Hybrid PAC · VA

Charter Schools Action PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00576215.

On the record

Type
Hybrid PAC1
Treasurer
Ottenhoff, Benjamin1
Based in
Herndon, VA1

Which side its money helps

62% of the money it gave to candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending to oppose a candidate counts as help for the other party.2

Helps Democrats 38%Helps Republicans 62%

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$501K
Spent$266K
Cash on hand$240K
Outside spending to August 31$115K
  • From individuals $94K
  • Other $408K

Who it gives to

18 candidates, $54K in direct gifts.4

Jill N. Tokuda DemocratU.S. House, Hawaii 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Tim Walberg RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 5th District (2026)$5,000
Willie Preston DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 2nd District (2026)$5,000
John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$5,000
Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 5th District (2026)$5,000
Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)$5,000
Pia Dandiya DemocratU.S. House, Florida 22nd District (2026)$5,000
Troy A. Carter DemocratU.S. House, Louisiana 2nd District (2026)$3,000
Juan Ciscomani RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026)$2,500
Bill Cassidy RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026)$2,500
Sharif Street DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026)$2,500
Ala Stanford DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026)$2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 2nd District (2026)$1,500
Alexandra Mealer RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 9th District (2026)$1,000
Briscoe Cain RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 9th District (2026)$1,000
Emanuel Cleaver DemocratU.S. House, Missouri 5th District (2026)$1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2028)$1,000
Nellie Pou DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 9th District (2026)$500

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 12, 2026, later than the summary above.5

Spent to help: $301K

Juan Ciscomani RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026)$63,689
Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)$53,903
Scott Wiener DemocratU.S. House, California 11th District (2026)$50,322
Brent Taylor RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$31,871
Chris Gober RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 10th District (2026)$28,437
John Lujan RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 35th District (2026)$26,933
Johnny Garrett RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 6th District (2026)$23,208
Houston Gaines RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 10th District (2026)$23,075

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Charter Schools Action PAC (C00576215)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00576215/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  3. 3
    FEC: Charter Schools Action PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00576215/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Charter Schools Action PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00576215&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    FEC: independent expenditures by Charter Schools Action PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00576215&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026