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PACs › Hybrid PAC (nonqualified) › 2025–2026
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00907923 · files quarterly
6 priorities from the committee’s own site, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Build the Barn PAC is based on the same values of my campaign for U.S. Senate: engaging our communities, finding problems, and supporting next-generation leaders who are ready to do the work.
The leaders we support are practical, community-first, with the courage to challenge the status quo.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com
“Any jackass can kick down a barn.
It takes a carpenter to build one.”
Iowans know that every barn needs a strong foundation.
These values are the foundation of Build the Barn PAC — and of the Iowa we’re building together.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com/values
Build together and make it last.
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com/about
We have the strength to challenge powerful interests and political insiders — including when our own side leaves Iowa families behind.
We believe courage is contagious, and this is a moment that asks for courage from all of us.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com/values
Heading as listed on buildthebarnpac.com/values ↗ (opens buildthebarnpac.com/values at this heading)
You deserve honest leadership and a government that works for you.
We’ll work to earn your trust by telling the truth about our challenges and by trusting you with real responsibility for our success.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com/values
Heading as listed on buildthebarnpac.com/values ↗ (opens buildthebarnpac.com/values at this heading)
We measure success by whether life gets better for Iowans — not by whether we avoided a hard conversation.
Rebuilding trust in government is best done by deserving that trust.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com/values
Heading as listed on buildthebarnpac.com/values ↗ (opens buildthebarnpac.com/values at this heading)
We meet people where they are, not where we think they should be.
We listen instead of waiting for our turn to talk.
Every Iowan’s voice and experience matters.
If you want to make our state a better place to call home, you are welcome on this team.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com/values
Heading as listed on buildthebarnpac.com/values ↗ (opens buildthebarnpac.com/values at this heading)
We focus on practical solutions over ideology.
We dig into details, roll up our sleeves, and get our hands dirty — because you deserve a government that works for the many, not the few.
If our coalition can help solve a problem in your community, there is no problem too big or too small.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com/values
Heading as listed on buildthebarnpac.com/values ↗ (opens buildthebarnpac.com/values at this heading)
We are building a movement of Iowans committed to improving our state’s future.
Empowering people like you to lead and serve in your communities is core to this work.
Together we should never feel small — and with hard work, we can accomplish anything.
Organizing across this state showed us where the work is.
Now we pick up the hammer.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · buildthebarnpac.com/values
Heading as listed on buildthebarnpac.com/values ↗ (opens buildthebarnpac.com/values at this heading)
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
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.
| Recipient | Count | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic candidates | 1 | $2K · 57% |
| Democratic party committees | 1 | $1.5K · 43% |
| All recipients | 2 | $3.5K |
| State | Candidates | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 1 | $2K |
Bars drawn to $2K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
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 that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Hybrid PAC (qualified) · Connected to NEXT GENERATION MAJORITY FUND · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS, IRON SHIP BUILDERS, BLACKSMITH, FORGERS & HELPE · 1 payment |
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 8,099 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $2.8M. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
The 2 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $2.1K from 2 sources in all.
Total reported receipts $3,925,652
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 Sep 30, 2026.
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| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 4,222 contributions · 33% | $939,296 |
| 932 contributions · 24% | $676,089 |
| 385 contributions · 8.8% | $249,160 |
Total reported disbursements $3,896,233
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.
$3.9M spent from Apr 2025 to Sep 2026. Most in one report: $858K, Apr 1 – May 13, 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.
No lobbying disclosures matched
Build the Barn PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a Hybrid PAC (nonqualified). Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Statements are quoted from these pages exactly. Headings, order and wording are the committee’s or its sponsor’s; the record marking is ours.
Build the Barn PAC is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
| $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 22 PAC INC · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to INT'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS · 1 payment | $5K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to AFS PAC · 3 payments | $5K |
$93.6K from 26 committees, counting every itemized receipt this cycle. The largest 12 are shown.
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| House campaign committee · Connected to NEW POLITICS NEXT MISSION FUND · 1 payment | $2K |
| Party committee (qualified) · Connected to DNC STATE PARTY VICTORY FUND · 1 payment | $1.5K |
$3.5K across 2 recipient committees, or <0.1% of everything this committee reports spending.
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.
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total this committee reports.
| 276 contributions · 5.6% | $160,578 |
| 196 contributions · 4.7% | $134,559 |
| 256 contributions · 3.8% | $109,230 |
| 153 contributions · 2.1% | $60,993 |
| 165 contributions · 1.9% | $53,659 |
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.
| Employer as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an employer · 4,370 contributions · 39% of ranked | $842,586 |
| Written instead of an employer · 569 contributions · 13% of ranked | $288,281 |
| Written instead of an employer · 174 contributions · 4.7% of ranked | $99,830 |
| 134 contributions · 2.6% of ranked | $55,592 |
| 10 contributions · 1.5% of ranked | $31,400 |
| 7 contributions · 1% of ranked | $21,000 |
| 11 contributions · 0.7% of ranked | $15,500 |
| 5 contributions · 0.7% of ranked | $15,000 |
A further $323,846 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, None, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. 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 ($1,082,154) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
| Occupation as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an occupation · 4,380 contributions · 34% of ranked | $826,719 |
| Written instead of an occupation · 344 contributions · 7% of ranked | $173,403 |
| 265 contributions · 6.1% of ranked | $149,764 |
| 132 contributions · 2.8% of ranked | $69,830 |
| 28 contributions · 2.2% of ranked | $53,325 |
| Written instead of an occupation · 85 contributions · 2.1% of ranked | $50,843 |
| 178 contributions · 2% of ranked | $50,532 |
| 85 contributions · 1.7% of ranked | $42,361 |
A further $236,850 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (N/A, None, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 occupation spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. 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 ($1,082,154) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Total itemized disbursements $3,475,780
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 993 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 4 payments · 16% of all spending | $614,789 |
| 15 payments · 15% of all spending | $596,330 |
| 58 payments · 4.2% of all spending | $164,659 |
| 11 payments · 3.6% of all spending | $141,331 |
| 8 payments · 3.4% of all spending | $133,802 |
| 61 payments · 3.3% of all spending | $129,606 |
| 28 payments · 3.2% of all spending | $123,118 |
| 10 payments · 3.1% of all spending | $121,100 |
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.