts.3

Bob Brooks DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 7th District (2026)$10,000
John Cavanaugh DemocratU.S. House, Nebraska 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Elaine Luria DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Chaz Molder DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 5th District (2026)$10,000
Sarah Garriott DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Sean McCann DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026)$10,000
Steve Cohen DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$5,000
Ted Lieu DemocratU.S. House, California 36th District (2026)$5,000
Jimmy Gomez DemocratU.S. House, California 34th District (2026)$5,000
Maxwell Frost DemocratU.S. House, Florida 10th District (2026)$5,000
Graham Platner DemocratU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$5,000
Samuel Kelley Forstag DemocratU.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026)$5,000
Jamie Ager DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 11th District (2026)$5,000
Christina Hines DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 10th District (2026)$5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 4th District (2026)$4,500
Daniel S. Goldman DemocratU.S. House, New York 10th District (2026)$4,500
Deborah K. Ross DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 2nd District (2026)$4,500
Lucy McBath DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 6th District (2026)$4,500
Jared Moskowitz DemocratU.S. House, Florida 25th District (2026)$4,500
Becca Balint DemocratU.S. House, Vermont at large (2026)$4,500
Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026)$4,500
Zoe Lofgren DemocratU.S. House, California 18th District (2026)$4,500
J. Luis Correa DemocratU.S. House, California 46th District (2026)$4,500
Mary Gay Scanlon DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 5th District (2026)$4,500
Sydney Kamlager-Dove DemocratU.S. House, California 37th District (2026)$4,500
Callie Barr DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 1st District (2026)$4,000
Robert White DemocratU.S. House, District of Columbia at large (2026)$4,000
Margaret Flanagan DemocratU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2026)$4,000
Blake Gendebien DemocratU.S. House, New York 21st District (2026)$3,800
Janelle Stelson DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026)$3,500

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Democracy Summer Leadership PAC (C00664318)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00664318/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Democracy Summer Leadership PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00664318/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Democracy Summer Leadership PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00664318&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Democracy Summer Leadership PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00664318&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026