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CALIFORNIA DEFENSE COUNSEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Active cycles
1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026
Panel 2 • Finance overview
Committee finance snapshot
Scope: 2025-2026 cycle
- Raised
- $63,782Dated receipts + reported unitemized intervals
- Spent
- $135,864
- Net activity
- -$72,082
Receipt coverage evidence (35 components)
- Filing 3101958, amendment 1, A: 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31; $4,101.00; accepted · whole interval in window
- Filing 3056040, amendment 1, A: 2025-04-01 – 2025-06-30; $1,050.00; accepted · whole interval in window
- Filing 3137933, amendment 2, A: 2026-01-01 – 2026-04-18; $826.00; accepted · whole interval in window
- Filing 3171898, amendment 1, A: 2026-05-17 – 2026-06-30; $150.00; accepted · whole interval in window
- Filing 3088250, amendment 1, A: 2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30; $350.00; accepted · whole interval in window
- Filing 3036203, amendment 1, A: 2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31; $1,975.00; accepted · whole interval in window
- Filing 3144055, amendment 0, F497P2: Receipt date 2026-04-29; $5,900.00; s497_not_received
- Filing 3198403, amendment 0, F497P2: Receipt date 2026-09-23; $4,900.00; s497_not_received
- Filing 3198403, amendment 0, F497P2: Receipt date 2026-09-23; $9,800.00; s497_not_received
- Filing 3171898, amendment 1, F460: 2026-05-17 – 2026-06-30; amount unknown; accepted · whole interval in window
- Filing 3036203, amendment 1, F460: 2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31; amount unknown; accepted · whole interval in window
- Filing 3088250, amendment 1, F460: 2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30; amount unknown; accepted · whole interval in window
Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot
Money structure snapshot
$100 - $499 is the largest bucket at 62.5% of dated attributable receipts.
Dominant category: Operations at 93.3% of spending.
Funding distribution
$5,000+
Count: 2
Share: 18.1%
Amount: $10,000
$1,000 - $4,999
Count: 1
Share: 5.4%
Amount: $3,000
$500 - $999
Panel 5 • Financial evidence
Filings workspace
Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.
Open filings pageLarge-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in 2025-2026 cycle.
Money over time
Dated receipts only; unitemized reporting intervals are not allocated to dates.
ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026
Count: 10
Share: 9.1%
Amount: $5,020
$100 - $499
Count: 147
Share: 62.5%
Amount: $34,560
$1 - $99
Count: 64
Share: 4.9%
Amount: $2,725
| Contribution bucket | Count | Amount | Share of dated receipts |
|---|
| $5,000+ | 2 | $10,000 | 18.1% |
| $1,000 - $4,999 | 1 | $3,000 | 5.4% |
| $500 - $999 | 10 | $5,020 | 9.1% |
| $100 - $499 | 147 | $34,560 | 62.5% |
| $1 - $99 | 64 | $2,725 | 4.9% |
Spending categories
Operations
Amount: $126,700
Share: 93.3%
Consulting
Amount: $9,164
Share: 6.7%
| Category | Amount | Share of spent |
|---|
| Operations | $126,700 | 93.3% |
| Consulting | $9,164 | 6.7% |
Panel 4 • Top donors
Top donors
| Donor | Total | Share* | Count | Last |
|---|
| ALICE CHEN SMITH | $10,500 | 19% | 3 | Mar 21, 2026 |
| PHILLIP BAKER | $5,700 | 10.3% | 19 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| MARTIN AMBACHER | $5,000 | 9% | 20 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| DANIEL QUINN | $4,750 | 8.6% | 19 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| KAREN JACOBSEN | $4,750 | 8.6% | 19 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| ALICIA LOWDER | $3,600 | 6.5% | 18 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| ROBERT MORGENSTERN | $3,500 | 6.3% | 7 | Jul 5, 2025 |
| MAIRE & DEEDON A LAW CORPORATION | $3,000 | 5.4% | 1 | Mar 10, 2025 |
| RENEE LIVINGSTON | $2,800 | 5.1% | 12 | Nov 27, 2025 |
| JOHN BRYDON | $2,300 | 4.2% | 16 | Mar 5, 2026 |
| STEVEN GURNEE | $1,750 | 3.2% | 7 | Jul 5, 2025 |
| DAN LONGO | $1,200 | 2.2% | 8 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| EDWARD XANDERS | $1,050 | 1.9% | 5 | Nov 17, 2025 |
| DIANE WIESMANN | $900 | 1.6% | 18 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| ERIC SCHWETTMANN | $635 | 1.1% | 3 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| INTERMEDIARY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS ALL LESS THAN $100.00: | $520 | 0.9% | 1 | Sep 6, 2025 |
| SPANOS & PRZETAK | $500 | 0.9% | 1 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| BEN HOWARD | $450 | 0.8% | 18 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| DAVID STREZA | $400 | 0.7% | 1 | Sep 9, 2025 |
| DAVID LEVY | $300 | 0.5% | 1 | Dec 12, 2025 |
| DAVID SHIMKIN | $200 | 0.4% | 4 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT, LLP | $200 | 0.4% | 1 | Sep 5, 2025 |
| JOHNNY BATEMAN | $150 | 0.3% | 1 | Sep 14, 2025 |
| MAT YAMAGATA | $150 | 0.3% | 1 | Sep 6, 2025 |
| PAUL CORSON | $150 | 0.3% | 3 | Jun 2, 2025 |
* Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.