JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

Federal · FEC · C00139659

$2.27M
Direct disbursements
98
Distinct vendors
1,911
Disbursement rows
Jan 2017 – Jun 2026
Activity window
$275Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

CATERING BY MICHAEL'S $43K Travel & Events · 2 txns WEIN, HOLLIS $41K Wages & Payroll · 14 txns Internal Revenue Service $27K Wages & Payroll · 11 txns American Express Company $27K Fundraising · 10 txns BEAL PROPERTIES $24K Admin & Office · 7 txns SCHOENBERG, DANIELLE $18K Wages & Payroll · 13 txns Shaewitz, Allison $17K Wages & Payroll · 12 txns ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. $13K Fundraising · 34 txns BALONICK, MARCIA $6K Wages & Payroll · 6 txns ILLINOIS DEPT OF REVENUE $5K Wages & Payroll · 10 txns JA JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POL…

Staff & officers 1 officer on file (FEC Form 1)

Treasurer Michelon, Stacey
Single treasurer on file — no other committees served by this officer in our records.

No cross-committee operative network for JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS — this committee's officers don't serve at other committees in our records. Common for institutional committees (national party committees, large PAC infrastructure) where a single staff treasurer manages only this filer.

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Other federal committees that pay the same vendors or share officers with this one — the operational network this filer sits inside. Inferred from cross-filing, not present in any single source. Click a row to open the full relationship page.

Committee Shared Combined spend
· PROMETHEAN PAC 3 vendors $121,687 Network
· AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC 3 vendors $78,869 Network
D EMILYS LIST 3 vendors $56,551 Network
D TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS 3 vendors $18,342 Network
R MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE 3 vendors $9,832 Network
D WELCH FOR CONGRESS 3 vendors $6,982 Network

People paid by JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS top 20 · $843,845 · 9 of 20 linked to person profile

Individuals who received disbursements from this committee — salaried staff, consultants on personal-name contracts, and reimbursements for travel / mileage / per diem.

Name Most-common purpose Payments Total paid Activity window
Hollis Wein SALARY 150 $265,701 Feb 2017 → Jun 2026
Marcia Balonick SALARY 135 $129,665 Jan 2017 → Jun 2026
Miranda M. Wilgus SALARY 103 $124,324 Jan 2017 → Nov 2023
Denise Young SALARY 133 $92,328 Jan 2017 → Apr 2026
Danielle Schoenberg SALARY 52 $67,703 Oct 2022 → Mar 2026
Allison Shaewitz SALARY 52 $65,945 Feb 2023 → Jun 2026
Nancy Spivak SALARY 34 $21,266 Jan 2017 → Apr 2019
Stacy Rudd SALARY 14 $13,646 Apr 2022 → Nov 2022
Linda Rae Sher SALARY 14 $12,644 Jun 2017 → Dec 2019
Tiffany K Keane SALARY 16 $11,081 Jan 2017 → Feb 2018
Jamie Silverman MARKETING 6 $9,540 Mar 2023 → Aug 2023
Emanuela Frankel SALARY 4 $8,311 Jul 2023 → Aug 2023
Jose Blanco OFFICE EXPENSE 30 $4,615 Feb 2017 → Nov 2023
Sami Sage SPEAKER TRAVEL EX… 1 $3,245 May 2026
Allison Shankman SALARY 2 $3,171 Feb 2026 → Feb 2026
Mosheh Oinounou EVENT SPEAKER FEE 1 $3,000 May 2024
Ryan Jankelowitz REARCHER 2 $2,170 Aug 2023 → Aug 2024
Elle Kane MARKETING 2 $2,000 Apr 2025 → Dec 2025
Talia Field SALARY 2 $1,990 May 2026 → Jun 2026
Samantha Joseph CONSULTANT FEE 1 $1,500 Aug 2021

Spend by category

all-cycle
Wages & Payroll $1.08M Fundraising $371K Travel & Events $278K Admin & Office $232K Digital $68K Print & Mail $30K Software & Tech $29K Strategy & Research $9K Media $5K Legal & Compliance $2K Contributions & Transfers $1K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Wages & Payroll $1,079,369 931
Fundraising $370,869 441
Travel & Events $278,134 62
Admin & Office $231,795 241
Digital $68,062 21
Other / Unclassified $44,401 57
Print & Mail $30,280 52
Software & Tech $29,205 27
Strategy & Research $9,050 5
Media $5,175 4
Legal & Compliance $1,755 7
Contributions & Transfers $1,234 4

Recent activity showing 20 of 1,911

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
Jun 30, 2026 WEIN, HOLLIS SALARY $2,931
Jun 30, 2026 BALONICK, MARCIA SALARY $980
Jun 30, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $340
Jun 24, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $113
Jun 22, 2026 BEAL PROPERTIES RENT $3,900
Jun 16, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $170
Jun 15, 2026 Shaewitz, Allison SALARY $1,586
Jun 15, 2026 FIELD, TALIA SALARY $1,440
Jun 15, 2026 American Express Company CREDIT CARD PAYMENT $7,432
Jun 10, 2026 Internal Revenue Service EMPLOYEE WITHHOLDING TAX $1,086
Jun 10, 2026 ILLINOIS DEPT OF REVENUE EMPLOYEE TAX WITHHOLDING $215
Jun 10, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $2,338
Jun 4, 2026 Wendy Gale WEBSITE MAINTENANCE $550
Jun 4, 2026 SHERI WHITKO PHOTOGRAPHY EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY $1,050
Jun 4, 2026 Coby Resnick Production EVENT VIDEO AND PRODUCTION $3,000
Jun 2, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $291
Jun 1, 2026 CATERING BY MICHAEL'S EVENT CATERING $38,345
May 29, 2026 WEIN, HOLLIS SALARY $2,931
May 29, 2026 FIELD, TALIA SALARY $550
May 27, 2026 HIGHLAND PARK PARK DISTRICT EVENT TIP MONEY $500