Party committee · KY

Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00011197.

Run by Chris Patton (treasurer) · Charlotte Flanary (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders DNC Services Corp. $341K · Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund $138K · Friends of State Democratic Parties $40K More

On the record

Type
Party committee1
Based in
Frankfort, KY1
Registered
July 12, 19752

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
Chris Patton2
Custodian of records
Charlotte Flanary Compliance Director2
Connected to
Mcgarvey Victory Fund1
Website
KYDEMOCRATS.ORG2

Who funds it

It reported raising $2.9M: $1.7M from individuals and $96K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees4

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

DNC Services Corp.Company or group47 gifts$340,963
Democratic Grassroots Victory FundParty committee10 gifts$138,200
Friends of State Democratic PartiesPAC3 gifts$40,000
Association of State Democratic CommitteeParty committee2 gifts$34,106
Centene Corporation Political Action Committee (Centene PAC)PAC2 gifts$10,000
IBEW PAC Voluntary FundPAC2 gifts$10,000
Molina Healthcare PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Ullico Inc. Political Action Committee (Ullipac)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Warren for SenateCommittee1 gift$10,000
Brown-forman Non-partisan Comm. for Responsible Govt.PAC1 gift$5,000
Gainwell Holding Corp. PACPAC1 gift$5,000
Mark Kelly for SenateCandidate's campaign1 gift$5,000
Motorola Solutions, Inc PACPAC1 gift$5,000
United Steelworkers of America Political Action FuPAC1 gift$5,000
Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC (Unitedhealth Group PAC)PAC1 gift$5,000

Individuals

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

  • $1.4M from 2,425 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 76% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Kentucky $1.1M, Florida $88K, Indiana $44K, California $31K, New York $22K6

Where its donors work6

Commonwealth of Kentucky43 gifts$68,671
Mccarthy Strategic Solutions26 gifts$42,018
Commonwealth Alliances3 gifts$35,000
Morgan Collins Yeast and Salyer5 gifts$35,000
Carvaka2 gifts$30,525
Healthtech Solutions2 gifts$30,000
Milam Farm2 gifts$30,000
Babbage Strategy3 gifts$22,600
W T Young2 gifts$20,000
Cornerstone Government Affairs5 gifts$19,000

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, 2026.3

Raised$2.9M
Spent$2.7M
Cash on hand$224K
Given to candidates and committees$150
  • From individuals $1.7M
  • From other committees $96K
  • Other $1.1M

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee (C00011197)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011197/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011197/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011197/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: receipts of Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00011197&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    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
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00011197&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026