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SDC
South Dakota Conservative PAC
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Super PAC (independent expenditure-only)Sioux Falls, South DakotaActive
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$154.1K to 1 candidate
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $154,100
Republican 100%
Against candidates $985,339
Independent 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
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.
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Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $1,136,871 reported receipts
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Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$1,136,00099.9%
Largest donors
South Dakota First Action Inc3 contributions, latest Oct 5, 2026 · Organization · SIOUX FALLS, SD$521,000
Denny Sanford2 contributions, latest Jan 22, 2026 · CHAIRMAN · UNITED NATIONAL CORPORATION · SIOUX FALLS, SD$200,000
William Duhamel2 contributions, latest Mar 2, 2026 · FOUNDING PRINCIPAL · ROUTE ONE INVESTMENT COMPANY · SAN FRANCISCO, CA$150,000
CondorcetOne contribution on Mar 23, 2026 · Organization · SPRINGFIELD, VA$100,000
Custom Management ServicesOne contribution on Feb 12, 2026 · Organization · SIOUX FALLS, SD$50,000
Katharine DuhamelOne contribution on Jun 2, 2025 · DIRECTOR · CANDYBOMBER · SAN FRANCISCO, CA$50,000
Leackco Bank Holding Co.One contribution on Oct 13, 2026 · Organization · HURON, SD$30,000
Mark RowanOne contribution on Mar 4, 2026 · CEO · APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT · NEW YORK, NY$25,000
Roy PfautchOne contribution on Oct 6, 2026 · CONSULTANT · CIVIL SERVICE INC · ST. LOUIS, MO$10,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 9 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 13 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $1.1M. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
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.$771<0.1%
Where it came from
Reliabank6 receipts, latest Sep 30, 2026 · Hayti, South Dakota$648
Each as the committee named it on this line.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$100<0.1%
Total reported receipts $1,136,871
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 $1.1M followed back through up to 3 committees
38% to named individuals, 62% to organizations.
Gave directly$1.1M 99.9%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
South Dakota First Action IncOrganization · 46%
$521,000
Denny SanfordPerson · Chairman, United National Corp. · Sioux Falls, SD · also behind 1 other group · 18%
$200,000
William DuhamelPerson · Founding Principal, Route One Investment Co. · San Francisco, CA · also behind 1 other group · 13%
$150,000
CondorcetOrganization · 8.8%
$100,000
Custom Management ServicesOrganization · 4.4%
$50,000
Katharine DuhamelPerson · Director, Candybomber · San Francisco, CA · 4.4%
$50,000
Leackco Bank Holding Co.Organization · 2.6%
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $1,136,000 placed by state
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$32K+
$128.2K+
$288.4K+
$512.6K+
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Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
South Dakota7 contributions · 71%
$801,000
California3 contributions · 18%
$200,000
Virginia1 contribution · 8.8%
$100,000
New York1 contribution · 2.2%
$25,000
Missouri1 contribution · 0.9%
$10,000
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
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $964,400 reported
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Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$703,96473%
Spent for or against
Brian BengsOppose · 6 records · latest Sep 28, 2026$549,864
Mike RoundsSupport · 8 records · latest May 22, 2026$154,100
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$260,12927%
Paid to
SDLS, LLC4 payments · latest May 1, 2026 · POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING AND RESEARCH$67,720
The Ullr Group4 payments · latest Oct 13, 2026 · FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$38,500
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 $963,979 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.$662.4K of it was independent spending against Brian Bengs and for Mike Rounds$721,41175%
Filed as
SD TV PlacementsIndependent spending in opposition to Brian Bengs$294,646
SD Digital Ad PlacementIndependent spending in opposition to Brian Bengs$156,205
Digital Ad PlacementIndependent spending in support of Mike Rounds$100,000
SD TV Ad Placements
Spending over time
$964.4K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $590.7K, Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026.
