Party committee · CA

Democratic Women of the South Orange County

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00625772.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $75K 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. Jon OssoffDemocrat$10K
  2. Mike LevinDemocrat$10K
  3. Derek TranDemocrat$10K
  4. S6OH00379$7,500
  5. Chris PappasDemocrat$7,500

Run by Lori Abbott (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Newport Beach Women's Democratic Club Federal PAC $500 · Orange Coast Huddle $400 · Leisure World Democratic Club $200 More

On the record

Type
Party committee1
Based in
San Clemente, CA1

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
Lori Abbott1

Who funds it

It reported raising $528K: $509K from individuals and $5,613 from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

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

Newport Beach Women's Democratic Club Federal PACPAC1 gift$500
Orange Coast HuddlePAC1 gift$400
Leisure World Democratic ClubPAC1 gift$200
Canyon DemocratsPAC1 gift$100
Democratic Club of Seal BeachPAC1 gift$100
Laguna Beach Democratic Club FederalPAC1 gift$100

Individuals

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

  • $250K from 4,231 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 8% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: California $243K, District of Columbia $6,594, New Jersey $120, Maryland $1056

Where its donors work6

Cusd102 gifts$3,286
Surgical Care Affiliates3 gifts$2,525
Ocfa45 gifts$2,387
Laguna Beach Dance Festival9 gifts$2,312
College Blueprint17 gifts$2,270
California Faucets23 gifts$1,896
Laguna Beach School District39 gifts$1,731
JBK and Associates14 gifts$1,362
Choc33 gifts$1,263
San Onofre Parks Foundation28 gifts$1,113

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, 2026.2

Raised$528K
Spent$544K
Cash on hand$39K
Given to candidates and committees$188K
  • From individuals $509K
  • From other committees $5,613
  • Other $13K

Who it gives to

12 candidates, $82K in direct gifts.3

Jon Ossoff DemocratU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026)$10,000
Mike Levin DemocratU.S. House, California 49th District (2026)$10,000
Derek Tran DemocratU.S. House, California 45th District (2026)$10,000
Candidate S6OH00379 (FEC record)$7,500
Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026)$7,500
Roy Cooper DemocratU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026)$7,500
George Whitesides DemocratU.S. House, California 27th District (2026)$5,000
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$5,000
Dave Min DemocratU.S. House, California 47th District (2026)$5,000
Mary Peltola DemocratU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026)$5,000
Robert Garcia DemocratU.S. House, California 42nd District (2026)$5,000
Emilia Strong Sykes DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026)$5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Democratic Women of the South Orange County (C00625772)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00625772/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Democratic Women of the South Orange County financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00625772/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Democratic Women of the South Orange County to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00625772&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
    FEC: receipts of Democratic Women of the South Orange County, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00625772&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Democratic Women of the South Orange County, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00625772&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026