$5.7M raised, $5.5M spent, $444.4K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
56% in transfers from related committees · 15% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Kennedy Victory Fund 2024, $1.2M. See who funds it
Audits and penalties
1 administrative fine, published by the FEC
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
Why this committee exists In its own words
“Our mission is to amplify the Libertarian voice across the nation. The LNC engages in political advocacy through public statements, press releases, and media outreach, spreading our message of liberty far and wide.”
Libertarian National Committee, Inc., on its own site, lp.org
Describes itself as “Libertarian”
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. Any side it takes is in its own words.
No published list of positions
Its site sums up what it stands for in the statement above, and publishes no list of positions beyond 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.
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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.
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.
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $5,652,727 reported receipts
Tap a row with to see who gave.
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$3,145,10756%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$838,28815%
Largest donors
Bowman, Trust of Frank Jerome MR2 contributions, latest Feb 9, 2026 · RETIRED · LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA$88,600
Chris J. Rufer2 contributions, latest Apr 17, 2026 · PRESIDENT/CEO · THE MORNING STAR COMPANY · WOODLAND, CA$88,600
John R. Kuhn2 contributions, latest Sep 17, 2025 · ATTORNEY · KUHN & KUHN, LLC · CHARLESTON, SC$10,417
Evan McMahon3 contributions, latest Nov 18, 2025 · FILMMAKER · BAD EVAN PRODUCTIONS · INDIANAPOLIS, IN$9,680
Jonathan T. McGee24 contributions, latest Aug 4, 2026 · ENGINEER · MADISON, AL$8,241
David Henry WolenOne contribution on Jun 4, 2025 · LINGUIST // RETIRED · ESL · CAMPBELL, CA$7,455
Norman Kinsella7 contributions, latest Jun 5, 2025 · ATTORNEY · SELF · HOUSTON, TX$7,000
Susan Jane Hogarth14 contributions, latest Aug 2, 2026 · CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR · DUKE UNIVERSITY · RALEIGH, NC$6,369
Steven James Nekhaila24 contributions, latest Aug 29, 2026 · DOO · MARKEYWEST · KEY WEST, FL$6,276
Scott Darrell KepnerOne contribution on Dec 19, 2025 · SR VP · VILLAGE PROPERTIES · BELMONT, CA$5,000
Jon R. PadfieldOne contribution on Mar 27, 2026 · COLUMBUS, IN$4,990
Max Kelly3 contributions, latest May 26, 2026 · FOUNDER · UNIT129 · DALLAS, TX$4,671
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 5,322 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $837.5K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$744,13313%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$650,95012%
LPNM - LP New Mexico1 payment · latest Jan 10, 2025 · TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$5
Total reported disbursements $5,510,486
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 $5,384,130 itemized
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$3,622,32567%
Spending over time
$5.5M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $1.2M, February 2025.
$5.5M
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$41,848
September 2026$84,916
August 2026$98,796
July 2026$322,096
June 2026$95,134
May 2026$188,086
April 2026$148,655
March 2026$95,679
February 2026$68,119
January 2026$77,833
December 2025$75,177
November 2025$65,436
October 2025$80,922
September 2025$72,520
August 2025$117,717
July 2025$80,285
June 2025$105,335
May 2025$299,453
April 2025$396,959
March 2025$661,116
February 2025$1,231,650
January 2025$1,102,756
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
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.
Fines assessed
1
Administrative fines
Late M9 report, 2003
Determined Nov 13, 2007 · Needn't Pay · Challenged: No Fine Assessed at Final Determination
Source: the Commission’s audit-case and administrative-fine records, joined on this committee’s FEC ID, imported Nov 1, 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 “LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE” 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.
Libertarian National Committee, Inc. is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a party committee (qualified). Its FEC record names Kennedy Victory Fund 2024 as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Libertarian National Committee, Inc. is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
$3.2M across 10 recipient committees, or 58% of everything this committee reports spending. A further $454.9K was filed as memo entries, which FEC reports separately to avoid counting it twice.
