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Finding House · Michigan Democrat

Bridget Brink FINDING

This candidate was defeated in the primary, so the candidacy has ended. The finding below was detected and archived while the campaign was live and remains on the ledger as a historical record.
Seat
H-MI-07
Party
DEM
Universe reason
contested_primary+contested_general
FEC receipts
$2,977,602 FEC
Campaign site
https://www.bridgetbrink.com (verified)
Pages scanned
723 · last 2026-08-03

Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing

Detected on https://www.bridgetbrink.com/media  · classifier confidence 0.95

  1. First detectedJuly 16, 2026
  2. Page updatedJuly 30, 2026

The page contains explicit instructions for paid media placement targeting specific voters with prescribed ad formats and messaging, which is the hallmark of red-box guidance. The mention of a super PAC in the text further confirms the intended audience is an outside spender, not voters or press.

Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page

  • As soon as possible, Democratic Primary voters in Michigan Seventh Congressional District need to see and hear on Lansing and Detroit broadcast, district-wide OTT/CTV streaming, non-skippable :30 and :15 YouTube and digital, the following information about Matt Maasdam’s disturbing record.
    Directive specifying audience, channels, ad formats, and message content, indicating media-buy guidance to an outside group.
Archived screenshot of https://www.bridgetbrink.com/media
Archived at detectionFull-page screenshot of https://www.bridgetbrink.com/media · Raw HTML preserved
Plain text of the archived page
ENTER WEBSITE
HOME
ABOUT
PRIORITIES
ENDORSEMENTS
OUR DISTRICT
NEWS
MEDIA
JOIN US
DONATE
MEDIA
PHOTOS
VIDEO
GET THE FACTS

LAST UPDATED: JULY 29, 2026

As soon as possible, Democratic Primary voters in Michigan Seventh Congressional District need to see and hear on Lansing and Detroit broadcast, district-wide OTT/CTV streaming, non-skippable :30 and :15 YouTube and digital, the following information about Matt Maasdam’s disturbing record.

MATT MAASDAM’S DISTURBING, DISHONEST RECORD OUTSOURCING AMERICAN JOBS

Matt Maasdam is running a desperate smear campaign – propped up by a super PAC with “deep ties to data center industry.” Maasdam and his data center industry backers spent over $1 million to hide the real truth - his disturbing record. He was a registered Republican in Florida and co-founded a corporation with a big Trump MAGA supporter. The data center industry is buying Maasdam a seat in Congress because he'll work for them.

CONTACT
PRESS INQUIRY
PRIVACY POLICY

Email: info@bridgetbrink.com

Brink for Congress | PO Box 70039 Lansing, MI 48908

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PAID FOR BY BRINK FOR CONGRESS

[hidden/DOM-only content]
Enter Website
Home
About
Priorities
Endorsements
Our District
News
Media
Join Us
Donate
Matt Maasdam is running a desperate smear campaign – propped up by a super PAC with
“deep ties to data center industry.”
Maasdam and his data center industry backers spent over $1 million to hide the real truth - his disturbing record. He was a registered Republican in Florida and co-founded a corporation with a big Trump MAGA supporter. The data center industry is buying Maasdam a seat in Congress because he'll work for them.
Contact
Press Inquiry
Privacy Policy
Email:
info@bridgetbrink.com
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Earlier version of this guidance (1) — archived

Each revision below was archived when it was detected; the current version is shown above. Newest earlier version last.

Version 1 · Live from July 16, 2026 – revised July 30, 2026

  • As soon as possible, Democratic Primary voters in Michigan Seventh Congressional District need to see and hear on Lansing and Detroit broadcast, district-wide OTT/CTV streaming, non-skippable :30 and :15 YouTube and digital, the following information about Matt Maasdam’s disturbing record.
  • MATT MAASDAM’S DISTURBING, DISHONEST RECORD OUTSOURCING AMERICAN JOBS

The next revision dropped “MATT MAASDAM’S DISTURBING, DISHONEST RECORD OUTSOURCING AMERICAN JOBS”.

Archived screenshot of version 1 of https://www.bridgetbrink.com/media
Archived at detectionRaw HTML preserved
Plain text of the archived page
ENTER WEBSITE
HOME
ABOUT
PRIORITIES
ENDORSEMENTS
OUR DISTRICT
NEWS
MEDIA
JOIN US
DONATE
MEDIA
PHOTOS
VIDEO
GET THE FACTS

LAST UPDATED: JULY 16, 2026

As soon as possible, Democratic Primary voters in Michigan Seventh Congressional District need to see and hear on Lansing and Detroit broadcast, district-wide OTT/CTV streaming, non-skippable :30 and :15 YouTube and digital, the following information about Matt Maasdam’s disturbing record.

MATT MAASDAM’S DISTURBING, DISHONEST RECORD OUTSOURCING AMERICAN JOBS

Matt Maasdam is running a desperate smear campaign - backed by a super PAC funded by billionaires. Ads benefiting Maasdam have been called “outright false” and “using AI deepfakes to mislead voters.” Maasdam is trying to distract you from the real truth - his disturbing record. He was a registered Republican in Florida and co-founded a corporation with a big Trump MAGA supporter. Maasdam was caught lying about his company’s products – claiming they were a hundred percent American made. But Maasdam actually imported materials from China and outsourced manufacturing jobs -- to Guatemala.

CONTACT
PRESS INQUIRY
PRIVACY POLICY

Email: info@bridgetbrink.com

Brink for Congress | PO Box 70039 Lansing, MI 48908

Powered by RUN! website builder

PAID FOR BY BRINK FOR CONGRESS

[hidden/DOM-only content]
Enter Website
Home
About
Priorities
Endorsements
Our District
News
Media
Join Us
Donate
Matt Maasdam is running a desperate smear campaign - backed by a super PAC funded by billionaires. Ads benefiting Maasdam have been called “outright false” and “using AI deepfakes to mislead voters.” Maasdam is trying to distract you from the real truth - his disturbing record.  He was a registered Republican in Florida and co-founded a corporation with a big Trump MAGA supporter. Maasdam was caught lying about his company’s products – claiming they were a hundred percent American made.  But Maasdam actually imported materials from China and outsourced manufacturing jobs -- to Guatemala.
Contact
Press Inquiry
Privacy Policy
Email:
info@bridgetbrink.com
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Independent-expenditure corroboration

FEC Schedule E · 5 filings

Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected on 2026-07-16; $0 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate, and $1,210,257 opposing.

Committee AmountFilingsDate range
O MICHIGAN VALUES PAC $1,210,257 5 2026-06-24 – 2026-06-30

S Supporting O Opposing

FEC filings can be trailing evidence — smaller expenditures may surface only in periodic reports. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.

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