Leadership PAC · MD
Dont Give Up the Ship PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00921833.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $15K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Janelle StelsonDemocrat$4,000
- Christian D. MenefeeDemocrat$2,000
- Jessica Willow KillinDemocrat$2,000
- Christina HinesDemocrat$1,000
- Adrian BoafoDemocrat$1,000
Run by Sarah Elfreth (sponsor) · Tracie Moore (treasurer) More
Biggest funders National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $10K · Leidos Inc. Political Action Committee $7,000 · American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/pac) $5,000 More
On the record
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
- Tracie Moore2
- Sponsor
- Sarah ElfrethDemocrat2
- Affiliated with
- Elfreth2
Who funds it
It reported raising $61K: $23K from individuals and $33K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Leidos Inc. Political Action CommitteePAC | 3 gifts | $7,000 |
| American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/pac)PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Exelon Corporation Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $3,000 |
| Honeywell International Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $1,000 |
| New Democrat Coalition Action FundPAC | 1 gift | $1,000 |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC)PAC | 1 gift | $1,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $23K from 10 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 65% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Maryland $10K, District of Columbia $5,000, Georgia $5,000, Florida $1,500, Virginia $1,5007
Where its donors work7
| Impacts | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Redwood Capital | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Todd Pattison | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Strategies | 3 gifts | $4,500 |
| Viafinance | 1 gifts | $1,500 |
| Alignment Government Strategies | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Morgan Lewis | 1 gifts | $500 |
| Quinn Capitol Strategies | 1 gifts | $500 |
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, 2026.3
- From individuals $23K
- From other committees $33K
- Other $5,000
Who it gives to
10 candidates, $15K in direct gifts.4
| Janelle Stelson DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Christian D. Menefee DemocratU.S. House, Texas 18th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Jessica Willow Killin DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 5th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Christina Hines DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 10th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Adrian Boafo DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 5th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Paige Gebhardt Cognetti DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 8th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Bob Brooks DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 7th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Daniel Schwartz DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| LaMonica McIver DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 10th District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Dont Give Up the Ship PAC (C00921833)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00921833/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Dont Give Up the Ship PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00921833/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Dont Give Up the Ship PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00921833/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Dont Give Up the Ship PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00921833&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Dont Give Up the Ship PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00921833&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Dont Give Up the Ship PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00921833&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026