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FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00487942 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$152.4K raised, $159.3K spent, $33K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
48% from PACs and other committees · 30% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Aderholt Majority Fund, $27.5K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$27.5K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Rhett Marques ($8.5K) · 100% of its support to Republicans. See where it goes
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$22K to 5 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $22,000
Republican 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$27,500 in 9 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
5
$22K · 80%
Other PACs and committees
2
$5.5K · 20%
All recipients
7
$27.5K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Alabama
1
$8.5K
Tennessee
2
$6K
Arizona
1
$5K
Maryland
1
$2.5K
Recipients 7
RMRhett MarquesRepublican · U.S. House · AL-02 · via Rhett For Alabama2 payments, latest Oct 13, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Oct 13, 2026$8.5K
MEMatt Van EppsRepublican · U.S. House · TN-07 · via Matt Van Epps For Congress1 payment, latest Oct 31, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Oct 31, 2025$1K
Bars drawn to $8.5K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Rhett Marques2 receipts, latest Oct 13, 2026Rhett for Alabama · H6AL01086$8.5K
Juan Ciscomani1 receipt, latest Oct 13, 2026Ciscomani for Congress · H2AZ02360$5K
William V. Hilleary2 receipts, latest Jul 20, 2026VAN for Tennessee · H6TN06205$5K
K. Anita Mpambara Cox1 receipt, latest Jun 1, 2026Neighbors for a. M. COX · H6MD08630$2.5K
Matthew Robert Van Epps1 receipt, latest Oct 31, 2025Matt VAN Epps for Congress · H6TN07161$1K
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 $152,438 reported receipts
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PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$72,50048%
The 11 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings and this committee's lines for them, whichever is larger, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$46,23330%
Largest donors
Julia Robinson BargoOne contribution on Nov 25, 2025 · TEACHER · FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS · FAIRFAX, VA$5,000
Kevin Michael BargoOne contribution on Nov 25, 2025 · VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS · CORVID TECHNOLOGIES · FAIRFAX, VA$5,000
Kurt Martin LessmannOne contribution on Nov 7, 2025 · CTO · TRIDEUM · MADISON, AL$5,000
David Franklin RobinsonOne contribution on Oct 29, 2025 · PRESIDENT/CEO · CORVID TECHNOLOGIES · MOORESVILLE, NC$5,000
Heather Donaghy RobinsonOne contribution on Oct 29, 2025 · DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTS AND ADMINISTRATI · LON CARBON AND MINERALS · MOORESVILLE, NC$5,000
John J. SieOne contribution on May 5, 2025 · RETIRED · ENGLEWOOD, CO$5,000
Chris W. Cox2 contributions, latest Oct 8, 2025 · PRESIDENT · CAPITAL 6 ADVISORS · ALEXANDRIA, VA$4,800
Susan B. HirschmannOne contribution on Oct 3, 2025 · CEO · WILLIAMS & JENSEN PLLC · ALEXANDRIA, VA$3,932
Harry J. GlennOne contribution on Dec 9, 2025 · VICE PRESIDENT · VAN SCOYOC & ASSOCIATES · CLEARWATER BEACH, FL$2,500
Shannon Scruggs CampagnaOne contribution on Oct 8, 2025 · PRESIDENT · PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES LLC · ALEXANDRIA, VA$1,500
Jonathan GansOne contribution on Nov 26, 2025 · PARTNER · POLARIS CONSULTING · ARLINGTON, VA$1,500
Thomas Reece Langley IVOne contribution on Dec 31, 2025 · CONSULTANT · LANGLEY CONSULTING · ATHENS, AL$1,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 14 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $46.2K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$28,95619%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$4,7503.1%
Total reported receipts $152,438
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Where the money traces to $152.4K followed back through up to 3 committees
57% to named individuals, 0.7% to organizations, 39% not itemized.
