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PAC (qualified)Leadership PACBismarck, North DakotaActive
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00493072 · files monthly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$403.5K raised, $518.4K spent, $173.2K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
65% from PACs and other committees · 15% in transfers from related committees · largest donor Dakota-Wild and Wonderful 2026 Committee, $37.2K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$250K given to candidates and committees, the largest to NRSC ($15K) · 91% 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$235K to 29 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $235,000
Republican 91%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$250,000 in 56 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
26
$215K · 86%
Other or unresolved candidates
3
$20K · 8%
Other party committees
1
$15K · 6%
All recipients
30
$250K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
South Carolina
2
$25K
North Carolina
2
$15K
Arkansas
1
$10K
Alaska
1
$10K
West Virginia
1
$10K
Mississippi
1
$10K
Ohio
1
$10K
Idaho
1
$10K
The largest 8 of 24 states.
Recipients 30
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Darline Graham3 receipts, latest Oct 4, 2026Darline for Senate · S6SC04437$15K
Lindsey O. Graham2 receipts, latest Jun 5, 2026Team Graham, Inc. · S0SC00149$10K
Cindy Hyde-Smith2 receipts, latest Jun 5, 2026Cindy Hyde-Smith for US Senate · S8MS00261$10K
Thomas Cotton2 receipts, latest Mar 15, 2025Cotton for Senate, Inc. · S4AR00103$10K
Michael J. Rogers2 receipts, latest Aug 14, 2026Rogers for Senate · S4MI00595$10K
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.
The 10 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.
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$61,66115%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$60,40015%
Largest donors
Jay Faison2 contributions, latest Apr 29, 2026 · CEO · CLEAR PATH · CHARLOTTE, NC$10,000
Poarch Band of Creek Indians2 contributions, latest May 27, 2026 · Organization · ATMORE, AL$10,000
Carlisle ClarkeOne contribution on Apr 27, 2026 · LOBBYIST · VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES · WASHINGTON, DC$2,000
John LettowOne contribution on Apr 16, 2026 · ENGINEER · VORBECK MATERIALS CORP · TAKOMA PARK, MD$2,000
Robert Rebholtz Jr.One contribution on Mar 24, 2026 · PRESIDENT AND CEO · AGRI BEEF · BOISE, ID$2,000
David A. BockornyOne contribution on Dec 23, 2025 · CEO · BOCKORNY GROUP · SIOUX FALLS, SD$1,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 22 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $60.4K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the committee: rebates and refunds of what it spent, contributions it made that were returned, and loans it made that were repaid.$15,0003.7%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$5,0311.2%
Total reported receipts $403,493
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 $403.5K followed back through up to 3 committees
34% to named individuals, 6.2% to organizations, 58% not itemized.
Gave directly$66.1K 16%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Not itemized by this committee5%
$20,031
Jay FaisonPerson · CEO, Clear Path · Charlotte, NC · also behind 1 other group · 2.5%
$10,000
Poarch Band of Creek IndiansOrganization · 2.5%
$10,000
Cherokee NationOrganization · 2.1%
$8,600
Neal BluePerson · Director, General Atomics · La Jolla, CA · 1.2%
$5,000
Liam DonovanPerson · Trader, Self Employed · Forest Hills, NY · 1.2%
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$162,97131%
Paid to
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$90,45017%
Paid to
Total reported disbursements $518,421
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 $502,311 itemized
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$340,45068%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$250,000
CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$61,250
CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL CANDIDATE$25,000
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$2,200
CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT$2,000
Paid to
Armstrong for Governor$25,000
NRSC$15,000
Darline for Senate$15,000
Spending over time
$518.4K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $115.5K, June 2026.
$518.4K
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$17,250
September 2026$28,170
August 2026$30,313
July 2026$33,442
June 2026$115,491
May 2026$23,588
April 2026$14,117
March 2026$6,275
February 2026$8,462
January 2026$9,527
December 2025$41,998
November 2025$11,031
October 2025$11,688
September 2025$19,188
August 2025$2,716
July 2025$12,413
June 2025$66,693
May 2025$24,048
April 2025$867
March 2025$18,926
February 2025$3,808
January 2025$18,411
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
A name search for “DAKOTA” 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.
Dakota PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a leadership PAC. Its FEC record names Hoeven 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.
CHCindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · U.S. Senate · MS · via Cindy Hyde-Smith For Us Senate2 payments, latest Jun 5, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 5, 2026$10K
JHJon HustedRepublican · U.S. Senate · OH · via Husted For Senate2 payments, latest Sep 5, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 5, 2025$10K
JRJames E. RischOther party · U.S. Senate · ID · via Jim Risch For Us Senate4 payments, latest Sep 13, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 13, 2026$10K
MRMike RoundsRepublican · U.S. Senate · SD · via Rounds For Senate2 payments, latest Jun 5, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 5, 2026$10K
Pete Ricketts for SenateSenate campaign committee · Connected to PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND · 2 payments
$10K
$250K across 30 recipient committees, or 48% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.
