PAC · VA · C00538835
Common Ground PAC
A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Leadership PAC (tied to a sitting politician).
First filed Dec. 3, 2012. Treasurer: Thomas W. McCandlish. Connected organization: Kaine. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$2,105,351
- Spent$1,643,663
- Cash on hand$501,205
- Outside spending$0
Through reports covering Aug. 31, 2026.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- James Walkinshaw (D)House · VA-11
- Shannon Taylor (D)House · VA-01
- Scott Colom (D)Senate · MS
- Sherrod Brown (D)Senate · OH
- Ed Markey (D)Senate · MA
- Jon Ossoff (D)Senate · GA
- Chris Pappas (D)Senate · NH
- Beth Macy (D)House · VA-06
- Alexander Vindman (D)Senate · FL
- Cory Booker (D)Senate · NJ
- Ben Ray Luján (D)Senate · NM
- Adam Hamilton (D)Senate · KS
- Chris Coons (D)Senate · DE
- Jack Reed (D)Senate · RI
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D)House · VA-03
- Josh Turek (D)Senate · IA
- Mary Peltola (D)Senate · AK
- Roy Cooper (D)Senate · NC
- Suhas Subramanyam (D)House · VA-10
- Tom Perriello (D)House · VA-05
Showing the top 20 of 31 candidates.
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Money to parties and other committees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| DSCC | $210,000 |
| Mark Warner Victory Fund | $15,000 |
| Emilys List | $10,000 |
| Cooper Victory Fund | $5,000 |
| Heinrich Victory Fund | $5,000 |
| Strengthening Virginia'S Working Families PAC | $5,000 |
| Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | $5,000 |
| Juliana Victory Fund | $5,000 |
| Democratic Party of Virginia | $5,000 |
| AAPI Victory Fund, INC. | $5,000 |
| New Hampshire Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Ohio Grassroots Victory Fund | $5,000 |
| Womencount PAC | $2,500 |
| Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC | $2,000 |
| Mondelez International, INC. PAC | $1,000 |
Who funds it
Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaine for Common Ground PAC | PAC | Williamsburg, VA | March 26, 2025 | $120,000 |
| Kaine for Common Ground PAC | PAC | Williamsburg, VA | Dec. 19, 2025 | $60,000 |
| Kaine for Common Ground PAC | PAC | Williamsburg, VA | June 27, 2025 | $31,000 |
| Katherine BuchananCompliance Consultant, Self-Employed | Person | Bethany Beach, DE | July 2, 2026 | $28,218 |
| Katherine BuchananCompliance Consultant, Self-Employed | Person | Bethany Beach, DE | March 11, 2025 | $26,445 |
| Kaine Victory Fund | PAC | Williamsburg, VA | Dec. 3, 2025 | $23,013 |
| Save Our Senate 2026 | PAC | Washington, DC | May 29, 2026 | $8,500 |
| Save Our Senate 2026 | PAC | Washington, DC | Aug. 31, 2026 | $8,000 |
| Save Our Senate 2026 | PAC | Washington, DC | July 30, 2026 | $6,500 |
| Employees of RTX Corporation Political Action Committee | PAC | Arlington, VA | Aug. 4, 2026 | $5,000 |
| Eisenson, BarbaraNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Boston, MA | Aug. 6, 2026 | $5,000 |
| Eisenson, Michael R.Investor, Charlesbank Capital Partners | Person | Boston, MA | Aug. 6, 2026 | $5,000 |
| Townsend, AlisonNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Vero Beach, FL | Aug. 15, 2026 | $5,000 |
| Townsend, Charles C. IIIExecutive, Bluewater Wireless | Person | Barrington, RI | Aug. 15, 2026 | $5,000 |