Finding House · Michigan Democrat
Maasdam, Matthew FINDING
Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing
Detected on https://mattmaasdam.com/media · classifier confidence 0.95 · model fireworks/deepseek-v4-flash
The page, though labeled 'MEDIA KIT,' contains explicit media-buy guidance: it instructs on which markets (Lansing, Detroit, Flint), which channels (digital, connected TV, YouTube, cable), ad lengths (:30 and :15), timing (after Memorial Day), target demographics (women over 40, without college degrees), and messaging tone (aspirational). It also directs that handwritten reviews be shown. This is not a standard press kit or voter persuasion page; it is red-boxing intended for an outside group to execute paid advertising.
Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page
MI-07 Democratic primary voters in the Lansing, Detroit, and Flint markets should begin learning about Matt Maasdam’s record of service to our country via non-skip content on digital platforms, including :30 and :15-second videos on connected TV and YouTube, as soon as possible after Memorial Day.
Specifies target geography, channel (digital, connected TV, YouTube), ad format (:30 and :15), and timing (after Memorial Day) — classic media-buy instruction.Key targets for digital and streaming, as well as cable, include women – especially those over 40 and those without college degrees – and MI-07 Democratic primary voters in the Detroit, Lansing, and Flint markets broadly.
Segments audience by demographics and geography for paid media, directing outside spenders on whom to reach.Voters should hear this in an aspirational tone.
Prescribes the tone of the ad message, a directive for ad creation.
Independent-expenditure corroboration
FEC Schedule E · 7 filings
Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected (by us) on 2026-07-09; $929,457 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Date range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | VOTEVETS | $911,934 | 5 | 2026-06-18 – 2026-07-08 |
| S | HEALTHCARE FOR ACTION PAC | $17,523 | 2 | 2026-07-07 – 2026-07-07 |
S Supporting O Opposing
Schedule E is corroboration, not the trigger — a filed expenditure is late evidence, and our detection timestamp reflects when we crawled, which can lag the actual posting. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.