SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS

Federal · FEC · C00308742

$3.62M
Direct disbursements
160
Distinct vendors
2,696
Disbursement rows
$10K
Independent expenditures
Jun 2001 – Mar 2026
Activity window
$697Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

TKO PUBLIC AFFAIRS $100K Fundraising · 11 txns THE FROST GROUP $73K Fundraising · 15 txns JACOBSON & ZILBER STRATEGIES $56K Media · 15 txns BARKAN STRATEGIES, INC. $49K Strategy & Research · 7 txns KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $47K Legal & Compliance · 14 txns CITI CARD $44K Fundraising · 9 txns FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULLIN $40K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NM MARKETING $24K Print & Mail · 2 txns JUAN DE LEON RESEARCH, INC. $21K Strategy & Research · 1 txn DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC $18K Fundraising · 37 txns S SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS

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

Treasurer Kaufman, Stephen J
Also serves at 2 other committees: DEFEND THE DREAM · SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUND.

No cross-committee operative network for SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS — 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
D SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUND 1 officer6 vendors $413,692 Network
D MIKE LEVIN FOR CONGRESS 16 vendors $3,334,450 Network
D JIMMY GOMEZ FOR CONGRESS 14 vendors $2,875,593 Network
D WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERAL 1 officer Network
· SEA CHANGE PAC 1 officer Network
· DEFEND THE DREAM 1 officer Network
D SCHIFF FOR SENATE 12 vendors $3,205,241 Network
D SYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE FOR CONGRESS 10 vendors $613,461 Network
D JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESS 10 vendors $432,414 Network
D BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS 9 vendors $1,492,430 Network

People paid by SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS top 20 · $148,910 · 5 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. Includes 1 name identified via state-data name-pattern fallback (entity_tp not populated on state filings).

Name Most-common purpose Payments Total paid Activity window
Noah Sachartoff SALARY 79 $57,481 Apr 2018 → Aug 2021
Sean Regan SALARY 18 $17,545 Feb 2022 → Nov 2022
Jessica Perez SALARY 8 $13,119 Apr 2017 → Sep 2017
John Alford POLITICAL CONSULT… 4 $10,400 Apr 2019 → Dec 2021
Samuel J Parker SALARY 8 $8,523 Jan 2017 → May 2017
William Joseph Haydon RESEARCH CONSULTI… 3 $5,873 Dec 2021 → Mar 2022
Samuel Seidel CONSULTING FEES 3 $5,359 Jul 2025 → Sep 2025
Scott Abrams POLITICAL CONSULT… 1 $5,000 Dec 2021
Shelli Azoff FUNDRAISER 1 $2,900 Sep 2021
Irving Azoff FUNDRAISER 1 $2,900 Sep 2021
Brad Sherman · CONTRIBUTION FOR … 1 $2,500 Jul 2019
Tom Trotter FUNDRAISING FACIL… 7 $2,450 May 2017 → Oct 2019
Mark Rubin FUNDRAISING EVENT 2 $2,305 Feb 2020 → Mar 2025
Lori Greene Gordon FUNDRAISING 1 $2,300 Aug 2018
Michael Tuchin FOOD AND BEVERAGE… 1 $2,044 Jan 2024
Nusrat Jamal (ESTIMATE): FOOD … 1 $2,000 Mar 2024
Doyle Bartlett FUNDRAISER 5 $1,624 Oct 2017 → Feb 2019
Edwin Matirosyan PAYROLL EXPENSES 1 $1,597 Nov 2024
Jesse De Vito FUNDRAISING CONSU… 1 $1,589 Nov 2018
Khalid Mahmood FUNDRAISING EXPEN… 1 $1,400 Jun 2023

Spend by category

all-cycle
Fundraising $1.57M Print & Mail $511K Legal & Compliance $363K Wages & Payroll $325K Strategy & Research $281K Admin & Office $211K Digital $137K Software & Tech $57K Media $39K Travel & Events $30K Contributions & Transfers $20K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Fundraising $1,567,990 1,333
Print & Mail $511,390 218
Legal & Compliance $362,745 236
Wages & Payroll $325,035 331
Strategy & Research $280,906 42
Admin & Office $211,056 259
Digital $136,690 16
Software & Tech $56,922 68
Media $39,497 12
Travel & Events $29,636 115
Other / Unclassified $23,585 41
Contributions & Transfers $19,860 9
Field & Voter Contact $2,264 4

Recent activity showing 20 of 2,696

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
Mar 31, 2026 DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC MERCHANT FEES $268
Mar 31, 2026 DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC MERCHANT FEES $2,988
Mar 31, 2026 ActBlue, LLC MERCHANT FEES $51
Mar 31, 2026 ActBlue, LLC MERCHANT FEES $158
Mar 31, 2026 ActBlue, LLC MERCHANT FEES $0
Mar 31, 2026 ActBlue, LLC MERCHANT FEES $0
Mar 26, 2026 JACOBSON & ZILBER STRATEGIES ADVERTISING EXPENSES $1,105
Mar 26, 2026 DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC MERCHANT FEES $225
Mar 24, 2026 KALIK & ASSOCIATES INC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING EXPENSES $3,000
Mar 24, 2026 FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULLIN POLLING EXPENSES $39,650
Mar 23, 2026 SHERMAN OAKS PROFESSIONAL PLAZA LTD. RENT $2,574
Mar 22, 2026 ActBlue, LLC MERCHANT FEES $394
Mar 18, 2026 TELE-TOWN HALL OFFICE EXPENSES $3,329
Mar 17, 2026 NGP VAN, Inc. (EveryAction) OFFICE EXPENSES $1,610
Mar 15, 2026 ActBlue, LLC MERCHANT FEES $40
Mar 13, 2026 VOTER NEWSLETTER SLATE MAILER $5,370
Mar 13, 2026 Senior Advocate SLATE MAILER $7,822
Mar 13, 2026 BUDGET WATCHDOGS SLATE MAILER $9,268
Mar 11, 2026 DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC MERCHANT FEES $200
Mar 10, 2026 JACOBSON & ZILBER STRATEGIES ADVERTISING EXPENSES $7,241