Facts (64)
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By voting with the unanimous Democratic block on H.R. 4, Thanedar successfully maintained his AFL-CIO 'Right' rating without having to break with his party or donors, unlike his July 2025 vote on H.R. 3633.
Date: 2025-06-12
Added: 04 May 2026
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The House vote on H.R. 4 (June 12, 2025) resulted in a 214–212 passage with zero Democratic defections (0 Yeas, 208 Nays). Representative Thanedar's Nay vote was indistinguishable from the unanimous position of the Democratic caucus.
Date: 2025-06-12
Added: 04 May 2026
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H.R. 1 was rejected by all 212 House Democrats, making Thanedar's nay vote indistinguishable from party discipline and providing no signal about his personal commitment to labor.
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 04 May 2026
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Verifying the AFL‑CIO's vote recommendation on H.R. 3633 is a necessary precondition for assessing whether Thanedar's yea vote (if confirmed) would represent a departure from his prior labor alignment.
Date: 2025-06-15
Added: 04 May 2026
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The established fact set contains no primary‑source documentation—such as an AFL‑CIO legislative scorecard, official vote recommendation, or press release—confirming the union's specific position on H.R. 3633; the only reference is an unverified inference that the AFL‑CIO opposed the bill.
Date: 2025-06-15
Added: 04 May 2026
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Stand With Crypto rated Thanedar 'strongly supportive' and a pro-crypto PAC spent $1 million on media endorsements for him, while his campaign realized a $1.3 million gain from a Bitcoin ETF—together establishing a documented financial relationship between Thanedar and the digital asset industry.
Date: 2024-07-26
Added: 04 May 2026
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Thanedar's estimated net‑worth ranking in Congress oscillated between 28th and 37th during 2025, driven primarily by fluctuations in his publicly traded stock and crypto portfolio rather than changes in core private wealth.
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As of July 2025, Quiver Quantitative estimated Thanedar's net worth at $41.5 million with approximately $8.1–$8.2 million invested in publicly traded assets that the platform tracks in real time.
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Representative Shri Thanedar's 2023 financial disclosure form filed with the House Clerk reported a net‑worth range between approximately –$17.6 million and $27.5 million, illustrating the wide bands inherent in congressional financial reporting.
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Quiver Quantitative's live net‑worth tracker for members of Congress acknowledges that its estimates exclude the value of the individual's primary residence and any outstanding liabilities, and that estimates of private holdings are updated only on an annual basis.
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The H.R. 3633 vote, occurring over a year after his campaign's Bitcoin ETF profit, would indicate that his crypto alignment was not a one-time transaction but a sustained legislative relationship with the digital asset industry.
Date: 2025-07-17
Added: 04 May 2026
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If the yea vote is confirmed, Thanedar would have defied AFL-CIO's key vote recommendation for the first time in the 119th Congress, having previously voted with labor on H.R. 1 and H.R. 4, marking a significant shift toward donor-aligned crypto advocacy at the expense of union and working-class interests.
Date: 2025-07-17
Added: 04 May 2026
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Thanedar's campaign's $1.3 million profit from the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF, realized by April 2024, preceded a $1 million crypto PAC media campaign endorsing him, suggesting a mutually reinforcing financial relationship that may have influenced his legislative stance on digital asset deregulation.
Date: 2025-07-17
Added: 04 May 2026
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The censure vote was Thanedar's first significant floor vote on Israel-related matters after the October 7 attack and his AIPAC-sponsored Israel trip, and it preceded AIPAC's shift to spending $2.3 million to support his 2024 primary.
Date: 2023-11-07
Added: 04 May 2026
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In the weeks prior, Thanedar publicly characterized Tlaib's statements as antisemitic, setting the stage for his censure vote.
Date: 2023-10-15
Added: 04 May 2026
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On November 7, 2023, Representative Shri Thanedar voted yea on H.Res.845, joining 21 other Democrats to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib; 188 Democrats voted nay.
