Leadership PAC · OH

Truedem Leadership Fund

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00417865.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $58K 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. Mark TakanoDemocrat$10K
  2. Ritchie TorresDemocrat$10K
  3. Becca BalintDemocrat$5,000
  4. Bill FosterDemocrat$5,000
  5. Angie CraigDemocrat$5,000

Run by Steve Katich (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Marcy Kaptur Victory Fund $25K · Poet PAC $10K · Fair Shot PAC $9,600 More

On the record

Type
Leadership PAC1
Based in
Columbus, OH1

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
Steve Katich1
Connected to
Kaptur1

Who funds it

It reported raising $102K: $10K from individuals and $67K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

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

Marcy Kaptur Victory FundPAC4 gifts$24,968
Poet PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Fair Shot PACPAC2 gifts$9,600
Moms Fed UpPAC2 gifts$7,500
General Dynamics Corporation PACPAC1 gift$5,000
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACPAC1 gift$5,000
Letter Carriers Political Action FundPAC1 gift$5,000
Realtors (Rpac)PAC1 gift$5,000
UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAWPAC1 gift$5,000
United Steelworkers of America PACPAC1 gift$5,000
BWX Technologies, Inc Political Action CommitteePAC1 gift$2,500
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corp PAC (Engpac)PAC1 gift$2,500
Int'l Assn of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers PAC (Smart)PAC1 gift$2,500
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACPAC1 gift$2,500

Individuals

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

  • $10K from 2 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 100% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Massachusetts $5,000, New Jersey $5,0006

Where its donors work6

Bci1 gifts$5,000
Mass General Hospital1 gifts$5,000

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 June 30, 2026.2

Raised$102K
Spent$94K
Cash on hand$270K
Given to candidates and committees$72K
  • From individuals $10K
  • From other committees $67K
  • Other $25K

Who it gives to

11 candidates, $58K in direct gifts.3

Mark Takano DemocratU.S. House, California 39th District (2026)$10,000
Ritchie Torres DemocratU.S. House, New York 15th District (2026)$10,000
Becca Balint DemocratU.S. House, Vermont at large (2026)$5,000
Bill Foster DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 11th District (2026)$5,000
Angie Craig DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Haley M. Stevens DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 11th District (2026)$5,000
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$5,000
Eric Sorensen DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 17th District (2026)$3,000
Emily Randall DemocratU.S. House, Washington 6th District (2026)$2,500
Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)$2,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Truedem Leadership Fund (C00417865)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00417865/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Truedem Leadership Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00417865/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Truedem Leadership Fund to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00417865&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
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026