COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND

Overview

Committee Type

PAC with Non-Contribution Account - Nonqualified

Designation

U

Party Affiliation

N/A

Treasurer

VASQUEZ, JOSE

Location

NEW YORK, New York 10001

Active Cycles

2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016

Party Affinity

Democratic Party: 62%
Republican Party: 38%

Financial Summary

Total Receipts

$5.6M

Total Disbursements

$5.4M

Connected Organizations

Connected Organization

NONE

Candidates Funded

Candidates receiving contributions from this committee:

• LANDER, BRAD MR. $3K (1 contributions) [2026]
• EL-SAYED, ABDUL $1K (1 contributions) [2026]
• MEJIA, ANALILIA $1K (1 contributions) [2026]
• ALLAM, NIDA $1K (1 contributions) [2026]
• FLANAGAN, MARGARET $1K (1 contributions) [2026]

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Independent Expenditures For

Candidates this committee spent for, independently of their campaigns (not contributions to the campaigns):

• OSBORN, DAN $447K (8 expenditures) [2024]
• EL-SAYED, ABDUL $290K (1 expenditures) [2026]
• BURBANK, CINDY $286K (5 expenditures) [2026]
• PLATNER, GRAHAM $219K (3 expenditures) [2026]
• KING, JESSICA $139K (39 expenditures) [2018]
• MARVIN, MIKE $73K (5 expenditures) [2026]
• ALLRED, COLIN $61K (1 expenditures) [2024]
• TESTER, R. JON $17K (1 expenditures) [2024]
• OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN $10K (3 expenditures) [2022]
• WARNOCK, RAPHAEL $10K (3 expenditures) [2022]
• SMUCKER, LLOYD K. $1K (1 expenditures) [2018]

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Independent Expenditures Against

Candidates this committee spent against, independently of their campaigns:

• FORBES, WILLIAM $63K (2 expenditures) [2026]
• FISCHER, DEBRA S. $50K (1 expenditures) [2024]
• SHEEHY, TIM $43K (2 expenditures) [2024]
• SMUCKER, LLOYD K. $15K (16 expenditures) [2018]
• TRUMP, DONALD J. $15K (1 expenditures) [2024]
• KING, JESSICA $385 (1 expenditures) [2018]

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Committees Funded

Committees receiving transfers from this committee:

• MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $50K (1 transfers)
• MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION $25K (3 transfers)
• RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY $25K (1 transfers)
• COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - WORKING VOICES $15K (1 transfers)
• COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $15K (1 transfers)
• JULIE OLIVER FOR CONGRESS $3K (1 transfers)
• FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC $3K (1 transfers)
• THE MAJORITY RULES $3K (1 transfers)
• HARRIS VICTORY FUND $3K (1 transfers)
• CLIMATE HAWKS VOTE POLITICAL ACTION $2K (1 transfers)
• MISSION DEMOCRACY PAC $0 (2 transfers)

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Funded By

Committees that have transferred funds to this committee:

• MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION $25K (3 transfers)
• CLEAN AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA PAC $15K (1 transfers)
• COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $15K (1 transfers)
• LANDER FOR CONGRESS $3K (1 transfers)
• HARRIS VICTORY FUND $3K (1 transfers)
• GAME CHANGER PAC $2K (1 transfers)
• CLIMATE HAWKS VOTE POLITICAL ACTION $2K (1 transfers)
• ANALILIA MEJIA FOR NEW JERSEY $1K (1 transfers)
• ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE $1K (1 transfers)
• PEGGY FLANAGAN FOR MINNESOTA $1K (1 transfers)
• GRAHAM FOR MAINE $1K (1 transfers)
• NIDA FOR NC $1K (1 transfers)

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