$1.40M
Direct disbursements
18
Distinct vendors
660
Disbursement rows
$208K
Independent expenditures
Mar 2021 – Mar 2026
Activity window
$167Kacross 12 months
Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10
Staff & officers 1 officer on file (FEC Form 1)
Treasurer
Khodabandeh, Mehran
Single treasurer on file — no other committees served by this officer in our records.
No cross-committee operative network for UPSET THE SETUP — 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · | PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PAC | 5 vendors | $693,886 | Network ↗ |
| D | JOSH RILEY FOR CONGRESS | 4 vendors | $2,010,939 | Network ↗ |
| D | UNITEDEMOCRATS PAC | 4 vendors | $1,296,902 | Network ↗ |
| D | JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS | 4 vendors | $1,184,451 | Network ↗ |
| · | DEFEAT REPUBLICANS PAC | 4 vendors | $858,883 | Network ↗ |
| D | DCCC | 3 vendors | $19,005,444 | Network ↗ |
| · | THE BLUE SOUTH PAC | 4 vendors | $418,707 | Network ↗ |
| D | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL | 4 vendors | $290,364 | Network ↗ |
| D | VPP | 3 vendors | $4,534,665 | Network ↗ |
| D | FORWARD BLUE | 3 vendors | $4,471,730 | Network ↗ |
People paid by UPSET THE SETUP top 1 · $95,000 · 1 of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehran Khodabandeh | POLITICAL STRATEG… | 28 | $95,000 | Dec 2022 → Sep 2025 |
Spend by service category
| Category | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Digital | $955,392 | 152 |
| Legal & Compliance | $118,204 | 75 |
| Fundraising | $115,170 | 358 |
| Software & Tech | $115,056 | 46 |
| Strategy & Research | $100,000 | 29 |
Recent activity showing 20 of 660
| Date | Vendor | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | INTUIT QUICKBOOKS | SOFTWARE | $122 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | INTUIT QUICKBOOKS | SOFTWARE | $122 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | INTUIT QUICKBOOKS | SOFTWARE | $122 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | INTUIT QUICKBOOKS | 1099 FILING | $30 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | AMALGAMATED BANK | BANK FEE | $32 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | SQUARESPACE | SOFTWARE | $17 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | INTUIT QUICKBOOKS | SOFTWARE | $122 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | SQUARESPACE | SOFTWARE | $17 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | SWITCHBOARD | TEXTING SERVICES | $371 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | SWITCHBOARD | TEXTING SERVICES | $381 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | BLUEPRINT INTERACTIVE | WEBSITE DESIGN AND HOSTING | $500 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | INTUIT QUICKBOOKS | SOFTWARE | $122 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | SQUARESPACE | SOFTWARE | $17 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | AMALGAMATED BANK | BANK FEE | $46 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | SQUARESPACE | SOFTWARE | $17 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | SQUARESPACE | SOFTWARE | $40 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | SWITCHBOARD | TEXTING SERVICES | $1,700 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | INTUIT QUICKBOOKS | SOFTWARE | $122 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | AMALGAMATED BANK | BANK FEE | $63 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | SQUARESPACE | SOFTWARE | $17 |