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Hybrid PAC (nonqualified)Washington, District of ColumbiaActive
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00876482 · files monthly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$2.5M raised, $1.9M spent, $754.2K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
81% filed as other receipts · 10% from PACs and other committees · largest donor Western Futures Fund, $890K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$1.4M spent for candidates and $2.4M against them, most on NE-01 ($814.7K) · $200K given to candidates and committees, the largest to League of Labor Voters ($200K) · 54% of its support to independents, 46% to Democrats. See where it goes
Where it spendsWhich races and candidates is its money for or against?
For or against 5 candidates$3,816,925
In regular reports
$983K
3 candidates, through Oct 14, 2026
Newer notices
$2.8M
64 notices since Oct 14, 2026
Mike Flood▼ Against · House, NE-01$781.9K of it in newer notices, latest Nov 2, 2026 · FEC filing$1.3M
Brian Bengs▲ For · Senate, SDAll in newer notices, latest Oct 26, 2026 · FEC filing$755.3K
Pete Ricketts▼ Against · Senate, NE$533.5K of it in newer notices, latest Oct 26, 2026 · FEC filing$701.8K
Mike Rounds▼ Against · Senate, SDAll in newer notices, latest Oct 26, 2026 · FEC filing$364.6K
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$1.4M to 2 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $1,410,151
Independent 54%Democratic 46%
Against candidates $2,406,774
Republican 100%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Independent
1
$0
$755,336
$755,336
54%
Democratic
1
$0
$654,815
$654,815
46%
Shown support
2
$0
$1,410,151
$1,410,151
100%
Spending against candidates is drawn on its own bar and left out of the support totals.
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$200,000 in 1 payment
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
Other PACs and committees
1
$200K · 100%
All recipients
1
$200K
By the candidate’s state
No recipient here is matched to a candidate with a state on record.
Bars drawn to $200K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
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No candidate committee activity was returned for this PAC.
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.
Where the money came from $2,493,199 reported receipts
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Other receiptsWhere a super PAC files what corporations, unions and other organizations give it, since they have no line of their own. Hybrid PACs, and some super PACs, file individuals' unlimited gifts here too, along with any interest or dividends.$2,016,11681%
Where it came from
Western Futures Fund3 receipts, latest Oct 14, 2026 · SHERIDAN, Wyoming$890,000
Way Back PAC2 receipts, latest Oct 6, 2026 · SHERIDAN, Wyoming$300,000
Cale BondermanOne contribution on Oct 6, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · FORT WORTH, TX$5,000
Django BondermanOne contribution on Oct 6, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · FORT WORTH, TX$5,000
Laurie MichaelsOne contribution on Oct 6, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · FORT WORTH, TX$5,000
Noah SteinOne contribution on Oct 6, 2026 · ATTORNEY · SELF EMPLOYED · NEW YORK, NY$5,000
David PeelerOne contribution on Oct 13, 2026 · SENIOR ADVISOR · BERKSHIRE PARTNERS · CAMBRIDGE, MA$2,500
The 12 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $1.7M from 5 sources in all, with its largest individual donors, whose gifts it files here too. Individuals' gifts on this line are not itemized in the data the site holds, so the list need not add up to the row.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$260,50010%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$189,0847.6%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$27,5001.1%
Total reported receipts $2,493,199
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 $2.5M followed back through up to 3 committees
22% to named individuals, 13% to organizations, 55% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors, 9.3% not itemized.
Gave directly$1.6M 63%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Western Futures FundOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 36%
$890,000
Opportunity Action FundOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 8%
$200,000
Scott ShenkerPerson · Scientist, Icsi · Berkeley, CA · also behind 3 other groups · 8%
Through Way Back PACOther political groups (proposed)$353.9K 14%
Through Way Back PAC
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $1,412,500 placed by state
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under $35.6K
$35.6K+
$142.4K+
$320.4K+
$569.6K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Wyoming3 contributions · 63%
$890,000
California1 contribution · 14%
$200,000
District of Columbia1 contribution · 14%
$200,000
Massachusetts3 contributions · 7.3%
$102,500
Texas3 contributions · 1.1%
$15,000
New York1 contribution · 0.4%
$5,000
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
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $1,859,627 reported
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Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$983,04953%
Spent for or against
Mike FloodOppose · 13 records · latest Oct 9, 2026$558,429
Delaware Division of Corporations1 payment · latest Mar 31, 2025 · FILING FEE$228
Amalgamated Bank5 payments · latest Jun 27, 2025 · BANK FEE$35
Total reported disbursements $1,859,627
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 $1,859,084 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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Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$797.8K of it was independent spending against Mike Flood and for Christopher Backemeyer and 1 more$797,81543%
Digital AdvertisingIndependent spending: $168.3K in opposition to Pete Ricketts · $134K in opposition to Mike Flood and 1 more
Spending over time
$1.9M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $1.3M, Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026.
$1.9M1
Jan 2025Nov 2026
1Nov 3, 2026 general election, NE-01, NE-SEN$983K of its independent spending was aimed at it
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. Numbered lines mark the elections that drew the most independent spending. Each expenditure counts toward the next election on its seat after the day it was made, and a seat is named when it drew at least a tenth of that spending. The line stops at the latest report, through Oct 14, 2026, at the dashed rule; elections after it are marked where they fall.
