Notices dated after Oct 14, 2026 are added; earlier ones are already in the regular reports.
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$886K to 13 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $885,988
Republican 100%
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 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.
$4.1K from 1 committee, 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.
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $5,173,491 reported receipts
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Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$2,783,85254%
Largest donors
Tatnall Lea Sc HillmanOne contribution on May 14, 2025 · RETIRED · NONE · ASPEN, CO$70,000
Joseph B. Scheller7 contributions, latest Jul 1, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · TAYLORSVILLE, UT$69,500
Merlin L. Deters14 contributions, latest Jan 27, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · BAILEYVILLE, KS$42,850
John Schattyn55 contributions, latest Oct 8, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · KERRVILLE, TX$32,000
William R. McCann Jr.16 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ$31,300
Frank G. Louie26 contributions, latest Jul 29, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · LOS ANGELES, CA$29,367
James E. Schall18 contributions, latest May 14, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · JAMES E VAN ZANDT VAMC · HUNTINGDON, PA$24,375
Arthur B. Choate7 contributions, latest Jul 21, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · CORAL GABLES, FL$22,500
Mary Pavlu Gillar16 contributions, latest Aug 20, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · AUSTIN, TX$22,445
Joseph SchellerOne contribution on Sep 16, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · TAYLORSVILLE, UT$22,000
Morris Kaufmann22 contributions, latest Aug 3, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · OCEANSIDE, CA$19,452
Douglas W. Bartels4 contributions, latest May 15, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · PALMERTON, PA$17,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 14,750 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $2.8M. 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.$2,385,17246%
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$4,090<0.1%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$376<0.1%
Total reported receipts $5,173,491
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 $5.2M followed back through up to 3 committees
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$370<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $5,089,812
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 $5,088,538 itemized
These are the payments the committee itemized, including its independent expenditures, which are filed against the candidate each was for or against rather than as payments to a vendor. Open a category to see which candidates its independent spending went to, and in support or opposition.
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Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$3,468,51768%
Filed as
PAC DIRECT MAIL POSTAGE$1,841,453
PAC DIRECT MAIL PRINTING$1,095,495
PAC DIRECT MAIL CREATIVES$360,603
PAC POSTAGE$151,929
PAC PRINTING & MAILSHOP$13,006
PAC PRINTING/WEBSITE DESIGN$6,030
Paid to
Direct Support Services$1,841,453
Spending over time
$5.1M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $383.2K, August 2026.
$5.1M
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$187,612
September 2026$366,593
August 2026$383,185
July 2026$341,715
June 2026$318,617
May 2026$181,233
April 2026$250,355
March 2026$262,072
February 2026$238,898
January 2026$258,118
December 2025$127,962
November 2025$203,780
October 2025$254,290
September 2025$183,863
August 2025$199,682
July 2025$160,734
June 2025$217,201
May 2025$141,503
April 2025$220,770
March 2025$244,020
February 2025$162,254
January 2025$185,353
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
A name search for “SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR 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.
Special Operations for America is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a Super PAC (independent expenditure-only). Its FEC record names Warrior PAC as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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Nothing from this committee’s or its sponsor’s site is quoted yet.
Special Operations for America is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
Structured organization facts
Identity match
Exact FEC committee ID in LittleSis
Match confidence
high
Source coverage
Official pages captured
1
LittleSis classifications
Organization, Political Fundraising Committee
Last captured
Oct 25, 2026
LittleSis data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
95 smaller sources, $494K in all (9.5%), 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.
$306,210
Florida1,291 contributions · 9.3%
$260,251
Colorado266 contributions · 4.9%
$137,303
Pennsylvania601 contributions · 4.8%
$132,344
Utah118 contributions · 3.6%
$99,662
Michigan546 contributions · 3.3%
$92,261
Illinois540 contributions · 3.1%
$86,385
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 · 440 contributions · 32% of ranked
$126,500
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 397 contributions · 25% of ranked
$101,112
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 133 contributions · 12% of ranked
$48,868
James E VAN Zandt Vamc18 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$24,375
NYU School Of LAW13 contributions · 2.4% of ranked
$9,500
RIO Elevator Co INC2 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$5,500
HomemakerWritten instead of an employer · 19 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$4,978
Kaiser Permanente22 contributions · 1.1% of ranked
$4,525
A further $2,383,958 came from donors whose answer names no employer (Information requested, None, 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. Gifts of $200 or less ($2,385,172) 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 · 9,280 contributions · 86% of ranked
$1,858,607
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 133 contributions · 2.3% of ranked
$48,868
Physician53 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$33,278
HomemakerWritten instead of an occupation · 100 contributions · 1.1% of ranked
$23,447
Rancher14 contributions · 0.6% of ranked
$13,823
Farmer56 contributions · 0.5% of ranked
$10,556
Salesman22 contributions · 0.5% of ranked
$10,450
Professor18 contributions · 0.5% of ranked
$10,375
A further $632,987 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (Information requested, None, 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. Gifts of $200 or less ($2,385,172) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Consolidated Mailing Services$1,088,245
Forthright Strategy, Inc.$360,603
Capitol Caging Corp.$151,929
Patton-Kiehl Group, Inc$13,006
Image Direct$7,251
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$745K of it was independent spending for Matthew Robert Van Epps and for Derrick F. Van Orden and 10 more$1,066,42721%
Mwpolitical Inc.Independent spending in support of Thomas More Barrett$50,988
TMA Direct, Inc.$45,768
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$314,9266.2%
Filed as
PAC DIRECT MARKETING$206,776
PAC LIST ACQUISITION$93,150
PAC EVENT TICKETS$15,000
Paid to
Planet Direct, Inc$206,776
Legacy Lists, Inc. - Brokerage$93,150
CPAC Foundation-America Conservative Union Foundation$15,000
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$99,3452%
Filed as
PAC DATA PROCESSING$97,616
PAC VOTER DATA$1,729
Paid to
Direct Support Systems, Inc$97,616
Creative Direct$1,729
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$60,2951.2%
Filed as
PAC BANK FEE$20,388
PAC DATA ENHANCEMENT/TRANSACTION FEES$13,718
PAC BANK FEES$11,829
PAC CC TRANSACTION FEES/DIGITAL MARKETING$8,758
PAC CC TRANSACTION FEES$5,601
Paid to
First Virginia Community Bank$30,577
WinRed Technical Services, LLC$14,168
Donorbureau$13,718
Classic City Bank$1,640
Anedot$192
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$48,9991%
Filed as
PAC COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$44,224
PAC FIELD CONSULTING$4,775
Paid to
Professional Data Services, Inc.$44,224
Bockmier, Kristine$4,775
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$12,9780.3%
Filed as
PAC CAGING$12,978
Paid to
Madera Escrow LLC$12,978
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$11,5500.2%
Filed as
PAC SOFTWARE$11,550
Paid to
Aristotle International, Inc.$11,550
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$5,5000.1%
Filed as
DONATION$5,500
Paid to
Angel Force, USA$5,500
Total itemized disbursements $5,088,538
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 672 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Direct Support Services64 payments · 36% of all spending
$1,841,453
Consolidated Mailing Services62 payments · 21% of all spending
$1,088,245
Forthright Strategy, Inc.43 payments · 7.1% of all spending
$360,603
Dragonfly Consulting38 payments · 6.9% of all spending
$353,252
Trumpet LLC20 payments · 5.8% of all spending
$295,000
Planet Direct, Inc26 payments · 4.1% of all spending
$206,776
Valentine Group, LLC15 payments · 3.5% of all spending
$177,000
Capitol Caging Corp.33 payments · 3% of all spending
$151,929
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.