$6.25M
Direct disbursements
93
Distinct vendors
4,396
Disbursement rows
Jan 2017 – Mar 2026
Activity window
$738Kacross 12 months
Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10
Staff & officers 1 officer on file (FEC Form 1)
Treasurer
Hakes, Howard
Single treasurer on file — no other committees served by this officer in our records.
No cross-committee operative network for AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC — 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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| Committee | Shared | Combined spend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC | 4 vendors | $831,373 | Network ↗ |
| D | FETTERMAN FOR PA | 4 vendors | $55,575 | Network ↗ |
| D | LARSON FOR CONGRESS | 4 vendors | $28,872 | Network ↗ |
| R | WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PARTY, INC. | 4 vendors | $22,601 | Network ↗ |
| D | BERNIE 2020 | 3 vendors | $634,272 | Network ↗ |
| R | WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY | 4 vendors | $19,692 | Network ↗ |
| D | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT | 3 vendors | $506,124 | Network ↗ |
| D | DIGNITY OF WORK PAC | 3 vendors | $238,976 | Network ↗ |
| R | TEAM KENNEDY | 3 vendors | $220,521 | Network ↗ |
| R | OREGON RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY PAC | 4 vendors | $5,490 | Network ↗ |
People paid by AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC top 20 · $2,113,041 · 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Dreape Hanagan | PAYROLL | 273 | $1,162,342 | Jan 2017 → Mar 2026 |
| Lisa Emig | PAYROLL | 225 | $447,356 | Jan 2017 → Mar 2026 |
| Bernadette L. Cala | PAYROLL | 266 | $441,036 | Jan 2017 → Mar 2026 |
| Rebecca Daniels | ACCOUNTING FEE | 40 | $37,988 | Apr 2017 → Jan 2026 |
| Jason Courter | REIMBURSEMENT | 4 | $7,454 | Nov 2017 → Dec 2022 |
| Blake Ferm | WEBSITE | 6 | $4,500 | Aug 2023 → Mar 2026 |
| Howard Hakes | REIMBURSEMENT | 7 | $3,766 | Dec 2017 → Jan 2024 |
| Fritz Hitchcock | REIMBURSEMENT | 5 | $2,341 | Dec 2017 → Jul 2021 |
| Jim Norton | REIMBURSEMENT | 7 | $1,736 | Dec 2017 → Jan 2024 |
| John Connelly | REIMBURSEMENT | 3 | $1,007 | Oct 2018 → Oct 2021 |
| Joseph O'brien | REIMBURSEMENT | 6 | $730 | Dec 2017 → Jan 2024 |
| Mark Olinyk | REIMBURSEMENT | 11 | $597 | Dec 2017 → Jan 2024 |
| Christopher Jr. Connolly | REIMBURSEMENT | 1 | $461 | Sep 2022 |
| Bradford T. Strong | MTG.EXP | 1 | $417 | Oct 2021 |
| Michael Dever | REIMBURSEMENT | 6 | $325 | Dec 2017 → Jan 2024 |
| Michael J. Miller | REIMBURSEMENT | 2 | $240 | Dec 2018 → Jan 2020 |
| Peter Blackstock | REIMBURSEMENT | 1 | $200 | Dec 2017 |
| Ryan Gremore | REIMBURSEMENT | 1 | $195 | Dec 2019 |
| Lawrence Kull | REIMBURSEMENT | 3 | $175 | Dec 2017 → Dec 2019 |
| Mike Mcgrath | REIMBURSEMENT | 5 | $175 | Dec 2017 → Mar 2020 |
Spend by service category
| Category | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $4,289,710 | 1,478 |
| Fundraising | $689,591 | 1,330 |
| Admin & Office | $520,919 | 502 |
| Legal & Compliance | $289,384 | 237 |
| Print & Mail | $148,726 | 324 |
| Software & Tech | $103,316 | 55 |
| Other / Unclassified | $85,666 | 238 |
| Travel & Events | $69,272 | 195 |
| Media | $24,013 | 2 |
| Digital | $13,600 | 4 |
| Contributions & Transfers | $10,450 | 15 |
| Strategy & Research | $9,600 | 16 |
Recent activity showing 20 of 4,396
| Date | Vendor | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | Stripe, Inc. | CREDIT CARD FEE | $73 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | SHL AND ASSOCIATES, INC. | POLITICAL CONSULTANT - COMMUNICATIONS | $600 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Paychex, Inc. | PAYROLL FEE | $77 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | CALA, BERNADETTE L. | PAYROLL | $2,133 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | EMIG, LISA | PAYROLL | $1,845 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | HANAGAN, MARY DREAPE | PAYROLL | $5,330 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | FEDEX | EXPRESS SHIPPING | $36 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Stripe, Inc. | CREDIT CARD FEE | $145 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | AIADA | MAILING LIST RENTAL | $133 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Stripe, Inc. | CREDIT CARD FEE | $29 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | UNITED BANK | PAYROLL WITHHOLDING TAX | $6,513 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | MINUTEMAN PRESS | PRINTING | $263 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Stripe, Inc. | CREDIT CARD FEE | $29 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP | 401K CONTRIBUTION | $3,218 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Stripe, Inc. | CREDIT CARD FEE | $145 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Stripe, Inc. | CREDIT CARD FEE | $29 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | COMCAST | MONTHLY PHONE | $233 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | FEDEX | EXPRESS SHIPPING | $282 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | COMCAST | MONTHLY INTERNET | $607 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Stripe, Inc. | CREDIT CARD FEE | $145 |