PAC · IL
Back the Bold
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00771113.
On the record
Which side its money helps
99% of the money it gave to candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending to oppose a candidate counts as help for the other party.2
Helps Democrats 99%Helps Republicans 1%
Money, 2025–26
As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.3
Raised$2.6M
Spent$2.0M
Cash on hand$1.9M
Outside spending to September 30$75K
- From individuals $1.4M
- From other committees $5,000
- Other $1.1M
Who it gives to
21 candidates, $62K in direct gifts.4
| Tom Malinowski DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Sam Polan DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Terry Virts DemocratU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $5,000 |
| Kyle Sweetser DemocratU.S. Senate, Alabama (2026) | $5,000 |
| Elaine Luria DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Seth Bodnar IndependentU.S. Senate, Montana (2026) | $5,000 |
| James Talarico DemocratU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $5,000 |
| Janelle Stelson DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Rebecca Cooke DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Annie Andrews DemocratU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $5,000 |
| Nathan Sage DemocratU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $2,500 |
| Amish Shah DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Jonathan Michael Nez DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Joanna Mendoza DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Marni Von Wilpert DemocratU.S. House, California 48th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Jessica Willow Killin DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 5th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Manny Rutinel DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| David Pan RepublicanU.S. House, California 46th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Randy Villegas DemocratU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Melissa Luburich Bean DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 8th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Adam Michael Dunigan DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 8th District (2026) | $1,000 |
Outside spending in races
Ads, mail and other spending about candidates, made without the campaigns, from notices it must file within 24 or 48 hours. These run to October 8, 2026, later than the summary above.5
Spent to help: $6,143
| Terry Virts DemocratU.S. House, Texas 9th District (2026) | $6,143 |
Spent to oppose: $113K
| Gabe Evans RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026) | $44,003 |
| Derrick Van Orden RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026) | $35,724 |
| Scott Perry RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026) | $32,890 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Back the Bold (C00771113)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00771113/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 3FEC: Back the Bold financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00771113/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Back the Bold to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00771113&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5FEC: independent expenditures by Back the Bold, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00771113&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026