VELVET HAMMER PAC

Federal · FEC · C00692111

$800K
Direct disbursements
26
Distinct vendors
366
Disbursement rows
Jan 2019 – Jun 2026
Activity window
$93Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

PETERSEN GROUP $15K Strategy & Research · 2 txns GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS $14K Strategy & Research · 2 txns SCHIMANSKI & ASSOCIATES $13K Fundraising · 4 txns CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE, INC. $8K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns Edward Shelleby $7K Admin & Office · 1 txn American Express Company $4K Fundraising · 3 txns LOMONACO, JEFF $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn LULOFF, GRACE $2K Admin & Office · 9 txns ELIAS LAW GROUP $2K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns SORBE, KYLE $1K Digital · 9 txns VH VELVET HAMMER PAC

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

Treasurer Nelson, Kimberly
Also serves at TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA.

No cross-committee operative network for VELVET HAMMER 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 TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA 1 officer9 vendors $3,484,110 Network
· MIDWEST VALUES PAC 5 vendors $729,036 Network
D AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE 5 vendors $151,744 Network
D SMP 3 vendors $25,844,142 Network
D MONTANANS FOR TESTER 3 vendors $7,267,886 Network
D DSCC 3 vendors $3,345,476 Network
D JASON CROW FOR CONGRESS 3 vendors $1,447,158 Network
D VAL HOYLE FOR CONGRESS 3 vendors $247,291 Network
D PEOPLE FOR BEN 3 vendors $237,496 Network
· KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA 3 vendors $222,375 Network

People paid by VELVET HAMMER PAC top 8 · $71,349 · 7 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
Jeff Lomonaco MANAGEMENT SERVIC… 11 $40,417 Aug 2022 → Oct 2025
Edward Shelleby COMMUNICATIONS SE… 3 $16,170 May 2023 → Nov 2025
Grace Curtiss ADMINISTRATIVE SE… 23 $8,640 May 2023 → Apr 2025
Grace Luloff ADMINISTRATION SE… 11 $2,400 Jul 2025 → Jun 2026
Kyle Sorbe DIGITAL SERVICES 13 $1,950 May 2025 → Jun 2026
Alana Petersen MILEAGE & TRAVEL 1 $973 Jul 2022
Shea Necheles ADMINISTRATION SE… 2 $520 Oct 2023 → Dec 2023
Chani Wiggins FUNDRAISING EXPEN… 1 $279 Mar 2019

Spend by category

all-cycle
Fundraising $425K Strategy & Research $248K Legal & Compliance $80K Admin & Office $10K Travel & Events $10K Software & Tech $9K Digital $8K Contributions & Transfers $1K Wages & Payroll $211

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Fundraising $424,970 174
Strategy & Research $247,986 34
Legal & Compliance $79,656 62
Admin & Office $10,210 14
Travel & Events $10,029 5
Software & Tech $8,791 29
Digital $7,600 11
Other / Unclassified $7,200 19
Contributions & Transfers $1,167 1
Wages & Payroll $211 6

Recent activity showing 20 of 366

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
Jun 12, 2026 INTUIT SOFTWARE $38
Jun 5, 2026 SORBE, KYLE DIGITAL SERVICES $150
Jun 5, 2026 LULOFF, GRACE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES $200
May 6, 2026 SORBE, KYLE DIGITAL SERVICES $150
May 6, 2026 LULOFF, GRACE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES $200
May 6, 2026 ELIAS LAW GROUP LEGAL FEES $281
Apr 2, 2026 SORBE, KYLE DIGITAL SERVICES $150
Apr 2, 2026 LULOFF, GRACE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES $200
Mar 4, 2026 SORBE, KYLE DIGITAL SERVICES $150
Mar 4, 2026 NGP VAN, Inc. (EveryAction) DATABASE SERVICES $331
Mar 4, 2026 LULOFF, GRACE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES $200
Feb 17, 2026 ELIAS LAW GROUP LEGAL FEES $692
Feb 5, 2026 SORBE, KYLE DIGITAL SERVICES $150
Feb 5, 2026 PETERSEN GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES $7,500
Feb 5, 2026 LULOFF, GRACE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES $200
Jan 21, 2026 NGP VAN, Inc. (EveryAction) DATABASE SERVICES $331
Jan 7, 2026 CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE, INC. COMPLIANCE SERVICES $1,500
Dec 12, 2025 INTUIT SOFTWARE $38
Dec 8, 2025 SORBE, KYLE DIGITAL SERVICES $150
Dec 8, 2025 LULOFF, GRACE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES $200