MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS

Federal · FEC · C00799767

$4.56M
Direct disbursements
143
Distinct vendors
1,298
Disbursement rows
Jan 2022 – May 2026
Activity window
$819Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

MEDIA FORTITUDE $215K — · 3 txns FROST GROUP $116K Fundraising · 11 txns MESSAGE & MEDIA, INC. $85K — · 5 txns CARDMEMBER SERVICES $65K Fundraising · 10 txns MALTZMAN SCHEPPS, SAMANTHA $50K Fundraising · 10 txns PATINKIN RESEARCH STRATEGIES $42K — · 1 txn CSG LAW $25K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns DMGSGD, LLC $25K Strategy & Research · 10 txns CFO COMPLIANCE, LLC $20K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. $17K Fundraising · 51 txns M MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS

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

Treasurer Palumbo, John
Also serves at 2 other committees: MENENDEZ FOR SENATE · RESILIENT MAJORITY PAC.

No cross-committee operative network for MENENDEZ 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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Committee Shared Combined spend
· MENENDEZ FOR SENATE 1 officer11 vendors $2,043,918 Network
· RESILIENT MAJORITY PAC 1 officer Network
D MIKIE SHERRILL FOR CONGRESS 7 vendors $646,075 Network
D DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY 6 vendors $6,117,072 Network
D CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE 6 vendors $1,616,120 Network
· NEW MILLENNIUM PAC 5 vendors $755,505 Network
D BILL PASCRELL, JR. PUBLIC SERVICE FUND 5 vendors $281,359 Network
D MIKE BLOOMBERG 2020, INC. 4 vendors $3,485,614 Network
D DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL 4 vendors $1,008,975 Network
D FOR OUR FUTURE 4 vendors $891,004 Network

People paid by MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS top 20 · $523,201 · 11 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.

Name Most-common purpose Payments Total paid Activity window
Samantha Maltzman FUNDRAISING CONSU… 28 $124,000 Feb 2022 → Dec 2024
Samantha Maltzman Schepps FUNDRAISING CONSU… 16 $80,000 Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Benjamin Leit PAYROLL 25 $71,130 Jan 2024 → Jun 2025
Stephanie Lezcano PAYROLL 34 $64,521 Mar 2022 → Nov 2022
Michael Zhadanovsky PAYROLL 31 $42,034 Apr 2022 → Apr 2026
Jeremy Julis PAYROLL 53 $20,167 Oct 2023 → Apr 2026
Julietta Vogt PAYROLL 6 $17,751 Apr 2024 → Jul 2024
Ben Leit PAYROLL 6 $16,035 Jun 2023 → Dec 2023
Christian Duffy PAYROLL 5 $13,777 Apr 2024 → Jul 2024
Claudia Beckelman PAYROLL 14 $13,455 Feb 2024 → Oct 2024
Yujin Lee PAYROLL 35 $11,742 Dec 2024 → Apr 2026
Robert Menendez REIMBURSEMENT 11 $11,341 Mar 2022 → Feb 2024
Craig Guy STRATEGIC CONSULT… 4 $9,000 Mar 2022 → May 2022
Ryan S Eustace PAYROLL 3 $8,938 Apr 2026 → Apr 2026
Alexandria Musser PAYROLL 1 $5,430 Dec 2024
Alan Lopez EVENT CATERING 1 $3,000 Sep 2024
Stefania Panepinto FUNDRAISING EVENT… 1 $2,900 Mar 2022
Rafi Jafri REIMBURSEMENT 1 $2,884 Jun 2022
Traci Johnson REIMBURSEMENT 1 $2,695 Dec 2022
Michael Mirmehdi CATERING 1 $2,400 Dec 2023

Spend by category

all-cycle
Print & Mail $1.22M Fundraising $906K Strategy & Research $827K Wages & Payroll $367K Digital $332K Legal & Compliance $116K Software & Tech $77K Travel & Events $69K Media $41K Contributions & Transfers $23K Admin & Office $7K Field & Voter Contact $6K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Print & Mail $1,221,678 62
Fundraising $906,057 546
Strategy & Research $826,798 72
Wages & Payroll $367,420 259
Digital $332,120 22
Legal & Compliance $115,803 52
Software & Tech $76,560 32
Travel & Events $68,748 37
Media $41,175 21
Contributions & Transfers $22,624 27
Admin & Office $6,632 10
Field & Voter Contact $5,500 2
Other / Unclassified -$555 5

Recent activity showing 20 of 1,298

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
May 13, 2026 MESSAGE & MEDIA, INC. DIRECT MAIL $25,141
May 13, 2026 MEDIA FORTITUDE DIGITAL ADVERTISING $1,000
May 13, 2026 DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $264
May 13, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $342
May 10, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $225
May 8, 2026 MESSAGE & MEDIA, INC. DIRECT MAIL $18,063
May 8, 2026 CARDMEMBER SERVICES CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - SEE BELOW $9,383
May 5, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $217
May 4, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $232
May 3, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $657
May 1, 2026 Paychex, Inc. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES $256
May 1, 2026 MESSAGE & MEDIA, INC. DIRECT MAIL $32,697
May 1, 2026 MEDIA FORTITUDE DIGITAL ADVERTISING $195,538
Apr 30, 2026 ZHADANOVSKY, MICHAEL PAYROLL $188
Apr 30, 2026 Paychex, Inc. PAYROLL TAX $5,451
Apr 30, 2026 LEE, YUJIN PAYROLL $325
Apr 30, 2026 JULIS, JEREMY PAYROLL $188
Apr 30, 2026 EUSTACE, RYAN S PAYROLL $3,590
Apr 29, 2026 DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $5
Apr 29, 2026 ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $424