Joseph Cortese Name match only — unverified

Consultant · activity score 82

82 IND-paid disbursements
$136,825
paid as individual · 3 payers
6y
activity span (2020-2025)

Network 3 of 3 connections

Joseph Cortese 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. NEVER SURRENDER, INC. paid · $75K paid
  2. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE paid · $39K paid
  3. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC paid · $23K paid

Activity over time 6 year span

2020: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 5 IND-paid ($23K)2020202120222023: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 7 IND-paid ($27K)20232024: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 44 IND-paid ($85K)20242025: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 1 IND-paid ($2K)2025
Committee-officer role Candidate filing IND-paid disbursement

Top payers 3 committees · $136,825 total

Committee Payments Total
NEVER SURRENDER, INC. 40 $75,232
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE 13 $39,023
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC 4 $22,570

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 · $28,578

DatePayerPurposeAmount
Jan 24, 2025 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. ADVANCE CONSULTING & PER DIEM $1,875
Nov 29, 2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE PAYROLL $3,238
Nov 15, 2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE PAYROLL $3,238
Nov 14, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $264
Nov 5, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $976
Nov 4, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $675
Oct 31, 2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE PAYROLL $3,238
Oct 30, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $607
Oct 24, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $526
Oct 21, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $621
Oct 15, 2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE PAYROLL $3,238
Oct 15, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $645
Oct 1, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. ADVANCE CONSULTING & PER DIEM $600
Sep 30, 2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE PAYROLL $3,238
Sep 25, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $286
Sep 24, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $553
Sep 14, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $597
Sep 13, 2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE PAYROLL $3,238
Sep 10, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $650
Sep 4, 2024 NEVER SURRENDER, INC. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION(S) IF REQUIRED $273

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

VA
2 payer cmtes
DC
1 payer cmte

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