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PACs › PAC (qualified) › 2025–2026
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PAC (qualified)Leadership PACMetairie, LouisianaActive
Connected organization: Kennedy
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00634774 · files quarterly
“Common Sense for America PAC supports candidates who have the courage to lead with the common sense that made America the greatest country in all of human history.
While the radical left gets more unhinged and crazy by the day, we defend our core American values with straight talk and hard work. That’s the only way we can make sure America’s future is brighter than our past.”
Common Sense for America PAC, on its own site, commonsenseamericapac.com
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
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
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.
| Recipient | Count | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Republican candidates | 24 | $195K · 87% |
| Other or unresolved candidates | 3 | $20K · 8.9% |
| Other PACs and committees | 1 | $10K · 4.4% |
| All recipients | 28 | $225K |
| State | Candidates | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 2 | $15K |
| Ohio | 2 | $15K |
| Alaska | 1 | $10K |
| Arkansas | 1 | $10K |
| Tennessee | 1 | $10K |
| Nebraska | 1 | $10K |
| Michigan | 1 | $10K |
| Florida | 1 | $10K |
The largest 8 of 23 states.
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A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 25,358 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $4.9M. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
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.
The 2 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $43.4K from 2 sources in all.
Total reported receipts $16,708,328
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
4% to named individuals, 94% not itemized.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 94% | $15,651,659 |
| Person · Anonymous · Metairie, LA · 0.5% | $90,610 |
823 smaller sources, $727.5K in all (4.4%), 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.
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| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 3,366 contributions · 9.9% | $493,096 |
| 2,247 contributions · 9.9% |
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Total reported disbursements $13,972,136
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.
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$14M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $4M, Jul 1 – Sep 30, 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.
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 15 payments totaling $113.2K.
No lobbying disclosures matched
Common Sense for America PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a leadership PAC. Its FEC record names Kennedy as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Statements are quoted from these pages exactly. Headings, order and wording are the committee’s or its sponsor’s; the record marking is ours.
Common Sense for America PAC is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
Bars drawn to $10K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
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 that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| PAC (nonqualified) · 4 payments | $150.2K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to KOCH, INC. · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to CSX CORPORATION · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · Connected to THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. · 2 payments | $10K |
$551.7K from 105 committees, counting every itemized receipt this cycle. The largest 12 are shown.
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to SULLIVAN VICTORY · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to COTTON VICTORY · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to FINANCIAL INNOVATION VICTORY COMMITTEE · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to TEAM HAGERTY VICTORY · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to FRIENDS OF KENNEDY · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to TEAM ROGERS · 2 payments |
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.
| $490,456 |
| 2,386 contributions · 9.2% | $457,758 |
| 1,886 contributions · 7.9% | $390,223 |
| 893 contributions · 3.9% | $195,293 |
| 909 contributions · 3.4% | $169,001 |
| 924 contributions · 3% | $149,545 |
| 830 contributions · 2.9% | $142,612 |
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.
| Employer as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an employer · 21,586 contributions · 87% of ranked | $4,209,496 |
| Written instead of an employer · 620 contributions · 4.5% of ranked | $215,858 |
| 2,015 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $90,610 |
| Written instead of an employer · 112 contributions · 0.9% of ranked | $41,882 |
| 2 contributions · 0.2% of ranked | $10,000 |
| 4 contributions · 0.1% of ranked | $6,500 |
| 1 contribution · 0.1% of ranked | $5,000 |
| 1 contribution · 0.1% of ranked | $5,000 |
A further $69,717 came from donors whose answer names no employer (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 ($11,180,501) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
| Occupation as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an occupation · 21,589 contributions · 86% of ranked | $4,208,976 |
| 2,015 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $90,610 |
| 112 contributions · 1.1% of ranked | $55,261 |
| Written instead of an occupation · 112 contributions · 0.9% of ranked | $41,882 |
| 33 contributions · 0.8% of ranked | $39,789 |
| 47 contributions · 0.5% of ranked | $25,350 |
| 63 contributions · 0.5% of ranked | $23,778 |
| 69 contributions · 0.5% of ranked | $22,542 |
A further $69,753 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (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 ($11,180,501) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Notices dated after Oct 14, 2026 are added; earlier ones are already in the regular reports.
Total itemized disbursements $13,835,327
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 1,200 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
8 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $13,393 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.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 59 payments · 23% of all spending | $3,149,786 |
| 35 payments · 17% of all spending | $2,337,021 |
| 58 payments · 11% of all spending | $1,602,393 |
| 15 payments · 8.7% of all spending | $1,210,910 |
| 44 payments · 7.8% of all spending | $1,093,925 |
| 16 payments · 5.2% of all spending | $730,215 |
| 43 payments · 5% of all spending | $698,053 |
| 11 payments · 3.3% of all spending | $455,651 |
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.
| $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to 2026 GOP SENATE VICTORY · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to FISCHER-ROUNDS VICTORY COMMITTEE · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to GRAHAM MAJORITY FUND · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE · 2 payments | $10K |
| Senate campaign committee · Connected to 2026 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE · 2 payments | $10K |
$225K across 29 recipient committees, or 1.6% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.