Ben Troutman Name match only — unverified

Consultant · activity score 18

18 IND-paid disbursements
$31,506
paid as individual · 6 payers
4y
activity span (2022-2025)

Network 6 of 6 connections

Ben Troutman at the center; committees they're directly tied to radiate out. Blue = Democratic-leaning, red = Republican-leaning, grey = mixed / non-partisan. Hover a committee to reveal its derived connections (dashed amber) — other committees that share an officer or 3+ vendors, links no single filing shows. Drag handles to filter by time; slider on the right caps visible connections.

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  1. CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS paid · $24K paid
  2. SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS paid · $2K paid
  3. GRANGE PAC paid · $2K paid
  4. ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS paid · $2K paid
  5. WOLF PACK paid · $1K paid
  6. SWALWELL FOR CONGRESS paid · $0K paid

Activity over time 4 year span

2022: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 3 IND-paid ($1K)20222023: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 1 IND-paid ($2K)20232024: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 2 IND-paid ($1K)20242025: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 15 IND-paid ($27K)2025
Committee-officer role Candidate filing IND-paid disbursement

Top payers 6 committees · $31,506 total

Committee Payments Total
CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS 8 $24,000
SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS 3 $2,271
GRANGE PAC 1 $2,076
ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS 5 $1,915
WOLF PACK 3 $950
SWALWELL FOR CONGRESS 1 $294

Aggregated across all Schedule B IND payments to this name. Color: derived partisan lean of the paying committee (direct party_affiliation OR committee_partisan_lean.lean_score for super PACs).

Recent payments to this name last 20 · $31,212

DatePayerPurposeAmount
Dec 30, 2025 CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE $3,000
Dec 17, 2025 CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE $3,000
Nov 24, 2025 CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE $3,000
Nov 12, 2025 CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE $3,000
Oct 30, 2025 CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE $3,000
Oct 2, 2025 CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE $3,000
Sep 22, 2025 CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE $3,000
Sep 5, 2025 CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE $3,000
Aug 19, 2025 WOLF PACK COMPLIANCE RETAINER $250
Jun 2, 2025 SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT: SEE BELOW $177
May 31, 2025 ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT - SEE BELOW $207
May 23, 2025 ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS VOID OF 8/2022 UNCASHED CHECK -$82
May 7, 2025 SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT - SEE BELOW $1,055
Mar 21, 2025 WOLF PACK FUNDRAISING RETAINER $350
Mar 10, 2025 ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT - SEE BELOW $1,377
Oct 2, 2024 SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS EVENT REIMBURSEMENT $1,040
Oct 2, 2024 WOLF PACK FUNDRAISING RETAINER $350
Mar 7, 2023 GRANGE PAC FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT EXPENSES $2,076
Aug 4, 2022 ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT $82
Jun 27, 2022 ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES $331

Disbursement rows where this name appears as the payee (schedule_b entity_tp='IND'). Name-matched, not identity-resolved — may include same-named individuals.

Geographic concentration 5 states

DC
2 payer cmtes
CA
1 payer cmte
IL
1 payer cmte
NE
1 payer cmte
OH
1 payer cmte

Composite of candidate filings (cand.state) + states of distinct payer committees. Surfaces where the operative is geographically active.