FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00401786 · files monthly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$1.9M raised, $2.1M spent, $26K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
66% from donors giving $200 or less · 32% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Joseph K. Casey, $20K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$40K spent for candidates, most on FL-01 ($20K) · $104.3K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Matt Van Epps ($10K) · 99% of its support to Republicans. See where it goes
Audits and penalties
2 audit reports, published by the FEC
Where it spendsWhich races and candidates is its money for or against?
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$139.3K to 33 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $139,300
Republican 99%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$104,300 in 56 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Republican candidates
31
$97.3K · 93%
Other or unresolved candidates
2
$2K · 1.9%
Other PACs and committees
1
$5K · 4.8%
All recipients
34
$104.3K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $1,928,961 reported receipts
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$1,277,93766%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$612,23432%
Largest donors
Joseph K. CaseyOne contribution on Dec 31, 2025 · INFORMATION REQUESTED · ATHENS, GA$20,000
James E. Schall18 contributions, latest Apr 6, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · JAMES E VAN ZANDT VAMC · HUNTINGDON, PA$9,250
Arthur B. Choate7 contributions, latest Sep 22, 2026 · RETIRED · SELF EMPLOYED · CORAL GABLES, FL$9,000
Published by the Commission against this committee’s own FEC ID. An audit is a periodic examination that reports findings; an administrative fine is a penalty for filing a specific report late or not at all. They are separate instruments and are not combined into a score here.
Audit reports
2
Audit findings
2012 cycleReport released Dec 14, 2017
Failure to File Reports/Schedules/Notices24/48 Hour Report-Independent Expenditures
DisclosureIndependent Expenditures · Occupation/Name of Employer
RecordkeepingCommunications
Misstatement of Financial ActivityCash Balances · Disbursements
Source: the Commission’s audit-case and administrative-fine records, joined on this committee’s FEC ID, imported Oct 26, 2026. Enforcement matters (MURs) are published only against respondent names, with no committee identifier, so they are not shown here rather than being matched by name.
LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?
No lobbying disclosures matched
A name search for “FREEDOM DEFENSE FUND” in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings found no issues reported. FEC and the Senate share no organization identifier, so lobbying is matched by name; a sponsor that lobbies under another name is not found.
Nothing from this committee’s or its sponsor’s site is quoted yet.
Linked public records
No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
State
Candidates
Amount
Texas
7
$22.5K
Tennessee
1
$10K
Virginia
3
$10K
North Carolina
2
$9K
Wisconsin
1
$8K
Michigan
1
$6K
Florida
3
$6K
Wyoming
1
$5K
The largest 8 of 18 states.
Recipients 34
MEMatt Van EppsRepublican · U.S. House · TN-07 · via Matt Van Epps For Congress2 payments, latest Oct 24, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Oct 24, 2025$10K
LBLaurie BuckhoutRepublican · U.S. House · NC-01 · via Laurie Buckhout For Congress3 payments, latest Oct 6, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Oct 6, 2026$7K
RJRonny JacksonRepublican · U.S. House · TX-13 · via Texans For Ronny Jackson2 payments, latest Oct 6, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Oct 6, 2026$6K
TBTom BarrettRepublican · U.S. House · MI-07 · via Tom Barrett For Congress3 payments, latest Sep 25, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 25, 2026$6K
SDSholdon DanielsRepublican · U.S. House · TX-30 · via Sholdon Daniels For The People1 payment, latest Jan 16, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jan 16, 2026$5K
EFEric FloresRepublican · U.S. House · TX-34 · via Eric Flores For Congress1 payment, latest Feb 25, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Feb 25, 2026$5K
DGDavid GiraltRepublican · U.S. House · WY-00 · via Giralt For Wyoming1 payment, latest Jun 30, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 30, 2026$5K
Bars drawn to $10K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Matthew Robert Van Epps2 receipts, latest Oct 24, 2025Matt VAN Epps for Congress · H6TN07161$10K
Derrick F. Van Orden8 receipts, latest Oct 6, 2026VAN Orden for Congress · H0WI03175$8K
Laurie Buckhout3 receipts, latest Oct 6, 2026Laurie Buckhout for Congress · H4NC01137$7K
Ronny Lynn Jackson2 receipts, latest Oct 6, 2026Texans for Ronny Jackson · H0TX13228$6K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
Martha Snearly145 contributions, latest Aug 24, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH$5,540
Anna J. Green4 contributions, latest Sep 16, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · WACO, TX$5,500
Frederick Douglas Kneibert23 contributions, latest Sep 11, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · SEDALIA, MO$5,450
Arnold R. Magill4 contributions, latest Apr 22, 2025 · RETIRED · NONE · MESQUITE, TX$5,100
James H. Snowden III44 contributions, latest Jul 5, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · FORT WORTH, TX$5,024
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 10,095 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $621K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Other receiptsWhere a super PAC files what corporations, unions and other organizations give it, since they have no line of their own. Hybrid PACs, and some super PACs, file individuals' unlimited gifts here too, along with any interest or dividends.$27,2851.4%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$11,5050.6%
Total reported receipts $1,928,961
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $621,007 placed by state
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under $3K
$3K+
$11.9K+
$26.7K+
$47.5K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Texas1,094 contributions · 12%
$74,240
Florida1,277 contributions · 11%
$67,093
California675 contributions · 9.3%
$57,886
Pennsylvania353 contributions · 6.5%
$40,504
Georgia287 contributions · 5.3%
$32,679
Michigan206 contributions · 3.4%
$21,079
Illinois246 contributions · 3.1%
$19,238
Virginia424 contributions · 3%
$18,606
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 214 contributions · 43% of ranked
$36,372
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 80 contributions · 9.8% of ranked
$8,386
James E VAN Zandt Vamc16 contributions · 8.8% of ranked
$7,500
THC3 contributions · 3.3% of ranked
$2,850
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 26 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$2,133
Cavalier INN INC17 contributions · 2% of ranked
$1,700
V Of M6 contributions · 1.9% of ranked
$1,608
Pssi104 contributions · 1.8% of ranked
$1,546
A further $535,613 came from donors whose answer names no employer (Information requested, None, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($1,277,937) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Consolidated Mailing Services75 payments · latest Oct 6, 2026 · PAC DIRECT MAIL PRINTING & MAILSHOP$620,001
Direct Support Services57 payments · latest Oct 6, 2026 · PAC DIRECT MAIL POSTAGE$407,505
Randy FineSupport · 1 record · latest Mar 3, 2025$20,000
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$3,1050.1%
Total reported disbursements $2,085,450
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 Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $1,885,159 itemized
These are the payments the committee itemized to vendors, staff and other committees. Its $40,000 in independent expenditures is filed separately, against the candidate each was about, so it is counted in the split above and listed by candidate below, not here.