Date: 2023-11-07
Added: 04 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English primary language — Arabic households: 26,672
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 general election result (Thanedar vs. Bivings): Thanedar 62.8% – Bivings 33.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value (2024): $139,100
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 58.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 22.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Hispanic: 10.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population White (Non-Hispanic): 38.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Black or African American (Non-Hispanic): 44.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 10.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate (2024): 25.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2024): $50,833
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Michigan Proposal 3 (2022) — Reproductive Freedom Constitutional Amendment (2022) — passed, margin 57% yes – 43% no
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Michigan Proposal 2 (2022) — Voting Rights Constitutional Amendment (early voting, absentee, etc.) (2022) — passed, margin 60% yes – 40% no
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Michigan Proposal 1 (2022) — Legislative Term Limits and Financial Disclosure (2022) — passed, margin 66% yes – 34% no
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 - Public Administration (share 0.052)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.103)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.149)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.171)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Detroit Medical Center (6500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: City of Detroit (9500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Detroit Public Schools Community District (7000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Henry Ford Health System (11000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: General Motors Co. (Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly / Renaissance Center HQ) (18000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Michigan's 13th Congressional District encompasses much of Wayne County including the east side of Detroit, portions of the city's near west side, the inner suburbs of River Rouge, Harper Woods, Ecorse, the Downriver communities of Lincoln Park and Wyandotte, as well as the upscale Grosse Pointe suburbs, Hamtramck, Highland Park, and Dearborn Heights. It is a majority-minority district: 44.6% Black, 38.8% White, and 10.5% Hispanic. The district has the largest Arab-American population of any congressional district in the United States, with Arabic as the second most common non-English language (26,672 households). Median household income is $50,833 with a 25.8% poverty rate — more than double the national average. Only 22.5% hold a bachelor's degree and 58.2% own their homes. The district is safely Democratic (D+47) and Thanedar won reelection in 2024 with 62.8% of the vote.
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation, cutting an estimated $1 trillion from Medicaid and $187 billion from SNAP over a decade)) on 2025-05-22: Thanedar's MI-13 district has a 25.8% poverty rate — more than double the national average — and heavy reliance on Medicaid and SNAP. His Nay vote aligned with his constituents' material interests. All 212 Democrats voted nay, but the vote also crossed pressure from his Securities & Investment donors ($71,790) who broadly favored the bill's tax and deregulatory provisions. The AFL-CIO flagged this as a key vote for working people.
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Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 3633 (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY Act)) on 2025-07-17: Thanedar voted for crypto deregulation legislation that the AFL-CIO opposed, warning it would 'enable the crypto industry to operate without effective oversight and endanger hard-earned retirement benefits.' His district has a 25.8% poverty rate, strong union presence, and working-class base. Meanwhile, the crypto industry endorsed and funded pro-Thanedar media campaigns, creating direct tension between his donor-aligned crypto advocacy and his district's union and working-class interests.
Date: 2025-07-17
Added: 03 May 2026
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[statement] In a 2022 statement to Metro Times, Thanedar slammed his primary opponent for taking AIPAC money: 'Allowing special interests to buy politicians is one of the most despicable and corrupting influences in our modern political system. Adam invited this corruption into the 13th District.'
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[statement] After taking office in Congress, Thanedar traveled to Israel on an AIPAC-sponsored trip in August 2023, declared Israel a 'vibrant, liberal democracy' and an 'important ally,' co-sponsored a bipartisan resolution 'standing with Israel' after October 7, and called on the U.S. to provide resources 'without conditions' for Israel to 'achieve its objectives' in destroying Hamas. AIPAC endorsed him in 2024 and spent $2.3 million through a pop-up super PAC to help secure his primary victory.
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[platform] As a Michigan state representative in 2021, Thanedar co-sponsored a resolution labeling Israel an 'apartheid' state and calling on Congress 'to enact policies that halt taxpayer-funded aid to Israel.' The resolution urged Congress to stop funding 'the military detention of Palestinian children; the unlawful seizure, appropriation, and destruction of Palestinian property; forcible displacement, harm, and killing of civilians in the West Bank; or any further annexation of Palestinian land in violation of international law.'
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[disclosure] Since entering Congress in 2023, Thanedar accepted at least $36,000 from corporate PACs including Google, Pfizer, Walmart, Verizon, Toyota, Lockheed Martin, AT&T, and Delta Air Lines. In 2025 he continued telling voters he takes no corporate PAC money, while simultaneously accepting contributions from DTE Energy, Honeywell, and General Dynamics PACs — defending himself by saying he was 'rounding up.'
