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2026 outside spending · who is behind it

Who is behind FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND?

Hybrid PAC (super PAC account)97% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed DemocratsFEC C00552851

In FEC filings processed so far, FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND reported $5.9M in independent expenditures in 2026 House and Senate races: $4.7M supporting and $1.2M opposing candidates, across 54 candidates. The filer designated 75% of it for the general election.

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Who it spent for and against.

Independent expenditures are, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. Spending for a candidate is the group's own advertising or outreach, not a contribution to the campaign. Showing the 40 candidates with the most spending of 54.

Supporting · $4.7M

  1. Scott Perry Republican · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10$684K
  2. Brandon Herrera Republican · Texas U.S. House District 23$632K
  3. David Flippo Republican · Nevada U.S. House District 2$594K
  4. Mike Beltran Republican · Florida U.S. House District 14$584K
  5. Eli Crane Republican · Arizona U.S. House District 2$536K
  6. Andy Ogles Republican · Tennessee U.S. House District 5$518K
  7. Nicholas Begich III Republican · Alaska U.S. House, at large$372K
  8. Lauren Boebert Republican · Colorado U.S. House District 4$370K
  9. Ralph Norman Republican · South Carolina U.S. Senate$73K
  10. Steve Toth Republican · Texas U.S. House District 2$51K
  11. Catalina Lauf Republican · Florida U.S. House District 19$50K
  12. Andrew Clyde Republican · Georgia U.S. House District 9$42K
  13. Felix Barry Moore Republican · Alabama U.S. Senate$27K
  14. Randy Fine Republican · Florida U.S. House District 6$26K
  15. Jace Yarbrough Republican · Texas U.S. House District 32$17K
  16. Andrew P Harris Republican · Maryland U.S. House District 1$17K
  17. Mark E Harris Republican · North Carolina U.S. House District 8$14K
  18. Diana Harshbarger Republican · Tennessee U.S. House District 1$14K
  19. Eric Burlison Republican · Missouri U.S. House District 7$13K
  20. Mary Miller Republican · Illinois U.S. House District 15$9,473
  21. Benjamin Lee Cline Republican · Virginia U.S. House District 6$6,830
  22. Sheri Biggs Republican · South Carolina U.S. House District 3$6,375
  23. Russell Fulcher Republican · Idaho U.S. House District 1$6,352
  24. Chip Roy Republican · Texas U.S. House District 21$3,024
  25. Mark Lamb Republican · Arizona U.S. House District 5$1,794
  26. Brandon Gill Republican · Texas U.S. House District 26$1,511
  27. Michael Cloud Republican · Texas U.S. House District 27$1,156
  28. James D. Jordan Republican · Ohio U.S. House District 4$1,130
  29. Paul Gosar Republican · Arizona U.S. House District 9$801
  30. Clay Captain Higgins Republican · Louisiana U.S. House District 3$797

Opposing · $1.2M

  1. Charlie Hatcher Republican · Tennessee U.S. House District 5$273K
  2. Katy Padilla Stout Democrat · Texas U.S. House District 23$173K
  3. Bill Hill Independent · Alaska U.S. House, at large$122K
  4. Janelle Stelson Democrat · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10$116K
  5. Jonathan Michael Nez Democrat · Arizona U.S. House District 2$111K
  6. Kathy Castor Democrat · Florida U.S. House District 14$92K
  7. James Arnold Settelmeyer Republican · Nevada U.S. House District 2$89K
  8. Teresa Benitez-Thompson Democrat · Nevada U.S. House District 2$82K
  9. Eileen Laubacher Democrat · Colorado U.S. House District 4$79K
  10. Darline Graham Republican · South Carolina U.S. Senate$46K

Who funds it.

Listed: organizations and committees that gave this group at least $10K this cycle, and individuals who gave it at least $250K (counting contributions of $5,000 or more), named and employed as filed with the FEC. Smaller donors are not named here and no address is shown.

These funders account for $9.1M of the $12M in itemized receipts this group reported for the cycle (79%). Receipts include transfers from other committees and can include refunds or loans.

Committees

  1. C00692335 ↗ Committee · FEC C00692335$84K
  2. LETS GET TO WORK PAC PAC with no sponsoring organization · FEC C00692327$12K

Organizations

  1. FREEDOM CAUCUS ALLIANCE INC. Organization, as filed$135K
  2. TOOTSIES ENTERTAINMENT LLC Organization, as filed$30K
  3. GROOVE LIFE CORPORATION Organization, as filed$25K
  4. STATE FREEDOM CAUCUS NETWORK Organization, as filed$25K
  5. HARRY O'S STEAKHOUSE Organization, as filed$10K
  6. HTDG Organization, as filed$10K
  7. RSF INVESTORS Organization, as filed$10K

Individuals giving at least $250K

  1. Michael T Rydin Employer as filed: RETIRED$8.8M

What this does not show.

A gift to an outside group is not a gift to any candidate, and nothing here shows that a funder chose, saw or approved a particular ad. When a funder is a nonprofit, a company or another group, the FEC record names that donor and stops: the people and companies who fund it are not shown unless it reports them to the FEC. Groups that do not file with the FEC, state-level groups and late 24- and 48-hour reports are not included.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Outside spending is independent expenditures for or against named 2026 House and Senate candidates, itemized by committees in the FEC bulk files, primaries included, with the general-election share as each filer designated it. Funders are itemized receipts in the FEC bulk files for the cycle. Late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs, independent expenditures reported by groups that are not political committees, state-level groups and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor, agreement or wrongdoing.