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.
Wiliam ToddPerson · President & Founder, Icebreaker Strategies · Alexandria, VA · 0.6%
$2,500
Through Dakota-Wild and Wonderful 2026 Committee$14.5K 3.6%
Then Honeywell International PACManufacturing & materials$5.9K 1.5%
Then Honeywell International PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Honeywell International PAC1.5%
$5,893
Then Duke Energy Corp. Employee PACUtilities$3.6K 0.9%
Then Duke Energy Corp. Employee PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Duke Energy Corp. Employee PAC0.9%
$3,569
Then National Multifamily Housing Council & Real Estate Technology & Transformation Center PACReal estate & home building$2.7K 0.7%
Then National Multifamily Housing Council & Real Estate Technology & Transformation Center PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by National Multifamily Housing Council & Real Estate Technology & Transformation Center PAC0.7%
$2,701
Then Automotive Free International Trade PACOther political groups (proposed)$2.3K 0.6%
Then Automotive Free International Trade PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Automotive Free International Trade PAC0.6%
$2,309
Through Dakota-Wild and Wonderful 2025 Committee$13.4K 3.3%
Then Honeywell International PACManufacturing & materials$4.2K 1%
Then Honeywell International PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Honeywell International PAC1%
$4,164
Then American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PACBusiness services & associations$3.8K 0.9%
Then American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PAC0.9%
$3,774
Then Automotive Free International Trade PACOther political groups (proposed)$3.3K 0.8%
Then Automotive Free International Trade PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Automotive Free International Trade PAC0.8%
$3,263
Then Pricewaterhousecoopers PAC IBusiness services & associations$2.2K 0.5%
Then Pricewaterhousecoopers PAC I
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Pricewaterhousecoopers PAC I0.5%
$2,153
Through National Rural Water Association PACUtilities (proposed)$8.9K 2.2%
Through National Rural Water Association PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by National Rural Water Association PAC2.2%
Through Wine and Spirits Wholesalers PACBeer, wine & spirits$3.4K 0.8%
Through Wine and Spirits Wholesalers PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Wine and Spirits Wholesalers PAC0.8%
$3,426
Through American Maritime Officers Voluntary PACTransportation (proposed)$3K 0.7%
Through American Maritime Officers Voluntary PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Maritime Officers Voluntary PAC0.7%
$3,019
Through General Atomics PACDefense contractors (proposed)$2.9K 0.7%
Through General Atomics PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by General Atomics PAC0.7%
$2,932
Through Amalgamated Sugar Co. PACAgriculture & food (proposed)$2.8K 0.7%
Through Amalgamated Sugar Co. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Amalgamated Sugar Co. PAC0.7%
$2,808
Through Abbvie PACDrug makers & biotech$2.5K 0.6%
Through Abbvie PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Abbvie PAC0.6%
$2,470
Through United Parcel Service, Inc. PACTransportation (airlines, rail, trucking, shipping, automotive)$2.4K 0.6%
Through United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC0.6%
$2,394
Through American Land Title Association Title Industry PACInsurance (not health) (proposed)$2.3K 0.6%
Through American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC0.6%
$2,314
Through American Soybean Association PACAgriculture & food (proposed)$2.2K 0.6%
Through American Soybean Association PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Soybean Association PAC0.6%
$2,235
Through Microsoft Corp. PACTech & AI (software, hardware, AI companies and the AI industry's groups)$2.2K 0.5%
Through Microsoft Corp. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Microsoft Corp. PAC0.5%
$2,160
Through Aflac Inc. PACInsurance (not health)$2.1K 0.5%
Through Aflac Inc. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Aflac Inc. PAC0.5%
$2,147
Through American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PACBusiness services & associations$2.1K 0.5%
Through American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PAC0.5%
$2,119
Through ELI Lilly and Co. PACDrug makers & biotech$2K 0.5%
Through ELI Lilly and Co. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by ELI Lilly and Co. PAC0.5%
$2,039
5567 smaller sources, $171.7K in all (43%), 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.
