INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Federal · FEC · C00540187

$1.95M
Direct disbursements
38
Distinct vendors
606
Disbursement rows
Jan 2017 – Feb 2026
Activity window
$104Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 3

KEETER, J. BRETT $28K Strategy & Research · 8 txns American Express Company $4K Fundraising · 5 txns CMDI $2K Software & Tech · 9 txns IP INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

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

One or more officers at INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE also serve at 8+ other committees — a cross-committee operative pattern.

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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
· TEAM MCHENRY 1 officer6 vendors $1,539,160 Network
R MCHENRY FOR CONGRESS 1 officer5 vendors $2,438,861 Network
· MCCONNELL FOR THE MAJORITY 1 officer3 vendors $6,812 Network
· BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 1 officer Network
· WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1 officer Network
R MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE 1 officer Network
· BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE 1 officer Network
R AMERICAN VICTORY COMMITTEE 1 officer Network
· FREEDOM PROJECT; THE 1 officer Network
· VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1 officer Network

People paid by INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE top 8 · $172,047 · 4 of 8 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
Jeffrey Butler STRATEGIC CONSULT… 3 $80,000 Feb 2025 → Apr 2025
J. Brett Keeter STRATEGIC CONSULT… 13 $44,718 Feb 2025 → Jan 2026
Erin Mellinger Memmott FUNDRAISING CONSU… 18 $31,324 Jan 2018 → Apr 2019
Erin Mellinger FUNDRAISING CONSU… 11 $9,824 Jan 2017 → Dec 2017
Kenneth Gear IN 2 $3,882 Oct 2018 → Dec 2019
George R. Mr. Rogers IN 2 $1,500 Mar 2021 → Apr 2022
Patrick Timothy Mchenry EXPENSE REIMB 1 $671 Dec 2023
Michelle Dimarob IN 1 $128 Jul 2017

Spend by category

all-cycle
Fundraising $1.57M Strategy & Research $136K Legal & Compliance $96K Media $76K Software & Tech $30K Travel & Events $22K Wages & Payroll $8K Print & Mail $3K Admin & Office $904

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Fundraising $1,573,431 413
Strategy & Research $136,388 16
Legal & Compliance $95,875 33
Media $76,446 6
Software & Tech $30,353 111
Travel & Events $22,431 10
Wages & Payroll $8,039 3
Other / Unclassified $6,814 9
Print & Mail $3,330 1
Admin & Office $904 2
Contributions & Transfers -$2,626 2

Recent activity showing 20 of 606

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
Feb 25, 2026 CMDI SOFTWARE $250
Feb 19, 2026 American Express Company CREDIT CARD PAYMENT- SEE MEMOS $1,053
Jan 30, 2026 KEETER, J. BRETT STRATEGIC CONSULTING/STORAGE RENTAL- NO VENDOR REQ. ITEM. $3,354
Jan 27, 2026 CMDI SOFTWARE $250
Jan 20, 2026 American Express Company CREDIT CARD PAYMENT- SEE MEMOS $1,354
Dec 31, 2025 KEETER, J. BRETT STRATEGIC CONSULTING $3,300
Dec 26, 2025 CMDI SOFTWARE $250
Dec 20, 2025 American Express Company CREDIT CARD PAYMENT- SEE MEMOS $137
Nov 25, 2025 CMDI SOFTWARE $250
Nov 25, 2025 KEETER, J. BRETT STRATEGIC CONSULTING/EXPENSE REIMB- SEE MEMOS $4,329
Nov 19, 2025 American Express Company CREDIT CARD PAYMENT- SEE MEMOS $989
Oct 30, 2025 KEETER, J. BRETT STRATEGIC CONSULTING/EXP REIMB- SEE MEMOS $4,005
Oct 27, 2025 CMDI SOFTWARE $250
Oct 22, 2025 American Express Company CC PAYMENT- WEB SERVICE: NO VENDOR REQ. ITEM. $34
Oct 6, 2025 KEETER, J. BRETT STRATEGIC CONSULTING $3,300
Sep 25, 2025 CMDI SOFTWARE $250
Sep 22, 2025 American Express Company CC PAYMENT: WEB SERVICE/SUBSCRIPTION: NO VENDOR REQ. ITEM. $38
Aug 28, 2025 KEETER, J. BRETT STRATEGIC CONSULTING/POSTAGE- NO VENDOR REQ. ITEM. $3,330
Aug 26, 2025 CMDI SOFTWARE $250
Aug 19, 2025 American Express Company CREDIT CARD PAYMENT- SEE MEMOS $265