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2026 outside spending · who is behind it

Who is behind DEFEND THE DREAM?

Leadership PAC of Alex PadillaFEC C00771238

DEFEND THE DREAM reported no independent expenditures for or against 2026 House or Senate candidates in these files. It is here because it gave at least $10,000 to an outside group that did.

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Who funds it.

Listed: organizations and committees that gave this group at least $10K this cycle, and individuals who gave it at least $250K (counting contributions of $5,000 or more), named and employed as filed with the FEC. Smaller donors are not named here and no address is shown.

These funders account for $475K of the $1.4M in itemized receipts this group reported for the cycle (35%). Receipts include transfers from other committees and can include refunds or loans.

Committees

  1. ADELANTE FUND ↗ Joint fundraising committee · FEC C00868117$245K
  2. UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Union PAC · Int'L Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers Of America Uaw · FEC C00002840$10K
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Trade association PAC · National Association Of Broadcasters · FEC C00009985$10K
  4. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC ↗ Union PAC · International Association Of Fire Fighters · FEC C00029447$10K
  5. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Membership group PAC · National Association Of Realtors · FEC C00030718$10K
  6. ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ↗ Corporate PAC · FEC C00034488$10K
  7. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) ↗ Corporate PAC · General Dynamics Corporation · FEC C00078451$10K
  8. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) ↗ Corporate PAC · Honeywell International Inc. · FEC C00096156$10K
  9. HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC ↗ Corporate PAC · Hdr, Inc. · FEC C00103903$10K
  10. DELTA AIR LINES PAC ↗ Corporate PAC · Delta Airlines · FEC C00104802$10K
  11. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I ↗ Corporate PAC · FEC C00107235$10K
  12. AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) ↗ Corporate PAC · At&T Inc. · FEC C00109017$10K
  13. GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ↗ Corporate PAC · General Atomics · FEC C00215285$10K
  14. COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL ↗ Corporate PAC · Comcast Corporation · FEC C00248716$10K
  15. BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) ↗ Corporate PAC · Bae Systems · FEC C00281212$10K
  16. THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ↗ Corporate PAC · The Home Depot Inc. · FEC C00284885$10K
  17. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ↗ Corporate PAC · Lockheed Martin Corporation · FEC C00303024$10K
  18. BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC) ↗ Corporate PAC · Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC · FEC C00340364$10K
  19. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) ↗ Corporate PAC · FEC C00360354$10K
  20. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC ↗ Corporate PAC · Cisco Systems, Inc. · FEC C00362707$10K
  21. GOOGLE LLC NETPAC ↗ Corporate PAC · Google LLC · FEC C00428623$10K
  22. THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ↗ Corporate PAC · The Capital Group Companies, Inc. · FEC C00540518$10K

Organizations

  1. PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS Organization, as filed$10K
  2. SANTA YNEZ BAND OF MISSION INDIANS Organization, as filed$10K

What this does not show.

A gift to an outside group is not a gift to any candidate, and nothing here shows that a funder chose, saw or approved a particular ad. When a funder is a nonprofit, a company or another group, the FEC record names that donor and stops: the people and companies who fund it are not shown unless it reports them to the FEC. Groups that do not file with the FEC, state-level groups and late 24- and 48-hour reports are not included.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Outside spending is independent expenditures for or against named 2026 House and Senate candidates, itemized by committees in the FEC bulk files, primaries included, with the general-election share as each filer designated it. Funders are itemized receipts in the FEC bulk files for the cycle. Late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs, independent expenditures reported by groups that are not political committees, state-level groups and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor, agreement or wrongdoing.