Gave directly$50.5K 33%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Julia Robinson BargoPerson · Teacher, Fairfax County Schools · Fairfax, VA · 3.3%
$5,000
Kevin Michael BargoPerson · Vice President of Operations, Corvid Technologies · Fairfax, VA · 3.3%
$5,000
Kurt Martin LessmannPerson · CTO, Trideum · Madison, AL · 3.3%
$5,000
David Franklin RobinsonPerson · President/ceo, Corvid Technologies · Mooresville, NC · 3.3%
$5,000
Heather Donaghy RobinsonPerson · Director of Contracts and Administrati, LON Carbon and Minerals · Mooresville, NC · 3.3%
$5,000
John J. SiePerson · Retired · Englewood, CO · 3.3%
$5,000
Chris W. CoxPerson · President, Capital 6 Advisors · Alexandria, VA · 3.1%
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $46,232 placed by state
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under $869
$869+
$3.5K+
$7.8K+
$13.9K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Virginia7 contributions · 47%
$21,732
North Carolina2 contributions · 22%
$10,000
Alabama3 contributions · 15%
$7,000
Colorado1 contribution · 11%
$5,000
Florida1 contribution · 5.4%
$2,500
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
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $159,268 reported
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Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$127,76880%
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 $159,268 itemized
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Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$38,83324%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING FEES$25,330
ACCOUNTING FEES$12,600
MERCHANT SERVICES CHARGE$748
REIMBURSEMENT - PCI COMPLIANCE FEE$155
Paid to
Hooks Solutions, LLC$25,330
Michael R. Williams CPA PC$10,800
Michael R. Williams, CPA, PC$1,800
Intuit$748
Williams, Michael R$155
Fundraising and events
Spending over time
$159.3K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $47K, Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025.
$159.3K
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$13,000
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$7,518
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$18,114
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$28,508
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$45,114
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$47,014
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
Other disbursements $4,000
Andrew Sorrell for Secretary of State1 payment, latest Jun 18, 2025COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION$1K
Mike Lockhart Campaign1 payment, latest Aug 8, 2025COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION - STATE/LOCAL$1K
Corey Hill Campaign1 payment, latest Sep 2, 2026NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$1K
Sorrell for Auditor1 payment, latest Sep 2, 2026NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$1K
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 4 payments totaling $4K.
1678 MONTGOMERY HWY SUITE 104-184BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35216-4914
Audits and penalties
None published by the FEC
LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?
No lobbying disclosures matched
A name search for “REACHING FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA” 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.
Reaching for a Brighter America PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a leadership PAC. Its FEC record names Aderholt Majority Fund as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Pages quoted 0 pages
No pages quoted
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.
PAC (qualified) · Connected to LEIDOS, INC. · 2 payments
Jonathan GansPerson · Partner, Polaris Consulting · Arlington, VA · 1%
$1,500
Thomas Reece Langley IVPerson · Consultant, Langley Consulting · Athens, AL · 1%
$1,500
Through Aderholt Majority Fund$7K 4.6%
Through Aderholt Majority Fund
Name
Amount
Christopher EmersonPerson · CEO, AE Shoals · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 1.4%
$2,086
Francisco J. CollazoPerson · President/ceo, Collazo Enterprises · Huntsville, AL · 0.9%
$1,391
Gerald WoottenPerson · CEO, Hometex · Cullman, AL · 0.6%
$904
Kathy WoottenPerson · Retired · Cullman, AL · 0.6%
$904
John ScofieldPerson · Consultant, S-3 Group · Washington, DC · 0.5%
$834
Terry SpitzerPerson · President, Global Technical Systems · Virginia Beach, VA · 0.5%
$834
Through The Farm Credit Council PACBanks & lending$6.3K 4.1%
Through The Farm Credit Council PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by The Farm Credit Council PAC4.1%
$6,278
Through Blue Origin LLC PACDefense contractors (proposed)$5.1K 3.4%
Through Blue Origin LLC PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Blue Origin LLC PAC3.4%
$5,115
Through Honeywell International PACManufacturing & materials$4.7K 3.1%
Through Honeywell International PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Honeywell International PAC3.1%
$4,677
Through Employees of Northrop Grumman Corp. PACDefense contractors$4.6K 3%
Through Employees of Northrop Grumman Corp. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Employees of Northrop Grumman Corp. PAC3%
$4,641
Through Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. PACConstruction$4.6K 3%
Through Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. PAC3%
$4,587
Through American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PACBusiness services & associations$4.2K 2.8%
Through American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PAC2.8%
$4,239
Through American Dental Association PACDoctors & health professionals$4.2K 2.8%
Through American Dental Association PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Dental Association PAC2.8%
$4,194
Through Build PAC of the National Association of Home BuildersReal estate & home building$4.1K 2.7%
Through Build PAC of the National Association of Home Builders
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Build PAC of the National Association of Home Builders2.7%
$4,142
Through Leidos Inc. PACDefense contractors (proposed)$3.9K 2.6%
Through Leidos Inc. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Leidos Inc. PAC2.6%
$3,897
Through Lockheed Martin Corp. Employees PACDefense contractors$2.2K 1.5%
Through Lockheed Martin Corp. Employees PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Lockheed Martin Corp. Employees PAC1.5%
$2,248
Through Alabama Power Co Employees Federal PACUtilities (proposed)$2K 1.3%
Through Alabama Power Co Employees Federal PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Alabama Power Co Employees Federal PAC1.3%
$2,028
Through Robert Aderholt for CongressOther candidates' campaigns$1.8K 1.2%
Through Robert Aderholt for Congress
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Robert Aderholt for Congress1.2%
$1,761
Through AM General LLC PACDefense contractors (proposed)$972 0.6%
Through AM General LLC PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by AM General LLC PAC0.6%
$972
3081 smaller sources, $42.4K in all (28%), 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.
