FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00926105 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$272.3K raised, $209.9K spent, $62.3K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
65% in loans · 15% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Sarah Zabel, $33.4K. See who funds it
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
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
No candidate-directed contributions or explicitly supportive independent expenditures were returned.
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to
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.
No contributions itemized
No candidate contributions were itemized by this committee in the selected cycle.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
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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.
Committees funding this one
Name
Amount
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $272,260 reported receipts
LoansMoney the committee borrowed this cycle, which it may repay.$176,00065%
Who lent it
Sarah Zabel10 loans · $176K not yet repaid$176,000
Each loan as the committee’s report through Oct 14, 2026 lists it, with what is still owed. A loan from an earlier cycle can appear here, and one repaid in full drops off the report, so the list need not add up to the row.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$40,70815%
Largest donors
Sarah Zabel31 contributions, latest Jun 28, 2026 · RETIRED · N/A · BAYVIEW, ID$33,445
Roger HohleOne contribution on Jun 22, 2026 · ENGINEER · SELF-EMPLOYED · BAYVIEW, ID$3,500
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $209,927 reported
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$208,77699%
No Lobbying Disclosure Act filings were matched to this committee. FEC and the Senate share no organization identifier, so lobbying is matched by name; a sponsor that lobbies under another name is not found.
Zabel for Congress is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a House campaign committee. It is a principal campaign committee. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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Linked public records
No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
$1.3K from 2 committees, counting every itemized receipt this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
No disbursements to other committees were itemized this cycle.
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.
Nancy KuhnOne contribution on Nov 21, 2025 · RETIRED · N/A · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
$3,500
James PolkOne contribution on Mar 6, 2026 · RETIRED · N/A · NEW MEADOWS, ID$1,000
Ken BertapelleOne contribution on May 17, 2026 · RETIRED · N/A · MOSCOW, ID$619
Thomas GibsonOne contribution on Jan 20, 2026 · SENIOR VP/FINANCIAL CONSULTANT · D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. · SANDPOINT, ID$500
Jeffrey HepworthOne contribution on Jun 3, 2026 · ATTORNEY · HEPWORTH LAW · BOISE, ID$500
Michael SmithOne contribution on Feb 17, 2026 · RETIRED · N/A · GRANGEVILLE, ID$500
H. George WeissbeckOne contribution on Jun 5, 2026 · RETIRED · N/A · BOISE, ID$500
Sueling ChoOne contribution on May 15, 2026 · RETIRED · N/A · LOS GATOS, CA$250
Kulesza NorbertOne contribution on Mar 19, 2026 · RETIRED · N/A · CLARKSTON, WA$250
Richard Alan MeadowsOne contribution on May 15, 2026 · ATTORNEY · SELF-EMPLOYED · EATONVILLE, WA$1
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 42 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $44.6K. These gifts, as the FEC's contributor file lists them, come to more than the $40.7K the committee's own summary reports for this line; the two filings disagree. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$33,42712%
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$20,3747.5%
Party committeesNational, state, and local committees of a political party.$1,0000.4%
The largest of the committees is listed. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$1<0.1%
Total reported receipts $272,260
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 $44,565 placed by state
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under $1.6K
$1.6K+
$6.5K+
$14.6K+
$26K+
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Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Idaho38 contributions · 91%
$40,564
Utah1 contribution · 7.9%
$3,500
Washington2 contributions · 0.6%
$251
California1 contribution · 0.6%
$250
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 · 2 contributions · 78% of ranked
$3,501
D A Davidson & Co1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$500
Hepworth LAW1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$500
A further $40,064 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A), 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 ($20,374) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 38 contributions · 90% of ranked
$40,064
Engineer1 contribution · 7.9% of ranked
$3,500
Attorney2 contributions · 1.1% of ranked
$501
Senior Vp/financial Consultant1 contribution · 1.1% of ranked
$500
