Leadership PAC · DC
American Defense and Military PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00492025.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $137K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%
Backs
- Josh RileyDemocrat$9,000
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat$7,000
- Donald G. DavisDemocrat$7,000
- Steven HorsfordDemocrat$5,000
- Greg LandsmanDemocrat$5,000
On the record
Who runs it
The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.
- Treasurer
- Suzanne Naughton1
Who funds it
It reported raising $227K: $76K from individuals and $150K from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Blue Origin LLC Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Boeing Company Political Action CommitteePAC | 3 gifts | $10,000 |
| Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACPAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Employees of RTX Corporation Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACPAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| General Dynamics Corporation Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $7,500 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC Separate Segregated FundPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Amentum Holdings, Inc. PAC (Amentum PAC)PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Deloitte Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| General Atomics Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees PACPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $75K from 18 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 96% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: California $30K, Washington $16K, Texas $10K, Virginia $7,000, District of Columbia $6,0006
Where its donors work6
| Anthropic | 3 gifts | $15,000 |
| Hunt Companies | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Pivotal Ventures | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Microsoft | 2 gifts | $6,000 |
| Accenture Federal Services | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Anthropic PBC | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Dominion Dynamics | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| General Atomics | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Palantir Technologies | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Pni Sensor | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.
Money, 2025–26
As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.2
Raised$227K
Spent$215K
Cash on hand$44K
Given to candidates and committees$166K
- From individuals $76K
- From other committees $150K
Who it gives to
55 candidates, $140K in direct gifts.3
| Josh Riley DemocratU.S. House, New York 19th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Donald G. Davis DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 1st District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Greg Landsman DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Eugene Simon Vindman DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 7th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Derek Tran DemocratU.S. House, California 45th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Gabe Vasquez DemocratU.S. House, New Mexico 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Rebecca Cooke DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Kathy Castor DemocratU.S. House, Florida 14th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Andrea Salinas DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 6th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Dave Min DemocratU.S. House, California 47th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Janelle S. Bynum DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 5th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Christina Bohannan DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Paige Gebhardt Cognetti DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 8th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Sarah Garriott DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Eric Sorensen DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 17th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Candidate H4NY04158 (FEC record) | $2,000 |
| John W. Mannion DemocratU.S. House, New York 22nd District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Janelle Stelson DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Jessica Willow Killin DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 5th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Valerie P. Foushee DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 4th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Carmela Conroy DemocratU.S. House, Washington 5th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Sean McCann DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Bob Brooks DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 7th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Frank J. Mrvan DemocratU.S. House, Indiana 1st District (2026) | $2,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: American Defense and Military PAC (C00492025)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00492025/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: American Defense and Military PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00492025/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from American Defense and Military PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00492025&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of American Defense and Military PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00492025&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Defense and Military PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00492025&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026