Leo HamelPerson · Senior Consultant, LEO Hamel Fine Jewelers · San Diego, CA · 0.6%
$34,385
Oliver BurckhardtPerson · Owner, Extremity Care · Philadelphia, PA · 0.6%
824 smaller sources, $2.1M in all (37%), are not listed.
Each committee that gave is followed to where its own money came from, in proportion to what it received: a committee that got half its money from one person is counted as passing half of what it gave on to that person. Each channel shows the committee the money came through and its place in the money tree. It shows who stood behind the money, not what that money was for, and an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail. It stops at a person, an organization, a committee with nothing on file here, or 3committees deep. A person who gave by more than one route appears under each, a name filed two ways may appear twice, and a person's job and city are as they filed them. "Also behind" counts the other groups, among those that moved $100,000 or more into races, in which $100,000 or more traces to the same person, other than those this money came through or went on to.
Florida293 contributions · 4.4%
$36,759
Indiana126 contributions · 4.1%
$34,536
South Carolina113 contributions · 3.7%
$30,610
Pennsylvania225 contributions · 3.2%
$27,230
Arizona221 contributions · 3.1%
$26,386
Virginia237 contributions · 3.1%
$26,111
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
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 823 contributions · 29% of ranked
$176,504
The Morning Star Company2 contributions · 14% of ranked
$88,600
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 511 contributions · 13% of ranked
$80,568
Kuhn & Kuhn LLC3 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$10,469
BAD Evan Productions3 contributions · 1.6% of ranked
$9,680
ESL1 contribution · 1.2% of ranked
$7,455
Markeywest26 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$7,379
Duke University17 contributions · 1% of ranked
$6,447
A further $110,730 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 ($744,133) 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 · 675 contributions · 26% of ranked
$170,138
President/ceo2 contributions · 13% of ranked
$88,600
Engineer271 contributions · 4% of ranked
$26,863
Attorney75 contributions · 3.9% of ranked
$25,811
Physician146 contributions · 2.2% of ranked
$14,890
Owner82 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$10,014
Filmmaker3 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$9,680
Self-employedWritten instead of an occupation · 19 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$8,126
A further $88,756 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 ($744,133) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Filed as
COORDINATED PARTY EXPENDITURE$2,795,290
EMPLOYEE NET PAY$411,792
CONVENTION GENERAL EXPENSES$90,306
PNC BUS OPTIONS VISA$43,674
CONVENTION EXPENSES$40,000
FEDERAL WITHHOLDING$36,476
CONTRACTOR$33,400
BALLOT ACCESS$31,683
OUTREACH & ACTIVISM EXPENSE$16,719
EMPLOYER CONT TO 401K & ADM$15,218
PA - WITHHOLDING$13,566
CONTRIBUTTION TO INDIANA STATE CANDIDATE$10,000
Paid to
Printful$776,357
Gavin DE Becker and Associates$773,896
American Express Card$466,013
Kennedy, Hannah$108,309
Gargon, Canyon Lee$103,817
Holloway Law Office, LLC$97,000
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$403,9177.5%
Filed as
ACCOUNTING SERVICE$98,542
LEGAL$89,572
LEGAL - GENERAL$65,821
FEC CONSULTING$49,200
CRM CONSULTING$31,381
LEGAL SERVICES$14,032
ACCOUNTING$11,574
ACCOUNTING SERVICES$11,015
LEGAL EXPENSE$9,211
CONSULTANT - BOARD MEETING$8,500
LEGAL ACCOUNT - LEGAL SERVICES$4,500
