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FEC candidate record

Derek Merrin

Republican candidate for U.S. House · OH-09

Paper Trail currently has a federal campaign-finance record for this candidate; congressional service has not been verified.

At a Glance

Highlights from available records. Missing information does not mean an activity did not occur.

FEC Schedule A PAC receipts

$363K

2025–2026 cycle · net itemized receipts; import is still incomplete.

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FEC-identified contributing PACs

24

2025–2026 cycle · distinct immutable FEC committee IDs.

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Largest tracked PAC category

Political & Ideological Committees

2025–2026 cycle · $338.5K in gross contributions, before refunds and offsets.

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Federal Election Commission

Campaign Financial Summary

FEC campaign totals are tied to this politician’s verified candidate ID and authorized committees. Contributions received are separate from independent expenditures and other outside spending.

2025–2026 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
0 of unknown FEC receipt pages imported0 of 5 authorized committees complete · 0 Schedule A records stored. Itemized totals below are partial and will rise as the import continues.
Total raised$1,508,953
Total spent$1,054,389
Candidate loansNot reported
Authorized-committee transfersNot reported
Cash on handNot reported
Debts owedNot reported
Total contributionsNot reported
Individuals$451,831
Receipt categories and non-individual contributors
Party committees$0
Other political committees$116,900
Candidate contributions$0
Total loans—
Other federal receipts—
Operating-expense offsets$0
Refunded individual contributions$3,759

Itemized non-individual receipts

These Schedule A records exclude individual contributors and memo-only rows. They are categorized from immutable FEC committee IDs and metadata. Summary totals also include unitemized receipts, transfers, loans and adjustments, so this itemized subtotal is not expected to equal total raised.

PACs$362,967
Candidate committees$203,747
Other political committees$43,242
Organizations$200
GROW THE MAJORITYPACs · C00858373 · 7 receiptsParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Nonqualified$214,599
DEREK MERRIN FOR CONGRESS-GTM NOMINEE FUND: OH-09Candidate committees · C00894535 · 1 receiptHouse$152,000
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERSPACs · C00859058 · 5 receiptsParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Nonqualified$60,554
DEREK MERRIN FOR CONGRESS - EMB NOMINEE FUND OH-09Candidate committees · C00928184 · 1 receiptHouse$39,747
MERRIN VICTORY COMMITTEEOther political committees · C00909986 · 2 receipts$38,742
DEFEND OUR MAJORITYPACs · C00895821 · 5 receiptsParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Nonqualified$24,814
AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPACs · C00639229 · 2 receiptsParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$10,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACPACs · C00563726 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACPACs · C00404392 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACs · C00467431 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)PACs · C00551812 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
SOVEREIGNTY FIRST PACOther political committees · C00950659 · 1 receipt$3,500
B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUNDPACs · C00820787 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$3,500
MVL PACPACs · C00817338 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$3,500
SCONNIE PACPACs · C00760694 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Nonqualified$3,000
ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACPACs · C00631051 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
HELPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ORGANIZE PAC (HELO PAC)PACs · C00820100 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PACPACs · C00764886 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PACPACs · C00765644 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
RESTORING OUR NATION PACPACs · C00649525 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
SMUCKER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00599464 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
CIRCLE THE WAGONS PACPACs · C00827881 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,000
RVFPACPACs · C00689208 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,000
MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00850404 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committees · C00822767 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00720011 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committees · C00608695 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00394957 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PACPACs · C00816389 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,500
TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PACPACs · C00942813 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,000
A NEW NATION PACPACs · C00531764 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,000
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDPACs · C00295527 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,000
LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PACPACs · C00698092 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,000
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING FOR BETTER ELECTION RESULTS PACOther political committees · C00923938 · 1 receipt$1,000
LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PACPACs · C00813063 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,000
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK NAOrganizations · 2 receipts$200

2023–2024 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
6 of 17 FEC receipt pages imported1 of 2 authorized committees complete · 100 Schedule A records stored. Itemized totals below are partial and will rise as the import continues.
Total raised$1,722,804
Total spent$1,646,153
Candidate loansNot reported
Authorized-committee transfersNot reported
Cash on handNot reported
Debts owedNot reported
Total contributionsNot reported
Individuals$666,548
Receipt categories and non-individual contributors
Party committees$11,000
Other political committees$465,885
Candidate contributions$0
Total loans—
Other federal receipts—
Operating-expense offsets$434
Refunded individual contributions$7,221

Itemized non-individual receipts

These Schedule A records exclude individual contributors and memo-only rows. They are categorized from immutable FEC committee IDs and metadata. Summary totals also include unitemized receipts, transfers, loans and adjustments, so this itemized subtotal is not expected to equal total raised.

