VELVET HAMMER PAC

Federal · FEC · C00692111

$798K
Direct disbursements
26
Distinct vendors
355
Disbursement rows
Jan 2019 – Feb 2026
Activity window
$136Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

PETERSEN GROUP $23K Strategy & Research · 3 txns SCHIMANSKI & ASSOCIATES $20K Fundraising · 6 txns GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS $14K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE, INC. $11K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns American Express Company $8K Fundraising · 6 txns SHELLEBY, EDWARD $7K Admin & Office · 1 txn LOMONACO, JEFF $6K Strategy & Research · 2 txns LULOFF, GRACE $2K Admin & Office · 7 txns ELIAS LAW GROUP $1K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns SORBE, KYLE $1K Digital · 7 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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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 TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA 1 officer7 vendors $3,342,010 Network
D SMP 3 vendors $25,199,785 Network
· MIDWEST VALUES PAC 4 vendors $517,806 Network
D MONTANANS FOR TESTER 3 vendors $7,261,631 Network
D AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE 4 vendors $125,697 Network
D JASON CROW FOR CONGRESS 3 vendors $1,330,513 Network
D VAL HOYLE FOR CONGRESS 3 vendors $235,267 Network
D PEOPLE FOR BEN 3 vendors $234,372 Network
D ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS 3 vendors $138,095 Network
· PEGGY FLANAGAN FOR MINNESOTA 3 vendors $89,130 Network

People paid by VELVET HAMMER PAC top 8 · $69,949 · 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… 7 $1,600 Jul 2025 → Feb 2026
Kyle Sorbe DIGITAL SERVICES 9 $1,350 May 2025 → Feb 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 355

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
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
Dec 8, 2025 CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE, INC. COMPLIANCE SERVICES $1,500
Dec 8, 2025 American Express Company CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE MEMOS $1,405
Nov 12, 2025 INTUIT SOFTWARE $38
Nov 6, 2025 SORBE, KYLE DIGITAL SERVICES $150
Nov 6, 2025 SHELLEBY, EDWARD COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES $6,650
Nov 6, 2025 SCHIMANSKI & ASSOCIATES FUNDRAISING SERVICES $2,500
Nov 6, 2025 LULOFF, GRACE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES $200
Nov 6, 2025 GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS CONSULTING - STRATEGIC $6,750
Nov 6, 2025 CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE, INC. COMPLIANCE SERVICES $1,500
Oct 22, 2025 PETERSEN GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES $7,500
Oct 22, 2025 LOMONACO, JEFF MANAGEMENT SERVICES $2,500