$964.4K12
Jan 2025Nov 2026
1Jun 2, 2026 primary, SD-SEN$154.1K of its independent spending was aimed at it
2Nov 3, 2026 general election, SD-SEN$549.9K 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$14,750
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$590,692
May 14 – Jun 30, 2026$34,389
Apr 1 – May 13, 2026$64,063
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$260,477
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$15
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$14
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A name search for “SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE” 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.
South Dakota Conservative PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a Super PAC (independent expenditure-only). Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
$30,000
Mark RowanPerson · CEO, Apollo Global Management · New York, NY · 2.2%
$25,000
Roy PfautchPerson · Consultant, Civil Service Inc · St. Louis, MO · 0.9%
$10,000
2 smaller sources, $871 in all (<0.1%), 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.
United National Corporation2 contributions · 46% of ranked
$200,000
Route ONE Investment Company2 contributions · 34% of ranked
$150,000
Candybomber1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$50,000
Apollo Global Management1 contribution · 5.7% of ranked
$25,000
Civil Service INC1 contribution · 2.3% of ranked
$10,000
A further $701,000 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. Gifts of $200 or less ($100) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Chairman2 contributions · 46% of ranked
$200,000
Founding Principal2 contributions · 34% of ranked
$150,000
Director1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$50,000
CEO1 contribution · 5.7% of ranked
$25,000
Consultant1 contribution · 2.3% of ranked
$10,000
A further $701,000 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. Gifts of $200 or less ($100) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Ad ProductionIndependent spending in support of Mike Rounds$12,500
VIDEO EXPENSE$5,043
DRAFT ADVERTISING, PHOTO AND VIDEO EDITING$4,351
VIDEO AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY EDITING$2,632
PHOTO AND VIDEO EDITING$2,242
VIDEO AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY$1,159
Paid to
Barrel PlacementsIndependent spending: $549.9K in opposition to Brian Bengs · $100K in support of Mike Rounds$649,864
Right Foot Forward$31,547
Prime Media$27,500
THM Consulting LLCIndependent spending in support of Mike Rounds$12,500
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$136,82014%
Filed as
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING AND RESEARCH$42,480
POLLING EXPENSE$36,000
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING, AND RESEARCH$21,240
RESEARCH CONSULTANT$15,000
CAMPAIGN RESEARCH AND CONSULTING SERVICES$15,000
POLLING$7,100
Paid to
SDLS, LLC$67,720
Grassroots Targeting$36,000
Cascade Strategies LLC$30,000
Axis Research$3,100
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$40K of it was independent spending for Mike Rounds$40,0474.2%
Filed as
digital add placementIndependent spending in support of Mike Rounds$20,000
Digital PlacementIndependent spending in support of Mike Rounds$20,000
BLANK CHECK REORDER$47
Paid to
Barrel PlacementsIndependent spending in support of Mike Rounds$40,000
Reliabank$47
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$38,5004%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$38,500
Paid to
The Ullr Group$38,500
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$1.6K of it was independent spending for Mike Rounds$12,8241.3%
Filed as
WEBSITE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT$11,224
Production/DesignIndependent spending in support of Mike Rounds$1,100
production and designIndependent spending in support of Mike Rounds$500
Paid to
Barrel PlacementsIndependent spending: $1.6K in support of Mike Rounds$12,824
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$11,6101.2%
Filed as
LEGAL SERVICES$11,529
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE$81
Paid to
Jones DAY$11,529
Intuit Quickbooks$81
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$2,5000.3%
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$267<0.1%
Filed as
WEBSITE DOMAIN$267
Paid to
Right Foot Forward$267
Total itemized disbursements $963,979
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 46 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Barrel Placements15 payments · 73% of all spending
$702,688
SDLS, LLC4 payments · 7% of all spending
$67,720
The Ullr Group4 payments · 4% of all spending
$38,500
Grassroots Targeting1 payment · 3.7% of all spending
$36,000
Right Foot Forward9 payments · 3.3% of all spending
$31,814
Cascade Strategies LLC2 payments · 3.1% of all spending
$30,000
Prime Media2 payments · 2.9% of all spending
$27,500
THM Consulting LLC1 payment · 1.3% of all spending
$12,500
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.