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Volunteers for Shimkus

House campaign committeePrincipal campaign committeeEdwardsville, IllinoisActive

Raised: $244; $244
Spent: $83.6K; $83,632
Cash on hand: $446K; $445,971

FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00258855 · files quarterly

SummaryAt a glance

Why it exists: No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money: $244 raised, $83.6K spent, $446K cash on hand (through Sep 30, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it: 100% filed as other receipts. See who funds it
Where it goes: $11.5K given to candidates and committees, the largest to The EYE of the Tiger PAC ($5K) · 100% of its support to Republicans. See where it goes

Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?

No published list of positions

This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.

Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?

Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.

Party support distribution$5.8K to 7 candidates

Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.

For candidates $5,750

Republican 100%

Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.

Who this PAC gave to$11,500 in 10 payments

Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient	Count	Amount
Republican candidates	7	$5.8K · 50%
Other PACs and committees	2	$5.8K · 50%
All recipients	9	$11.5K

Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State	Candidates	Amount
Illinois	3	$4K
Kentucky	2	$1K
California	1	$500
Missouri	1	$250

Committees this one funds
Name		Amount
The EYE of the Tiger PACPAC (qualified) · Connected to SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND · 1 payment		$5K
Mike Bost for Congress CommitteeHouse campaign committee · Connected to BOST VICTORY FUND · 2 payments		$2.5K
Wilson for CongressHouse campaign committee · 1 payment		$1K
Team BuddyPAC (nonqualified) · 1 payment		$750
Guthrie for CongressHouse campaign committee · Connected to LANGWORTHY LEADERSHIP & ACCOUNTABILITY FUND · 1 payment

SpendingWhere does the money go?

How the spending splits $83,632 reported

Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$46,73056%

Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$36,90244%

Paid to

Maxwell, Mary Ellen9 payments · latest Jul 7, 2026 · QUARTERLY RETAINER FOR COMMITTEE FINANCE AND BANKING SERVICES$29,500
Aristotle Publishing7 payments · latest Aug 5, 2026 · FEC REPORTING SOFTWARE Q1 2025$6,300
Mcafee2 payments · latest Aug 26, 2026 · ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE FOR COMMITTEE COMPUTER$195
Intuit1 payment · latest Jan 27, 2026 · FINANCIAL SOFTWARE FOR COMMITTEE TAX RETURNS$192

Total reported disbursements $83,632

Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026.

What the payments were for $47,687 itemized

OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$29,50062%

Filed as

RETAINER FOR COMMITTEE FINANCE AND BANKING SERVICES$23,500
QUARTERLY RETAINER FOR COMMITTEE FINANCE AND BANKING SERVICES$6,000

Paid to

Maxwell, Mary Ellen$29,500

Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$11,50024%

Filed as

CONTRIBUTION$11,500

Paid to

The EYE of the Tiger PAC$5,000
Mike Bost for Congress Committee$2,500
Wilson for Congress$1,000
Team Buddy$750
Guthrie for Congress$500
Lahood for Congress$500

Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$6,49514%

Filed as

FEC REPORTING SOFTWARE Q1 2025$900
FEC REPORTING SOFTWARE Q3 2025$900
FEC REPORTING SOFTWARE Q4 2025$900
FEC REPORTING SOFTWARE Q1 2026$900
FEC REPORTING SOFTWARE Q2 2026$900

Total itemized disbursements $47,687

Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026.

All 29 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.

Largest vendors

Largest vendors
Name		Amount
Maxwell, Mary Ellen9 payments · 35% of all spending		$29,500
Aristotle Publishing7 payments · 7.5% of all spending		$6,300
The EYE of the Tiger PAC1 payment · 6% of all spending		$5,000
Mike Bost for Congress Committee2 payments · 3% of all spending		$2,500
Wilson for Congress1 payment · 1.2% of all spending		$1,000
Team Buddy1 payment · 0.9% of all spending		$750
Guthrie for Congress1 payment · 0.6% of all spending		$500
Lahood for Congress1 payment · 0.6% of all spending

Spending over time

$83.6K spent from Jan 2025 to Sep 2026. Most in one report: $25.5K, Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025.

The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.

Each report’s total

Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$7,287
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$10,397
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$19,024
Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025$6,944
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025$6,200
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025$25,538
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2025$8,242

Volunteers for Shimkus

SummaryAt a glance

Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?

Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?

Party support distribution$5.8K to 7 candidates

Who this PAC gave to$11,500 in 10 payments

By recipient

By the candidate’s state

Recipients 9

Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it

Committee money network

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Money inWho funds the PAC?

Where the money came from $244 reported receipts

SpendingWhere does the money go?

How the spending splits $83,632 reported

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What the payments were for $47,687 itemized

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Largest vendors

Spending over time

FilingsWhat has it reported to the FEC?

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LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

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