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$1,052,80756%
Filed as
PAC DIRECT MAIL PRINTING & MAILSHOP$619,850
PAC DIRECT MAIL POSTAGE$407,505
PAC DIRECT MAIL MANAGEMENT$23,562
PAC WEB DESIGN$1,740
PAC DIRECT MAIL PRINTING & MAILSHIP$150
Paid to
Consolidated Mailing Services$620,001
Direct Support Services$407,505
Forthright Strategy Inc$23,562
BAY House Design$1,740
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$573,99530%
Filed as
PAC DIGITAL MARKETING$276,891
PAC DIGITAL MARKETING/CONSULTING$145,761
PAC MEDIA CONSULTING$126,825
PAC ADVERTISING$24,518
Paid to
Dragonfly Consulting$151,343
Launchpad Strategies, LLC$145,815
TMA Direct, Inc.$82,115
Tailwinds Political$34,614
Better Mousetrap Digital$29,409
Right Time Media LLC$25,276
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$104,3005.5%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$104,300
Paid to
Matt VAN Epps for Congress$10,000
VAN Orden for Congress$8,000
Laurie Buckhout for Congress$7,000
Texans for Ronny Jackson$6,000
Tom Barrett for Congress$6,000
Mcguire for Virginia$6,000
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$57,0763%
Filed as
PAC CC TRANSACTION FEES$52,473
PAC BANK FEES$4,603
Paid to
WinRed Technical Services, LLC$45,493
Transfirst$6,907
First Virginia Community Bank$3,383
Classic City Bank$1,220
AUTHORIZE.NET$73
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$36,9932%
Filed as
PAC CAGING SERVICES$17,608
PAC LIST ENHANCEMENT$12,644
PAC ESCROW SERVICES$6,740
Paid to
Capitol Caging Corp$17,608
Donor Bureau$12,644
Madera Escrow$6,740
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$23,9871.3%
Filed as
PAC COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$23,987
Paid to
Professional Data Services$23,987
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$19,4701%
Filed as
PAC DATA PROCESSING$19,470
Paid to
Direct Support Systems$19,470
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$10,5310.6%
Filed as
PAC LIST RENTAL$9,109
PAC DIRECT MARKETING$1,422
Paid to
Legacy List Management Inc$9,109
Imperator$1,422
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$6,0000.3%
Filed as
PAC SOFTWARE$6,000
Paid to
Aristotle International Inc$6,000
Total itemized disbursements $1,885,159
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 Oct 14, 2026.
All 646 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Consolidated Mailing Services75 payments · 30% of all spending
$620,001
Direct Support Services57 payments · 20% of all spending
$407,505
Dragonfly Consulting30 payments · 7.3% of all spending
$151,343
Launchpad Strategies, LLC42 payments · 7% of all spending
$145,815
TMA Direct, Inc.18 payments · 3.9% of all spending
$82,115
WinRed Technical Services, LLC27 payments · 2.2% of all spending
$45,493
Tailwinds Political7 payments · 1.7% of all spending
$34,614
Better Mousetrap Digital12 payments · 1.4% of all spending
$29,409
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
Spending over time
$2.1M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $152.7K, August 2025.
$2.1M
Jan 2025Oct 2026
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
Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026$43,197
September 2026$63,549
August 2026$65,825
July 2026$78,869
June 2026$57,224
May 2026$37,770
April 2026$79,596
March 2026$104,750
February 2026$139,827
January 2026$110,642
December 2025$97,038
November 2025$65,748
October 2025$110,525
September 2025$73,070
August 2025$152,682
July 2025$119,718
June 2025$119,700
May 2025$110,285
April 2025$119,707
March 2025$146,311
February 2025$100,836
January 2025$88,582
House campaign committee · Connected to AMERICAN BATTLEGROUND FUND · 3 payments
$6K
Mcguire for VirginiaHouse campaign committee · Connected to MCGUIRE VICTORY FUND · 2 payments
ELECTGABEEVANS.COMHouse campaign committee · Connected to GROW THE MAJORITY · 2 payments
$3.5K
$104.3K across 34 recipient committees, or 5% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 8,197 contributions · 83% of ranked
$412,418
Physician48 contributions · 1.9% of ranked
$9,312
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 80 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$8,386
HomemakerWritten instead of an occupation · 56 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$6,976
Grain Farmer4 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$6,900
Farmer7 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$6,800
Surgeon33 contributions · 0.8% of ranked
$3,848
Executive37 contributions · 0.6% of ranked
$3,081
A further $125,332 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (Information requested, None, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($1,277,937) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.