Why It Matters

RISING TIDE COLLECTIVE is an independent-expenditure filer that is not a political committee and is active in the election cycle. Its Federal Election Commission financial summary reports $445,910.24 in independent expenditures through June 30.

Later independent-expenditure notices bring the group's itemized candidate spending identified in FEC filings to $745,910.24, including $545,910.24 supporting candidates and $200,000 opposing a candidate.

What It Spent on Races

RISING TIDE COLLECTIVE reported $445,910.24 in independent expenditures through June 30 in its FEC financial summary. That figure does not include subsequent 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure notices.

Including those later filings, the group's itemized independent expenditures identified in the available FEC data total $745,910.24.

Who Funds It

The FEC identifies RISING TIDE COLLECTIVE as an unauthorized independent-expenditure filer rather than a political committee. Its FEC record reports no contributions received through June 30 and does not identify a connected organization.

The available FEC data therefore does not establish who funded the group's independent expenditures.

Where the Money Went

RISING TIDE COLLECTIVE reported $200,000 in independent expenditures supporting Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA).

It reported $200,000 in independent expenditures opposing Zachariah Wooden.

The group reported $194,921.53 supporting Connie Chan. It also reported $100,000 supporting Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA) and $50,988.71 supporting Esther Kim Varet.

Across those filings, the group reported $545,910.24 supporting candidates and $200,000 opposing Wooden.

Notable Expenditures

A May 20 transaction reported $200,000 opposing Wooden for production and digital placement.

On May 22, RISING TIDE COLLECTIVE reported a $100,000 expenditure supporting Chan for production and digital placement.

The group reported a $20,988.71 expenditure supporting Varet on May 23 for direct marketing services.

On May 30, the group reported expenditures supporting Chan of $70,000 for production and digital placement and $15,000 for direct marketing services. It had also reported a $9,921.53 expenditure supporting Chan on May 24 for direct marketing and text-messaging services. The group reported another $30,000 supporting Varet on May 30 for direct marketing services.

Later filings included an estimated $200,000 expenditure supporting Matsui dated Aug. 10 for production and digital placement and an estimated $100,000 expenditure supporting Tran dated Aug. 14 for digital advertising.

Other Spenders in the Same Races

Other listed spenders in the supplied race data included California Blue PAC, with $701,515.30 in total spending, and Pro-Choice Majority Action, with $475,000. Western Blue PAC had $350,000 in listed spending, while Working Families for San Francisco PAC had $206,845.20.

SF Solidarity PAC had $178,310.30 in listed spending, Inclusion PAC had $128,500.20 and Justice Democrats PAC had $120,000. SF for All had $110,975 in listed spending, while Asians American for Representation had $11,500.

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