Samantha Cotten Name match only — unverified

Consultant · activity score 12

12 IND-paid disbursements
$179,933
paid as individual · 8 payers
7y
activity span (2019-2025)

Network 8 of 8 connections

Samantha Cotten 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. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC paid · $127K paid
  2. TED BUDD FOR SENATE paid · $31K paid
  3. BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS paid · $5K paid
  4. C00778746 paid · $5K paid
  5. C00647065 paid · $5K paid
  6. C00833913 paid · $4K paid
  7. C00799221 paid · $3K paid
  8. KIDD FOR CONGRESS paid · $0K paid

Activity over time 7 year span

2019: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 15 IND-paid ($46K)20192020: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 26 IND-paid ($82K)20202021: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 6 IND-paid ($8K)20212022: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 8 IND-paid ($35K)20222023: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 3 IND-paid ($3K)20232024: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 3 IND-paid ($3K)20242025: 0 committee · 0 candidate · 6 IND-paid ($3K)2025
Committee-officer role Candidate filing IND-paid disbursement

Top payers 8 committees · $179,933 total

Committee Payments Total
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC 41 $127,465
TED BUDD FOR SENATE 7 $30,751
BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS 7 $5,312
C00778746 3 $5,000
C00647065 4 $4,891
C00833913 3 $3,606
C00799221 1 $2,500
KIDD FOR CONGRESS 1 $408

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 · $44,537

DatePayerPurposeAmount
Sep 10, 2025 BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS SEE MEMO ITEMS $1,119
Aug 15, 2025 BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS SEE MEMO ITEM $234
Aug 8, 2025 BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS SEE MEMO ITEM $234
Apr 21, 2025 BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS POSTAGE EXPENSE $365
Apr 21, 2025 BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS POSTAGE EXPENSE $292
Feb 21, 2025 BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS POSTAGE EXPENSE $876
Sep 9, 2024 BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS POSTAGE, SHIPPING & SUPPLIES $2,193
Feb 22, 2024 KIDD FOR CONGRESS SEE MEMO ITEMS $408
Jan 7, 2024 C00833913 FOOD / BEVERAGE / TRAVEL $347
Dec 5, 2023 C00833913 FOOD / BEVERAGE / TRAVEL $859
Nov 6, 2023 C00833913 TRAVEL / FOOD / BEVERAGE / OFFICE SUPPLIES $2,400
Mar 3, 2023 TED BUDD FOR SENATE LODGING $229
Nov 21, 2022 TED BUDD FOR SENATE MILEAGE, LODGING, FOOD/BEVERAGE $3,799
Nov 17, 2022 TED BUDD FOR SENATE SALARY $5,878
Nov 1, 2022 TED BUDD FOR SENATE SALARY $5,878
Oct 3, 2022 TED BUDD FOR SENATE SALARY $5,878
Aug 31, 2022 TED BUDD FOR SENATE SALARY $5,878
Aug 1, 2022 TED BUDD FOR SENATE SALARY $3,211
May 13, 2022 C00647065 SEE MEMO ENTRIES $1,960
Apr 5, 2022 C00799221 COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $2,500

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 3 states

OH
2 payer cmtes
NC
1 payer cmte
VA
1 payer cmte

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