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[statement] On the 2022 campaign trail, Shri Thanedar pledged to 'never to take a dime of corporate PAC money' and tweeted in March 2022: 'I absolutely reject corporate PAC money!' He said he'd 'seen firsthand the corrupting influence of special interest groups and lobbyists' and 'watched my colleagues vote against people in favor of special interests and corporations that contribute to them.'
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Thanedar's net worth is estimated between $40-41.5 million as of mid-2025, ranking approximately 30th highest in Congress, per financial disclosure analysis by Quiver Quantitative.
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Thanedar's total campaign receipts for 2021-2024 were $15,783,166 — $8,743,468 spent, with $6,904,567 cash on hand and zero debts, per OpenSecrets. He self-funded a substantial portion, having loaned his campaign over $3.3 million.
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Stand With Crypto rated Thanedar 'strongly supportive' of cryptocurrency, and a crypto PAC spent $1 million on a media campaign endorsing him in Michigan's 13th District.
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Thanedar invested $3.7 million of his campaign's cash in the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF (GBTC) between January and March 2024, yielding a $1.3 million profit within three months. He told the Detroit News he was inspired by other candidates' investment strategies and noted self-funding candidates face different risk calculations.
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In November 2025, the Detroit News reported Thanedar was again claiming he takes 'no money from billionaires or corporate PACs' while accepting contributions from DTE Energy Co., Honeywell International, and General Dynamics PACs. He defended the claim saying 'over 99% of my campaign funds are from individuals and my own funds. We were rounding up.'
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Thanedar pledged on the campaign trail in 2022 to 'never take a dime of corporate PAC money' and said he'd 'absolutely reject corporate PAC money.' FEC records show he subsequently accepted at least $36,000 from corporate PACs including Google, Pfizer, Walmart, Verizon, Toyota, Lockheed Martin, AT&T, and Delta Air Lines.
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In the 2022 Democratic primary, AIPAC's super PAC United Democracy Project spent over $4.1 million opposing Thanedar ($1.4M in attack ads) and supporting his opponent Adam Hollier ($2.7M), because Thanedar had co-sponsored a resolution labeling Israel an 'apartheid' state.
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AIPAC-linked super PACs spent $2.3 million through Blue Wave Action in the final weeks of the August 2024 Democratic primary attacking Thanedar's challenger Mary Waters, a vocal ceasefire supporter. AIPAC's United Democracy Project and Voters for Responsive Government funded the effort. AIPAC endorsed Thanedar, citing his 'strongly supported standing with Israel.'
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Pro-Israel was Thanedar's top contributing industry at $157,647 in the 2021-2024 cycle. Other top industries: Retired ($120,601), Human Rights ($95,353), Health Professionals ($93,486), and Securities & Investment ($71,790).
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American Israel Public Affairs Cmte (AIPAC) contributed $151,647 to Thanedar's campaign in the 2021-2024 cycle — $141,647 from individuals and $10,000 from its PAC — making it by far his top contributor, per OpenSecrets compilation of FEC data.
All Connections (38)
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Thanedar voted to censure fellow Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib on H.Res.845 in November 2023, joining only 21 other Democrats. He had publicly suggested Tlaib was antisemitic in the weeks prior.
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Fairshake is a pro-crypto PAC active in Michigan elections; while not directly named in Thanedar's documented facts, the $1M pro-crypto media campaign for his district likely involved Fairshake or affiliated groups given its prominence in federal crypto advocacy.
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Thanedar accepted corporate PAC contributions from General Dynamics (one of several corporate PAC donors including Google, Pfizer, Walmart, Verizon, Toyota, Lockheed Martin, AT&T, Delta Air Lines) totaling at least $36,000 since entering Congress.
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Google's corporate PAC contributed to Thanedar's campaign after he pledged to reject corporate PAC money.
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Connection documented in FINDING-2026-008
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$5,000 contribution in 2024 alleged in research question
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$5,000 contribution in 2026 alleged in research question
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$10,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/ · $5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003590/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004861/
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$7,500 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
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$7,500 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076810/ · $5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076810/
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$6,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00081547/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00173153/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00195024/
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$10,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00336743/ · $5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00336743/
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$10,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00344234/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00383950/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00384354/
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$9,500 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00506907/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00513176/ · $5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00513176/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00536615/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00729574/ · $10,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00729574/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00756205/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00760827/
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$10,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/ · $5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
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$10,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00674127/ · $5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00674127/
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$5,000 to Shri Thanedar's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C70002563/
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