Hybrid PAC · DC

Democratic Movement

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00917179.

Run by Brian Lemek (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Hybrid PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
August 25, 20252

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
Brian Lemek2
Affiliated with
Defend the Vote2

Who funds it

It reported raising $1.3M: $1.2M from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

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

  • $94K from 2,994 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 3% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: California $20K, Washington $12K, Texas $5,114, Maryland $5,083, Minnesota $4,3496

Where its donors work6

Starker Forests1 gifts$1,000
Univeristy of Pennsylvania1 gifts$1,000
Sue Fisher King10 gifts$655
Page 1 Books5 gifts$410
Issaquah School District21 gifts$369
Sentry Home Loans2 gifts$350
Yesterdog8 gifts$280
Tri-c1 gifts$250
Tri-c Eastern Campus3 gifts$225
R & J Archer Petrol7 gifts$220

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 September 30, 2026.3

Raised$1.3M
Spent$1.2M
Cash on hand$36K
  • From individuals $1.2M
  • Other $69K

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Democratic Movement (C00917179)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00917179/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Democratic Movementhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00917179/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Democratic Movement financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00917179/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  5. 5
    FEC bulk data: PAC and party committee summaries, 2025–26 (webk26)https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026