$2,000
Idaho1 contribution · 3.3%
$2,000
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
Clear Path2 contributions · 25% of ranked
$10,000
Icebreaker Strategies3 contributions · 20% of ranked
$8,000
General Atomics1 contribution · 13% of ranked
$5,000
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 1 contribution · 13% of ranked
$5,000
Agri Beef1 contribution · 5% of ranked
$2,000
VAN Scoyoc Associates1 contribution · 5% of ranked
$2,000
Vorbeck Materials Corp1 contribution · 5% of ranked
$2,000
Bockorny Group1 contribution · 2.5% of ranked
$1,000
A further $20,600 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
CEO4 contributions · 30% of ranked
$12,000
Consultant1 contribution · 13% of ranked
$5,000
Director1 contribution · 13% of ranked
$5,000
Trader1 contribution · 13% of ranked
$5,000
President & Founder1 contribution · 6.3% of ranked
$2,500
Engineer1 contribution · 5% of ranked
$2,000
Lobbyist1 contribution · 5% of ranked
$2,000
President And CEO1 contribution · 5% of ranked
$2,000
A further $20,600 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.
EM Rahal and Co.9 payments · latest Jul 15, 2026 · FINANCE CONSULTING$61,380
Armstrong for Governor1 payment · latest Sep 1, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL CANDIDATE$25,000
Jill Kringstad for ND2 payments · latest May 14, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Wrigley for North Dakota1 payment · latest Dec 22, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Friends of Goehring2 payments · latest Sep 17, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$6,000
Sheri Haugen-Hoffart for ND1 payment · latest Sep 5, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$5,000
Howe for North Dakota1 payment · latest Nov 24, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$5,000
Levi Bachmeier for ND1 payment · latest Apr 22, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$5,000
North Dakota Republican Women1 payment · latest May 27, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$5,000
Tufte for Supreme Court1 payment · latest Aug 18, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$2,500
North Dakota Right to Life2 payments · latest Feb 12, 2026 · CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$2,200
North Dakota Republican Party1 payment · latest Feb 22, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT$2,000
North Dakota House Republican Leadership Fund1 payment · latest Oct 10, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$1,000
Jill Kringstad for ND$10,000
Wrigley for North Dakota$10,000
Cotton for Senate$10,000
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$92,92418%
Filed as
FINANCE CONSULTING$64,838
FACILITY RENTAL/CATERING$25,086
EVENT SPONSORSHIP$3,000
Paid to
EM Rahal and Co.$61,380
Gasparilla INN$25,086
Seminary, Deb$3,458
North Dakota Family Allliance$1,500
North Dakota Family Alliance$1,500
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$21,1264.2%
Filed as
FOOD/BEVERAGE$20,876
FACILITY RENTAL$250
Paid to
Eagle Grill$7,932
Joes Stone Crab$7,678
Bistro Cacao$1,654
Jetties$1,410
Scarpas Coastal$1,387
The Monocle$755
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$19,5283.9%
Filed as
COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$11,503
POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING$6,300
LEGAL CONSULTING$1,725
Paid to
Rightside Compliance$11,383
Odney$6,300
LEX Politica$1,354
The Gober Group$372
Rightside Compliance LLC$120
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$16,9183.4%
Filed as
TRAVEL$16,239
TRAVEL - SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW$679
Paid to
The Joule Hotel$3,733
American Airlines$3,403
Charter First$2,553
Eberhard, Tony$1,599
Larson, Don$1,422
United Airlines$1,142
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$7,6551.5%
Filed as
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE$5,500
SUBSCRIPTION$2,155
Paid to
Cmdi$5,500
Intuit$2,155
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$1,0500.2%
Filed as
PRINT ADVERTISING$1,050
Paid to
Jewish Community Relations Council Minn & Dakotas$1,050
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$1,0000.2%
Filed as
MEMBERSHIP$1,000
Paid to
Downtown Community Partnership$1,000
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$7180.1%
Filed as
POSTAGE$718
Paid to
Usps$718
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$7150.1%
Filed as
MEMBERSHIP FEE$715
Paid to
National Federation of Independent Business$715
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$227<0.1%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$227
Paid to
Democracy Engine LLC$200
Anedot Inc$27
Total itemized disbursements $502,311
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 246 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
EM Rahal and Co.9 payments · 12% of all spending
$61,380
Gasparilla INN3 payments · 4.8% of all spending
$25,086
Armstrong for Governor1 payment · 4.8% of all spending
Rightside Compliance20 payments · 2.2% of all spending
$11,383
Jill Kringstad for ND2 payments · 1.9% of all spending
$10,000
Wrigley for North Dakota1 payment · 1.9% of all spending
$10,000
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.
Armstrong for Governor1 payment, latest Sep 1, 2026CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL CANDIDATE$25K
Jill Kringstad for ND2 payments, latest May 14, 2026CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$10K
Wrigley for North Dakota1 payment, latest Dec 22, 2025CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$10K
Friends of Goehring2 payments, latest Sep 17, 2026CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$6K
Sheri Haugen-Hoffart for ND1 payment, latest Sep 5, 2025CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$5K
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 35 payments totaling $90.5K.