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 ($20,374) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$1,1500.5%
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$0<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $209,927
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 $85,384 itemized
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$29,20734%
Filed as
ADVERTISING SERVICES$15,672
ADVERTISING IN LEWISTON TRIBUNE$4,326
ADVERTISING IN MCCLATCHY MEDIA$4,000
SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTING$4,000
IN-KIND - PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO$684
ADVERTISING IN IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE$525
Paid to
Plazby LLC$18,043
Zabel for Congress$8,851
Callhub$1,400
Zabel, Sarah$684
Connected Communities$229
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$20,15224%
Filed as
PRINTING AND SHIPPING OF CAMPAIGN MATERIALS$11,902
TRAILHEAD PRINTING - T-SHIRT PURCHASE$6,006
PRINTING OF CAMPAIGN MATERIALS$670
IN-KIND - PRINTING OF CAMPAIGN MATERIALS$500
FEDEX PRINTING - FLYERS AND SIGNAGE$293
SHIPPING OF CAMPAIGN MATERIALS$290
FEDEX PRINTING - SIGNAGE$248
IN-KIND - PRINTING FLYERS AT FEDEX$101
FEDEX PRINTING$74
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION TO ADOBE INDESIGN$34
FEDEX PRINTING - FLYERS$34
Paid to
Trailhead Printing$11,902
Zabel for Congress$6,690
Fedex$960
North Idaho Working Families$500
Zabel, Sarah$101
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$7,5428.8%
Filed as
CAMPAIGN SERVICES$6,542
IN-KIND - SQUARESPACE PAYMENT$276
IN-KIND - P.O. BOX RENTAL$209
CAMPAIGN MATERIALS$207
IN-KIND - SQUARESPACE DOMAIN RENTAL$143
PURCHASE OF EASELS$92
RENTAL CAR RESERVATION FROM 2/26/2026 TO 2/27/2026$42
IN-KIND - PURCHASE BUSINESS CARDS$33
Paid to
The Osmanthus Group$6,542
Zabel, Sarah$661
Fedex$207
Zabel for Congress$133
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$6,9648.2%
Filed as
EVENT VENUE FEE MOSCOW, ID FOR 1/27/2026 TO 1/28/2026$2,129
EVENT VENUE FEE LEWISTON, ID FOR 1/29/2026$1,379
EVENT VENUE FEE CALDWELL, ID FOR 2/3/2026$962
EVENT VENUE FEE MERIDIAN, ID FOR 2/4/2026$600
EVENT VENUE FEE MERIDIAN, ID FOR 2/5/2026$566
EVENT VENUE FEE SANDPOINT, ID FOR 2/9/2026 TO 2/12/2026$450
AIRLINE FEE FOR ROUNDTRIP FLIGHT FROM SPOKANE, WA TO BOISE, ID FROM 2/26/2026 TO 2/27/2026$377
CATERING FEES$266
EVENT VENUE FEE INSURANCE FOR CALDWELL, ID FOR 2/3/2026$150
SQUARESPACE FEE$57
AIRPORT PARKING FEE$20
PARKING FEE$8
Paid to
Zabel for Congress$6,964
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$6,6907.8%
Filed as
POLLING$5,000
L2 DATA PURCHASE$1,690
Paid to
Kaplan Strategies$5,000
Zabel for Congress$1,690
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$5,0005.9%
Filed as
CAMPAIGN SALARY$5,000
Paid to
Meadows, Richard$5,000
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$4,6105.4%
Filed as
LODGING$2,930
HOTEL RESERVATION$592
HOTEL RESERVATION IN CALDWELL, ID FOR 2/2/2026 TO 2/6/2026$567
HOTEL RESERVATION IN MOSCOW, ID FROM 1/27/2026 TO 1/30/2026$358
HOTEL RESERVATION IN BOISE, ID FROM 2/26/2026 TO 2/27/2026$155
IN-KIND - PAYMENT FOR GAS FOR RENTAL CAR$8
Paid to
Vrbo$2,930
Zabel for Congress$1,080
Expedia Group$592
Zabel, Sarah$8
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$2,2232.6%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES$1,000
IN-KIND - FOOD FOR EVENT$619
NYC EVENT AIRFAIRE$400
NYC EVENT HOTEL RESERVATION$203
Paid to
Grassroots Analytics$1,000
Bertapelle, Ken$619
Zabel for Congress$604
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$1,4801.7%
Filed as
OFFICE SUPPLIES$624
IN-KIND - PURCHASE CAMPAIGN PHONE$538
IN-KIND - PHOTOGRAPHY$165
IN-KIND - CAMPAIGN PHONE PAYMENT$120
IN-KIND - MONTHLY CELL PAYMENT FOR CAMPAIGN PHONE$33
Paid to
Zabel, Sarah$856
Office Max$624
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$1,0021.2%
Filed as
OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY FOR CAMPAIGN WEBSITE$398
WEBSITE HOSTING$196
HELM AI SUBSCRIPTION$184
SUBSCRIPTION TO HELM CAMPAIGN SUPPORT TOOL$184
CLAUDE SUBSCRIPTION$20
SUBSCRIPTION TO CLAUDE AI$20
Paid to
Zabel for Congress$806
Squarespace$196
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$3430.4%
Filed as
FEDEX PRINTING - FLYERS AND PETITION FORMS$322
PRINTING PETITION FORMS$21
Paid to
Zabel for Congress$343
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$1710.2%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$171
Paid to
Anedot$171
Total itemized disbursements $85,384
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 104 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Zabel for Congress54 payments · 13% of all spending
$27,161
Plazby LLC11 payments · 8.6% of all spending
$18,043
Trailhead Printing1 payment · 5.7% of all spending
$11,902
The Osmanthus Group1 payment · 3.1% of all spending
$6,542
Kaplan Strategies1 payment · 2.4% of all spending
$5,000
Meadows, Richard1 payment · 2.4% of all spending
$5,000
Vrbo1 payment · 1.4% of all spending
$2,930
Zabel, Sarah14 payments · 1.1% of all spending
$2,309
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
$209.9K spent from Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $123.6K, Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026.
$209.9K
Oct 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.