Leadership PAC · OH
Vets Rising
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00924399.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $1,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Kristina KnickerbockerDemocrat$1,000
- Cait ConleyDemocrat$500
Run by Joe Decola (treasurer) · Miller Group (connected company) More
Biggest funders Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers $2,500 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
- Joe Decola1
- Connected to
- Miller Group1
Who funds it
It reported raising $101K: $98K from individuals and $2,500 from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron WorkersPAC | 1 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.
- $17K from 75 itemized gifts by individuals6
- Top states: Virginia $6,250, Ohio $3,244, New York $1,716, California $1,500, Washington $1,0006
Where its donors work6
| Donald Henley | 6 gifts | $6,000 |
| Bexley Rec | 2 gifts | $1,500 |
| Wendigo Production | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Lorraine Grace | 1 gifts | $500 |
| Blueprint Interactive | 5 gifts | $462 |
| Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter | 1 gifts | $300 |
| US Dept of State | 5 gifts | $260 |
| Allied Control Services | 1 gifts | $250 |
| Fast Cars | 1 gifts | $250 |
| Green Rock Apartments | 1 gifts | $250 |
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
- From individuals $98K
- From other committees $2,500
Who it gives to
2 candidates, $1,500 in direct gifts.3
| Kristina Knickerbocker DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 10th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Cait Conley DemocratU.S. House, New York 17th District (2026) | $500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Vets Rising (C00924399)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00924399/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Vets Rising financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00924399/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Vets Rising to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00924399&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of Vets Rising, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00924399&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Vets Rising, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00924399&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026