Politicians' PACsPACs a politician sponsors or runs: a leadership PAC (the FEC’s designation D), a committee the FEC lists as sponsored by a candidate, or a super PAC the politician’s own team runs and press reports tie to them. One that exists only for that politician’s own race is under Groups spending on one race.Parties & politicians
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$96.5K to 46 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $96,500
Democratic 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$131,000 in 74 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
Democratic candidates
63
$126K · 96%
Other PACs and committees
1
$5K · 3.8%
All recipients
64
$131K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
SBShannon BirdDemocratic · U.S. House · CO-08 · via Shannon Bird For Congress1 payment, latest Mar 26, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Mar 26, 2026$5K
DRDwayne L. RomeroDemocratic · U.S. House · CO-03 · via Romero for Colorado1 payment, latest Sep 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5K
MRManny RutinelDemocratic · U.S. House · CO-08 · via Manny Rutinel for Congress1 payment, latest Sep 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5K
GVGabe VasquezDemocratic · U.S. House · NM-02 · via Gabe Vasquez For Congress2 payments, latest Jun 30, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 30, 2026$3K
AGAdam GrayDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-13 · via Adam Gray For Congress2 payments, latest Jun 30, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 30, 2026$3K
Adam C. Gray2 receipts, latest Jun 30, 2026Adam Gray for Congress · H2CA13115$3K
Christina Bohannan2 receipts, latest May 4, 2026Christina Bohannan for Congress · H2IA02111$3K
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 12 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.$57,00022%
Largest donors
John Dwyer2 contributions, latest Aug 6, 2026 · EXECUTIVE · CAPITAL FUNDING GROUP · MELBOURNE BEACH, FL$7,500
Merle ChambersOne contribution on Mar 30, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · DENVER, CO$5,000
Merle C. ChambersOne contribution on Dec 16, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · DENVER, CO$5,000
Melinda French GatesOne contribution on May 4, 2026 · FOUNDER · PIVOTAL VENTURES · REDMOND, WA$5,000
Melinda French GatesOne contribution on May 5, 2025 · FOUNDER · PIVOTAL VENTURES · KIRKLAND, WA$5,000
Kendra Isaacson2 contributions, latest Aug 13, 2026 · PRINCIPAL · MINDSET · ALEXANDRIA, VA$3,500
Allison PhillipsOne contribution on Sep 1, 2026 · DIRECTOR · THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO · DENVER, CO$3,000
Nancy DwyerOne contribution on Aug 6, 2026 · RETIRED · MELBOURNE BEACH, FL$2,500
Syd Terry2 contributions, latest Aug 8, 2026 · VICE PRESIDENT · BGR GROUP · WASHINGTON, DC$2,500
Matthew Von NidaOne contribution on Jan 21, 2026 · PRESIDENT · VON NIDA CONSULTING · BROOKLYN, NY$2,500
Dean Heizer2 contributions, latest Apr 14, 2026 · ATTORNEY · DELT SERVICES LLC · MORRISON, CO$2,000
Melinda Maxfield4 contributions, latest Sep 30, 2026 · PRINCIPAL · WILLIAMS & JENSEN PLLC · ODESSA, FL$2,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 32 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $57K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$7,9983.1%
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.$2,5001%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$74<0.1%
Total reported receipts $255,072
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 $255.1K followed back through up to 3 committees
44% to named individuals, 1.2% to organizations, 53% not itemized.
Gave directly$60.6K 24%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Not itemized by this committee4.1%
$10,572
John DwyerPerson · Executive, Capital Funding Group · Melbourne Beach, FL · 2.9%
$7,500
Merle ChambersPerson · Denver, CO · 2%
$5,000
Merle C. ChambersPerson · Denver, CO · 2%
$5,000
Melinda French GatesPerson · Founder, Pivotal Ventures · Redmond, WA · 2%
$5,000
Melinda French GatesPerson · Founder, Pivotal Ventures · Kirkland, WA · 2%
$5,000
Kendra IsaacsonPerson · Principal, Mindset · Alexandria, VA · 1.4%
$3,500
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $57,000 placed by state
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under $700
$700+
$2.8K+
$6.3K+
$11.2K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Colorado7 contributions · 31%
$17,500
Florida7 contributions · 21%
$12,000
Washington2 contributions · 18%
$10,000
District of Columbia5 contributions · 8.8%
$5,000
Virginia4 contributions · 8.8%
$5,000
New York2 contributions · 7%
$4,000
Maryland4 contributions · 5.3%
$3,000
California1 contribution · 0.9%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $223,348 reported
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Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$133,50060%
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$74<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $223,348
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 $219,236 itemized
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Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$131,00060%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$131,000
Paid to
Majorities Are Made in Michigan$5,000
Haley Stevens for Senate$5,000
Killin for Colorado$5,000
Shannon Bird for Congress$5,000
Romero for Colorado$5,000
Manny Rutinel for Congress$5,000
Spending over time
$223.3K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $47.4K, Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025.
$223.3K
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.