Corvid Technologies2 contributions · 22% of ranked
$10,000
Fairfax County Schools1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
LON Carbon And Minerals1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
Trideum1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
Capital 6 Advisors2 contributions · 10% of ranked
$4,800
Williams & Jensen PLLC1 contribution · 8.6% of ranked
$3,932
VAN Scoyoc & Associates1 contribution · 5.5% of ranked
$2,500
A further $500 came from donors whose answer names no employer (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.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
President3 contributions · 14% of ranked
$6,300
CTO1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
Director Of Contracts And Administrati1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
President/ceo1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
Teacher1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
Vice President Of Operations1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$5,000
CEO1 contribution · 8.6% of ranked
$3,932
A further $500 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (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.
The cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.
$37,23223%
Filed as
EVENT EXPENSES$24,640
EVENT EXPENSE - GIFTS$9,213
REIMBURSEMENT - EVENT EXPENSES$2,379
EVENT EXPENSE - CATERING$1,000
Paid to
Hooks Solutions, LLC$22,796
Horn Legend$9,213
Fundraising, Inc.$1,844
Townsend Catering Co., Inc.$1,000
Sams Club$823
Publix$353
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$31,50020%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$27,500
NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$2,000
COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION$1,000
COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION - STATE/LOCAL$1,000
Paid to
Rhett for Alabama$8,500
VAN for Tennessee$5,000
Ciscomani for Congress$5,000
MI PAC$3,000
Jerry Carl Victory Committee$2,500
Neighbors for a. M. COX$2,500
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$29,50119%
Filed as
REIMBURSEMENT - RENTAL DEPOSIT$18,047
RENTAL DEPOSIT$5,547
TECHNICAL SUPPORT$5,400
REIMBURSEMENT - CAR RENTAL$485
BANK SERVICE CHARGE$22
Paid to
ST Joe Resort & Operations, LLC / Watercolor INN & Resort$12,500
Dune Vacation Rentals$11,094
Aristotle International Inc$5,400
Hertz Corp.$485
Truist Bank$22
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$10,0006.3%
Filed as
LEGAL SERVICES$10,000
Paid to
Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC$5,000
Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Wallen, LLC$5,000
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$6,8824.3%
Filed as
TRAVEL EXPENSES$5,136
REIMBURSEMENT - AIRFARE$1,737
REIMBURSEMENT - FUEL$9
Paid to
Hooks Solutions, LLC$5,136
Delta Airlines$1,737
Express Lane$9
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$3,9332.5%
Filed as
IN-KIND:MEETING ROOMS AND FOOD$3,933
Paid to
Hirschmann, Susan B$3,933
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$1,3750.9%
Filed as
MONTHLY QBO SUBSCRIPTION$925
DATABASE SERVICES$450
Paid to
Intuit$925
Aristotle International Inc$450
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$13<0.1%
Filed as
REIMBURSEMENT - POSTAGE$13
Paid to
Michael R. Williams CPA PC$13
Total itemized disbursements $159,268
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 80 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
6 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $28,204 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Hooks Solutions, LLC9 payments · 33% of all spending
$53,262
Williams, Michael R5 payments · 15% of all spending
$23,749
Michael R. Williams CPA PC7 payments · 6.8% of all spending
Aristotle International Inc7 payments · 3.7% of all spending
$5,850
Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC1 payment · 3.1% of all spending
$5,000
Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Wallen, LLC1 payment · 3.1% of all spending
$5,000
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.
