Eric Benson Name match only — unverified

Consultant · activity score 79

79 IND-paid disbursements
$140,487
paid as individual · 2 payers
10y
activity span (2017-2026)

Network 2 of 2 connections

Eric Benson 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. CASTEN FOR CONGRESS paid · $135K paid
  2. NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE paid · $6K paid

Activity over time 10 year span

2017: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 4 IND-paid ($2K)20172018: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 7 IND-paid ($4K)2018201920202021202220232024: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 39 IND-paid ($62K)20242025: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 35 IND-paid ($64K)20252026: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 5 IND-paid ($9K)2026
Committee-officer role Candidate filing IND-paid disbursement

Top payers 2 committees · $140,487 total

Committee Payments Total
CASTEN FOR CONGRESS 79 $134,643
NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE 11 $5,844

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 · $31,106

DatePayerPurposeAmount
Feb 22, 2026 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT - SEE MEMO ENTRIES BELOW $156
Feb 22, 2026 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $72
Feb 13, 2026 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,973
Jan 29, 2026 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,595
Jan 14, 2026 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,973
Dec 30, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,577
Dec 22, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $666
Dec 12, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,755
Nov 28, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,577
Nov 14, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,755
Oct 30, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,577
Oct 15, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,755
Oct 6, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT - VOIDED AND REISSUED -$326
Oct 6, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT: TRAVEL EXPENSES - VOIDED AND REISSUED -$16
Oct 6, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT: TRAVEL EXPENSESF - REISSUED FROM 09/08/2025 $16
Oct 6, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT - REISSUED FROM 09/08/2025 $326
Sep 30, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,577
Sep 15, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS PAYROLL $2,755
Sep 8, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $326
Sep 8, 2025 CASTEN FOR CONGRESS REIMBURSEMENT - TRAVEL EXPENSES $16

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 2 states

DC
1 payer cmte
IL
1 payer cmte

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