Corporate PAC · SD

Black Hills Corporation Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00125732.

Run by Leah Richter (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Rapid City, SD1
Registered
April 11, 19802

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
Leah Richter2
Affiliated with
Black Hills Corporation2

Who funds it

It reported raising $191K: $191K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $121K from 676 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 10% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: South Dakota $71K, Iowa $14K, Nebraska $13K, Colorado $11K, Arkansas $9,0246

Where its donors work6

Black Hills676 gifts$121,346

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, 2026.3

Raised$191K
Spent$164K
Cash on hand$140K
Given to candidates and committees$25K
  • From individuals $191K

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Black Hills Corporation Political Action Committee (C00125732)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00125732/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Black Hills Corporation Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00125732/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Black Hills Corporation Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00125732/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: receipts of Black Hills Corporation Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00125732&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  5. 5
    FEC bulk data: PAC and party committee summaries, 2025–26 (webk26)https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Black Hills Corporation Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00125732&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026