WEBSITE CONSULTING$4,497
Paid to
Fresh IP PLC$85,535
All in One Accounting$78,391
Hall, Oliver$76,500
Edwards, Paula$51,200
Lehman Flynn Vollaro PLLC$42,000
Cornerstone Solutions Inc$30,449
Refunds and redesignationsContributions returned to donors or reassigned to another election.$363,0766.7%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO COMMITTEE$363,076
Paid to
Libertarian Party of Maine - Maine Libertarians$156,733
Libertarian Party of Maryland$107,982
Libertarian Party of Idaho$98,361
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$241,0084.5%
Filed as
HOTEL CONVENTION EXPENSE-VENUE/LODGING$60,066
CONVENTION EXPENSES - EXHIBITION VENUE$43,903
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -MERCHANDISE PURCHASED FOR RESALE$33,707
BALLOT ACCESS FUNDRAISING EXP$30,368
FUNDRAISING EXPENSE$22,700
FUNDRAISING SOFTWARE$12,086
FUNDRAISING EXPENSE - CONSULTING$10,500
BALLOT ACCESS FUNDRAISING$7,460
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES - SOFTWARE$4,150
FUNDRAISING EXPENSE - TELEMARKETING$4,000
GENERAL FUNDRAISING EXPENSES$2,402
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$1,500
Paid to
The Miles Press, Inc.$68,822
Bluewater$43,903
Mcwilliams, Brian James$28,500
Hyatt Place Grand Rapids/downtown$23,572
Muck Rack LLC$21,726
Courtyard by Marriott Grand Rapids Downtown$19,472
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$227,0454.2%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT$227,045
Paid to
PNC BUS Options Visa$124,320
PNC BUS Visa$39,796
BB&T Truist Visa$29,479
PNC BUS Option Visa$23,450
PNC Visa$10,000
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$113,0272.1%
Filed as
GRAPHIC DESIGN$90,425
PRINTING$8,251
POSTAGE & SHIPPING$4,887
POSTAGE$4,817
PRINTTING$3,254
DIRECT MAIL$1,394
Paid to
Mountaintop Creative$90,425
The Miles Press, Inc.$12,756
Postmaster - Usps HQ$4,938
Usps$2,781
US Global Mail$1,591
FP Mailing Solutions$394
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$103,5941.9%
Filed as
SOCIAL SECURITY EMPLOYEE$31,040
SOCIAL SECURITY COMPANY$31,040
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS INSURANCE - LIBEPAR$15,036
INSURANCE$14,392
LIABILITY INSURANCE$5,093
CONVENTION EXPENSES-ADMINISTRATIVE$2,483
UTILITIES$1,295
PREPAID INSURANCE$959
UTILITIES EXPENSE$837
OFFICE MOVE RELATED EXPENSES$820
WORKER'S COMP INSURANCE$571
OFFICE SUPPLIES$28
Paid to
Financial Agent Federal Tax Deposit$62,080
Cima Companies, Inc.$21,088
Acrisure$14,392
Seebeck, Michael W.J. MR.$2,483
Dominion Virginia Power$1,690
Budgetshred LLC$820
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$75,9181.4%
Filed as
HEALTH INSURANCE$41,738
SALARY HOURLY BONUS SICK & VAC$34,181
Paid to
Carefirst Bluechoice, Inc.$41,738
Paychex$24,892
Paychex Flex$9,288
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$73,4071.4%
Filed as
PAYROLL SERVICE FEES$24,714
SALARY AND PAYROLL TAXES$13,417
PAYROLL FEE$10,904
EMPLOYER CONT TO P/R TAX$8,347
LEGAL FUND - LEGAL FEES$4,500
BANK FEE$4,327
FED & STATE REV & ADMN TAX$3,235
OTHER EXPENSES & BANK FEES$1,329
LEGAL FEES$1,291
SALES TAX LIABILITY$518
MERCHANT FEES$330
BANK FEES$313
Paid to
Paychex Flex$37,807
Paychex$21,810
Hall, Oliver$4,500
PNC Bank$3,433
BB&T Truist Bank$2,535
Hooper Hathaway PC$1,291
Not broken out by the committeeReported as a lump sum, with memo entries pointed to for the detail. Where those entries were filed and read, this page counts the payees they name instead; what is left here was never itemised.$36,0950.7%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT (SEE MEMOS)$15,167
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS )SEE MEMOS)$11,563
