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RunwayCommitteesPENNER FOR GOVERNOR 2026

Committee header

PENNER FOR GOVERNOR 2026

Active cycles

2025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: Last 12 months

Raised
$682,042
Spent
$529,870
Net activity
$152,172
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in Last 12 months.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2025May 2025Aug 2025Dec 2025

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 86.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Consulting at 77.2% of spending.

Donor count

118

Contributions

138

Median

$1,000

Average

$4,942

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 39

    Share: 86.6%

    Amount: $590,685

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 48

    Share: 10.8%

    Amount: $73,654

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

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RunwayCommitteesPENNER FOR GOVERNOR 2026

Committee header

PENNER FOR GOVERNOR 2026

Active cycles

2025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: Last 12 months

Raised
$682,042
Spent
$529,870
Net activity
$152,172
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in Last 12 months.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2025May 2025Aug 2025Dec 2025

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 86.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Consulting at 77.2% of spending.

Donor count

118

Contributions

138

Median

$1,000

Average

$4,942

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 39

    Share: 86.6%

    Amount: $590,685

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 48

    Share: 10.8%

    Amount: $73,654

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

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Count: 19

Share: 1.4%

Amount: $9,770

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 32

    Share: 1.2%

    Amount: $7,931

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+39$590,68586.6%
    $1,000 - $4,99948$73,65410.8%
    $500 - $99919$9,7701.4%
    $100 - $49932$7,9311.2%

    Spending categories

    • Consulting

      Amount: $408,923

      Share: 77.2%

    • Operations

      Amount: $111,867

      Share: 21.1%

    • Field

      Amount: $6,829

      Share: 1.3%

    • Media

      Amount: $2,250

      Share: 0.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Consulting$408,92377.2%
    Operations$111,86721.1%
    Field$6,8291.3%
    Media$2,2500.4%

    Count: 19

    Share: 1.4%

    Amount: $9,770

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 32

    Share: 1.2%

    Amount: $7,931

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+39$590,68586.6%
    $1,000 - $4,99948$73,65410.8%
    $500 - $99919$9,7701.4%
    $100 - $49932$7,9311.2%

    Spending categories

    • Consulting

      Amount: $408,923

      Share: 77.2%

    • Operations

      Amount: $111,867

      Share: 21.1%

    • Field

      Amount: $6,829

      Share: 1.3%

    • Media

      Amount: $2,250

      Share: 0.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Consulting$408,92377.2%
    Operations$111,86721.1%
    Field$6,8291.3%
    Media$2,2500.4%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    ETHAN PENNER$120,04717.6%13Oct 23, 2025
    CHRIS RUFER$39,2005.7%1Sep 23, 2025
    JAMES WATSON$39,2005.7%1Jun 30, 2025
    KIMBERLY WATSON$39,2005.7%1Jun 30, 2025
    PSC RENAISSANCE, LLC$39,2005.7%1Aug 25, 2025
    CHAD CARPENTER$27,8694.1%2Jun 30, 2025
    ARNOLD WHITMAN$25,0003.7%1Jul 23, 2025
    BRIAN PILCHER$25,0003.7%1Jul 23, 2025
    CARTER EWING$25,0003.7%1Jun 24, 2025
    LAWRENCE FOLEY$25,0003.7%1Aug 28, 2025
    SIGMUND ANDERMAN$25,0003.7%1Nov 8, 2025
    R LAYNE BEAUBIEN$20,0002.9%1Jun 28, 2025
    GABRIEL BRENER$15,0002.2%1Sep 25, 2025
    BRIAN EISENDRATH$10,0001.5%1Jun 25, 2025
    BRIAN LAVIN$10,0001.5%1Sep 26, 2025
    DOMINIC CURCIO$10,0001.5%1Jul 28, 2025
    FOURTH AND G , LLC$10,0001.5%1Nov 3, 2025
    HOWARD TENENBAUM$10,0001.5%1Jun 26, 2025
    JAMES SLAVIK$10,0001.5%1Sep 11, 2025
    JEFFREY MAYER$10,0001.5%1Jun 30, 2025
    SANFORD SIGAL$10,0001.5%1Jun 30, 2025
    AJAY GUPTA$5,0000.7%1Oct 22, 2025
    CHARLES FROCK$5,0000.7%1Nov 17, 2025
    CHUCK BERGSON$5,0000.7%1Jun 22, 2025
    DAN PALMER$5,0000.7%1Sep 12, 2025
    Showing 25 of 118

    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    ETHAN PENNER$120,04717.6%13Oct 23, 2025
    CHRIS RUFER$39,2005.7%1Sep 23, 2025
    JAMES WATSON$39,2005.7%1Jun 30, 2025
    KIMBERLY WATSON$39,2005.7%1Jun 30, 2025
    PSC RENAISSANCE, LLC$39,2005.7%1Aug 25, 2025
    CHAD CARPENTER$27,8694.1%2Jun 30, 2025
    ARNOLD WHITMAN$25,0003.7%1Jul 23, 2025
    BRIAN PILCHER$25,0003.7%1Jul 23, 2025
    CARTER EWING$25,0003.7%1Jun 24, 2025
    LAWRENCE FOLEY$25,0003.7%1Aug 28, 2025
    SIGMUND ANDERMAN$25,0003.7%1Nov 8, 2025
    R LAYNE BEAUBIEN$20,0002.9%1Jun 28, 2025
    GABRIEL BRENER$15,0002.2%1Sep 25, 2025
    BRIAN EISENDRATH$10,0001.5%1Jun 25, 2025
    BRIAN LAVIN$10,0001.5%1Sep 26, 2025
    DOMINIC CURCIO$10,0001.5%1Jul 28, 2025
    FOURTH AND G , LLC$10,0001.5%1Nov 3, 2025
    HOWARD TENENBAUM$10,0001.5%1Jun 26, 2025
    JAMES SLAVIK$10,0001.5%1Sep 11, 2025
    JEFFREY MAYER$10,0001.5%1Jun 30, 2025
    SANFORD SIGAL$10,0001.5%1Jun 30, 2025
    AJAY GUPTA$5,0000.7%1Oct 22, 2025
    CHARLES FROCK$5,0000.7%1Nov 17, 2025
    CHUCK BERGSON$5,0000.7%1Jun 22, 2025
    DAN PALMER$5,0000.7%1Sep 12, 2025
    Showing 25 of 118

    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.