A name search for “FIGHTING BACK” 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.
Fighting Back PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a leadership PAC. Its FEC record names Pettersen as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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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.
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.
Allison PhillipsPerson · Director, The Women's Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 1.2%
$3,000
Nancy DwyerPerson · Retired · Melbourne Beach, FL · 1%
$2,500
Syd TerryPerson · Vice President, BGR Group · Washington, DC · 1%
$2,500
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Gave directly, more
Name
Amount
Matthew Von NidaPerson · President, VON Nida Consulting · Brooklyn, NY · 1%
$2,500
Dean HeizerPerson · Attorney, Delt Services LLC · Morrison, CO · 0.8%
Through Synchrony Financial Employees PACBanks & lending$1.5K 0.6%
Through Synchrony Financial Employees PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Synchrony Financial Employees PAC0.6%
$1,462
Through Xcel Energy Employee PACUtilities$1.5K 0.6%
Through Xcel Energy Employee PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Xcel Energy Employee PAC0.6%
$1,460
2596 smaller sources, $76.6K in all (30%), 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.
$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
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 2 contributions · 18% of ranked
$10,000
Pivotal Ventures2 contributions · 18% of ranked
$10,000
Capital Funding Group2 contributions · 13% of ranked
$7,500
BGR Group3 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$3,500
Mindset2 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$3,500
The Women's Foundation Of Colorado1 contribution · 5.3% of ranked
$3,000
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 1 contribution · 4.4% of ranked
$2,500
VON Nida Consulting1 contribution · 4.4% of ranked
$2,500
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
Founder2 contributions · 18% of ranked
$10,000
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 2 contributions · 18% of ranked
$10,000
Executive2 contributions · 13% of ranked
$7,500
Principal7 contributions · 11% of ranked
$6,000
Director2 contributions · 7.9% of ranked
$4,500
Consultant3 contributions · 5.3% of ranked
$3,000
President1 contribution · 4.4% of ranked
$2,500
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 1 contribution · 4.4% of ranked
$2,500
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.
Madeline Hotel & Residences9 payments · latest Aug 11, 2026 · HOTEL DEPOSIT AND FUNDRAISING CATERING$23,754
Four Seasons Hotel - Denver5 payments · latest Aug 18, 2025 · LODGING$12,136
Salk Strategies3 payments · latest May 6, 2026 · FUNDRAISING EVENT CATERING AND LODGING$10,776
EXPEDIA.COM1 payment · latest Feb 26, 2026 · LODGING$2,423
NGP VAN, Inc.7 payments · latest Aug 10, 2026 · DATABASE SERVICES$2,252
Pendry Park City1 payment · latest Jan 3, 2025 · FUNDRAISING EVENT CATERING$1,730
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.
$48,87422%
Filed as
HOTEL DEPOSIT AND FUNDRAISING CATERING$19,268
FUNDRAISING EVENT CATERING$9,912
FUNDRAISING EVENT ENTERTAINMENT$8,836
FUNDRAISING CATERING$4,530
FUNDRAISING EVENT CATERING AND LODGING$4,280
FUNDRAISING EVENT FOOD AND BEVERAGES$1,476
DONOR APPRECIATION ITEMS$571
Paid to
Madeline Hotel & Residences$19,268
Salk Strategies$10,776
Telluride Jazz Fesitval$3,780
Sebastian Vail$3,561
AEG Rocky Mountain$3,405
Aramark$2,837
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$23,21911%
Filed as
LODGING$22,232
AIRFARE$907
PARKING$80
Paid to
Four Seasons Hotel - Denver$11,167
Madeline Hotel & Residences$4,487
Fairmont Heritage Place$2,524
EXPEDIA.COM$2,423
The Lodge at Vail$1,712
United Airlines$604
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$10,5004.8%
Filed as
COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$10,500
Paid to
RKG Development$10,500
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$2,2521%
Filed as
SOFTWARE RENTAL$1,622
DATABASE SERVICES$630
Paid to
NGP VAN, Inc.$2,252
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$1,4260.7%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$1,426
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$1,126
Democracy Engine$300
Refunds and redesignationsContributions returned to donors or reassigned to another election.$1,0000.5%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO COMMITTEE$1,000
Paid to
Prudential Financial, Inc. State & Federal PAC$1,000
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$2980.1%
Filed as
MEAL$298
Paid to
Telluride Brewing Co$298
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$2640.1%
Filed as
SHIPPING$264
Paid to
Federal Express$192
RKG Development$72
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.$2230.1%
Filed as
REIMBURSEMENT - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED$223
Paid to
Morrison, Emma$143
Neis, Emily$80
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$180<0.1%
Filed as
BANK FEE$110
FILING FEES$70
Paid to
First Bank$110
RKG Development$70
Total itemized disbursements $219,236
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 165 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, $6,058 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
Madeline Hotel & Residences9 payments · 11% of all spending
$23,754
Four Seasons Hotel - Denver5 payments · 5.4% of all spending
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.