Other political committees$44,410
PACs$37,782
Candidate committees$17,000
Other non-individual receipts$1,500
MERRIN VICTORY COMMITTEEOther political committees · C00878827 · 2 receipts$19,172
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 2024Other political committees · C00857144 · 1 receipt$13,804
RAPTOR PACPACs · C00749481 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PACPACs · C00540146 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOWPACs · C00692715 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
FRENCH HILL FOR ARKANSASCandidate committees · C00551275 · 2 receiptsHouse$4,000
NRCC VICTORY 2024Other political committees · C00888586 · 1 receipt$3,435
NCLF-PACOther political committees · C00621276 · 1 receipt$3,000
FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACPACs · C00683508 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$3,000
IN THE ARENA PACPACs · C00623512 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$3,000
INDIANAENGRPACPACs · C00880674 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PACPACs · C00585893 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committees · C00444620 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACPACs · C00823351 · 2 receiptsParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,000
MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PACPACs · C00565630 · 2 receiptsParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,000
TORCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACs · C00400424 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,000
WELLS PACOther political committees · C00500793 · 1 receipt$2,000
FEDORCHAK FOR NDCandidate committees · C00869370 · 2 receiptsHouse$2,000
BRANDON GILL FOR TEXASCandidate committees · C00857359 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
KEVIN KILEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00801985 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
SMUCKER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00599464 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PACPACs · C00881268 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,500
GROW THE MAJORITYPACs · C00858373 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Nonqualified$1,282
THE LOOSE GROUPOther political committees · C00010793 · 1 receipt$1,000
DAKOTA LEADERSHIP PACOther political committees · C00688549 · 1 receipt$1,000
MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA, INC.Candidate committees · C00828947 · 1 receiptHouse$1,000
INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICAPACs · C00450320 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,000
JAM PACPACs · C00656777 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,000
JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00368522 · 1 receiptHouse$1,000
SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PACPACs · C00877506 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Nonqualified$1,000
MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAHCandidate committees · C00864488 · 1 receiptHouse$1,000
OVER THE TARGET PACOther political committees · C00889543 · 1 receipt$1,000
DEFIANCE COUNTY REPUBLICANOther non-individual receipts · 1 receipt$500
GIROUX FOR OHIOOther non-individual receipts · 1 receipt$500
OTTAWA COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMENS CLUBOther non-individual receipts · 1 receipt$500

Canonical FEC Schedule A receipts

FEC-Identified PAC Contributions

Net itemized PAC receipts

$362,9672025–2026 cycle

Gross itemized PAC receipts

$362,967Before refunds and offsets

Refunds / offsets

$0

Largest identified PAC

GROW THE MAJORITY$214,599

0 of unknown FEC receipt pages imported. These totals are partial and must not be compared with the complete candidate summary as if they covered every receipt.

This replaces the older recipient-side PAC estimate. Every row comes from the candidate campaign’s Schedule A filings and is identified by FEC committee ID. Parent organizations appear only after review; names never create the link.

GROW THE MAJORITY

Parent organization awaiting review

C00858373 · PAC - Nonqualified

$214,5997 receipts
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS

Parent organization awaiting review

C00859058 · PAC - Nonqualified

$60,5545 receipts
DEFEND OUR MAJORITY

Parent organization awaiting review

C00895821 · PAC - Nonqualified

$24,8145 receipts
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00639229 · PAC - Qualified

$10,0002 receipts
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00563726 · PAC - Qualified

$5,0001 receipt
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00404392 · PAC - Qualified

$5,0001 receipt
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Parent organization awaiting review

C00467431 · PAC - Qualified

$5,0001 receipt
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)

Parent organization awaiting review

C00551812 · PAC - Qualified

$5,0001 receipt
B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUND

Parent organization awaiting review

C00820787 · PAC - Qualified

$3,5001 receipt
MVL PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00817338 · PAC - Qualified

$3,5001 receipt
SCONNIE PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00760694 · PAC - Nonqualified

$3,0001 receipt
ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00631051 · PAC - Qualified

$2,5001 receipt
HELPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ORGANIZE PAC (HELO PAC)

Parent organization awaiting review

C00820100 · PAC - Qualified

$2,5001 receipt
LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00764886 · PAC - Qualified

$2,5001 receipt
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00765644 · PAC - Qualified

$2,5001 receipt
RESTORING OUR NATION PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00649525 · PAC - Qualified

$2,5001 receipt
CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00827881 · PAC - Qualified

$2,0001 receipt
RVFPAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00689208 · PAC - Qualified

$2,0001 receipt
ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00816389 · PAC - Qualified

$1,5001 receipt
TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00942813 · PAC - Qualified

$1,0001 receipt
A NEW NATION PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00531764 · PAC - Qualified

$1,0001 receipt
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND

Parent organization awaiting review

C00295527 · PAC - Qualified

$1,0001 receipt
LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00698092 · PAC - Qualified

$1,0001 receipt
LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00813063 · PAC - Qualified

$1,0001 receipt

Structured organization taxonomy

Tracked PAC Money by Sector

This gross-contribution distribution excludes refunds and offsets and is not total industry support. Categories use reviewed organization profiles first, then transparent parent-organization and committee-name rules. Political and ideological committees are kept separate from commercial industries.

Political & Ideological Committees$338,467
Other / uncategorized$19,500
Banking & Financial Services$5,000

Institutional position

Committee Assignments

No verified congressional service record is currently linked.

Congressional Service History

No verified congressional service record is currently linked.