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS (SEE MEMOS)$7,111
CC PAYMENT (SEE MEMOS)$2,254
Paid to
BB&T Truist Visa$28,588
PNC Bank$5,168
PNC BUS Options Visa$2,339
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$33,3100.6%
Filed as
ADVERTISING SERVICES$18,500
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT$11,210
CONTRACTOR-MEDIA$2,400
CONTRACTOR MEDIA$1,200
Paid to
Iron Light Inc$18,500
Astute LLC$10,210
The World IS MAD LLC$3,600
Astute Media$1,000
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$32,0280.6%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION TO STATE CANDIDATE$16,500
LP 401K CONTRIBUTIONS AND MATCH$13,028
CAMPAIGN/CANDIDATE SUPPORT$2,500
Paid to
Paychex Flex$13,028
People for Don Kissick and James Mills$10,000
Colt Shelby for Arkansas$3,500
Pickens, Clifford Michael$2,500
Kalagias for AR$2,000
Pakko for Arkansas$1,000
TransfersMoney moved to an affiliated or authorised committee.$22,4970.4%
Filed as
TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$22,497
Paid to
Libertarian Party of Georgia$22,326
Lpca - LP California$100
Lpak - LP Alaska$40
Libertarian Party of Virginia$26
LPNM - LP New Mexico$5
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$13,0740.2%
Filed as
SOFTWARE, HARDWARE & OTHER IT$11,786
SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, AND OTHER IT$975
SOFTWARE$314
Paid to
Zoho$5,671
Moellman Enterprises LLC$2,450
Moellman Enterprises, LLC$1,103
Microsoft$1,069
Kixie$975
Quickbooks Payments$674
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks and calls to voters, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$12,4810.2%
Filed as
PETITIONING$12,481
Paid to
Powers-Brogan Technologies, LLC$12,481
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$10,5860.2%
Filed as
TRAVEL EXPENSES$4,200
TRAVEL, MEETING, & MEALS EXP$4,200
TRAVEL & LODGING$2,186
Paid to
Hyatt Hotels International, Inc.$8,400
Bundy Motors$2,186
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$742<0.1%
Filed as
TELEPHONE & DATA SERVICES$618
TELEPHONE AND DATA SERVICES$124
Paid to
AT&T$589
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.$124
Amazon WEB Services$29
Total itemized disbursements $5,384,130
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 1,699 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Calhoun, Jennifer159 payments · 51% of all spending
$2,794,251
PNC BUS Options Visa19 payments · 3.1% of all spending
$170,333
Libertarian Party of Maine - Maine Libertarians6 payments · 2.8% of all spending
$156,733
Financial Agent Federal Tax Deposit228 payments · 2.1% of all spending
$113,298
Libertarian Party of Maryland2 payments · 2% of all spending
$107,982
Gargon, Canyon Lee46 payments · 1.9% of all spending
$103,817
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel3 payments · 1.8% of all spending
$101,354
Kennedy, Hannah36 payments · 1.8% of all spending
$100,765
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.
Fresh IP PLC6 payments, latest Aug 12, 2026LEGAL - GENERAL$73.5K
Hall, Oliver10 payments, latest Aug 25, 2026LEGAL$45K
People for Don Kissick and James Mills1 payment, latest Oct 6, 2026CONTRIBUTION TO STATE CANDIDATE$10K
Lauri for Liberty1 payment, latest Sep 29, 2026CONTRIBUTTION TO INDIANA STATE CANDIDATE$10K
FOX Rothschild1 payment, latest Jan 16, 2025LEGAL EXPENSE$9.2K
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 27 payments totaling $162.2K.
$33,009
Jonathan KnutzPerson · CEO / Founder, Legacy Medical · Houston, TX · also behind 2 other groups · 0.6%
$33,009
Yong Jae KwonPerson · CEO, All in Bits, Inc · Los Angeles, CA · 0.6%