PAC · DC
Free and Fair Democracy PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00717728.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $30K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.6
Backs
- Matt DunlapDemocrat$5,000
- Stella PekarskyDemocrat$2,500
- Hartzell GrayDemocrat$1,000
- Hoan HuynhDemocrat$1,000
- Delia C. RamirezDemocrat$500
Spends against
- Max L. MillerRepublican$20K
Run by Howie Stanger (treasurer) 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
- Howie Stanger2
- Website
- ffdpac.com2
Who funds it
It reported raising $317K: $317K from individuals and $0 from other committees.6
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $23K from 363 itemized gifts by individuals8
- Top states: California $4,688, Massachusetts $3,038, Iowa $1,900, Illinois $1,800, New Jersey $1,2858
Where its donors work8
| Advanced Women's Healthcare | 12 gifts | $1,200 |
| Uncf | 14 gifts | $700 |
| Coburn | 1 gifts | $500 |
| Usac | 1 gifts | $400 |
| Miami-dade County | 9 gifts | $315 |
| Roger a Lewin MD | 1 gifts | $250 |
| Advanced Womens Healthcare | 2 gifts | $200 |
| CTR Religion & Psychotherapy | 6 gifts | $150 |
| Thermal Solutions Manufacturing | 6 gifts | $150 |
| Wjusd | 6 gifts | $120 |
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
- From individuals $317K
Who it gives to
5 candidates, $10K in direct gifts.4
| Matt Dunlap DemocratU.S. House, Maine 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Stella Pekarsky DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 11th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Hartzell Gray DemocratU.S. House, Missouri 4th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Hoan Huynh DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 9th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Delia C. Ramirez DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 3rd District (2026) | $500 |
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 oppose: $20K
| Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026) | $20,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Free and Fair Democracy PAC (C00717728)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00717728/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Free and Fair Democracy PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00717728/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Free and Fair Democracy PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00717728/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Free and Fair Democracy PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00717728&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5FEC: independent expenditures by Free and Fair Democracy PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00717728&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 6Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 7FEC: receipts of Free and Fair Democracy PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00717728&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8FEC: itemized individual contributions to Free and Fair Democracy PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00717728&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026