Each report’s total
Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026$1,252,158
September 2026$310,837
August 2026$60,569
July 2026$1,829
June 2026$598
May 2026$200,945
April 2026$154
March 2026$1,946
February 2026$1,911
January 2026$116
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$5,238
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$23,326
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
A name search for “RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS” 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.
Retire Career Politicians is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a Hybrid PAC (nonqualified). Its FEC record names Nebraska First 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.
Hybrid PAC (nonqualified) · 1 payment
$200K
$200K across 1 recipient committee, or 11% of everything this committee reports spending.
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.
Name
Amount
Western Futures FundOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 5.2%
$130,219
ToolboxOrganization · 2.3%
$58,357
CivitechOrganization · 1.9%
$48,229
Green Advocacy ProjectOrganization · 1.9%
$48,229
Not itemized by Way Back PAC1.2%
$30,248
Michael MoritzPerson · Senior Advisor, HRTG Partners · San Francisco, CA · also behind 2 other groups · 1%
$24,115
North FundOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 0.6%
$14,469
Through Government That Works PACGovernment reform$163.2K 6.5%
Through Government That Works PAC
Name
Amount
Responsive Government ActionOrganization · 2.1%
$52,041
Sixteen Thirty FundOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 1.8%
$44,952
Contours, Inc.Organization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 1%
$23,859
Global Impact Social Welfare FundOrganization · 0.9%
$23,341
Reid HoffmanPerson · Partner, Greylock Partners · Anacortes, WA · also behind 20 other groups · 0.8%
$19,018
Through Fight For Nebraska PACGroups spending on one race$36.3K 1.5%
Through Fight For Nebraska PAC
Name
Amount
Global Impact Social Welfare FundOrganization · 0.6%
$15,232
Then The BenchMegadonors ($1M+)$21K 0.8%
Then The Bench
Name
Amount
Stephen MandelPerson · Investor, Self Employed · Greenwich, CT · also behind 14 other groups · 0.8%
$21,020
420 smaller sources, $360.2K in all (14%), 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.
as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Icsi1 contribution · 62% of ranked
$200,000
Fairmark Partners LLP2 contributions · 31% of ranked
$100,000
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 3 contributions · 4.7% of ranked
$15,000
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked
$5,000
Berkshire Partners1 contribution · 0.8% of ranked
$2,500
A further $1,090,000 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
Scientist1 contribution · 62% of ranked
$200,000
Partner2 contributions · 31% of ranked
$100,000
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 3 contributions · 4.7% of ranked
$15,000
Attorney1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked
$5,000
Senior Advisor1 contribution · 0.8% of ranked
$2,500
A further $1,090,000 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.
$369,324
Paid to
Long-Range Media StrategiesIndependent spending: $285.3K in opposition to Mike Flood · $143.2K in support of Christopher Backemeyer$428,491
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$185.2K of it was independent spending against Mike Flood and for Christopher Backemeyer$185,23410%
Filed as
Direct Mail Postage and ProductionIndependent spending: $139K in opposition to Mike Flood · $46.1K in support of Christopher Backemeyer$185,144
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$60,5003.3%
Filed as
IN KIND: POLLING$60,500
Paid to
Fight for Nebraska PAC$60,500
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$24,3091.3%
Filed as
POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING$15,556
COMPLIANCE SERVICES$8,000
LEGAL SERVICES$754
Paid to
PAC Services LLC$15,556
MBA Consulting Group$8,000
Godfrey & Khan$518
Trister, Ross, Schadler & Gold, PLLC$236
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$11,0170.6%
Filed as
SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION$11,017
Paid to
NGP VAN$5,499
Data Management and Compliance, Inc.$3,885
Google$862
Squarespace$771
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$428<0.1%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$428
Paid to
Oath$428
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$263<0.1%
Filed as
FILING FEE$228
BANK FEE$35
Paid to
Delaware Division of Corporations$228
Amalgamated Bank$35
Total itemized disbursements $1,859,084
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 153 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Long-Range Media Strategies20 payments · 31% of all spending
Canal Partners Media1 payment · 11% of all spending
$196,875
Sunny DAY Strategies1 payment · 9.1% of all spending
$168,324
Fight for Nebraska PAC1 payment · 3.3% of all spending
$60,500
Global Strategy Group1 payment · 2.6% of all spending
$49,000
Sena Kozar Strategies1 payment · 0.9% of all spending
$16,638
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.
Canal Partners Media1 payment, latest Oct 14, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: RADIO ADVERTISING$196.9K
PAC Services LLC13 payments, latest Oct 13, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: DIGITAL ADVERTISING$168.7K
Long-Range Media Strategies10 payments, latest Oct 14, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: SHIPPING$141.9K
Global Strategy Group1 payment, latest Oct 5, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: POLLING$49K
Sena Kozar Strategies1 payment, latest Oct 14, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: TV PRODUCTION$16.6K
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 31 payments totaling $579.5K.