Leadership PAC · VA
Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00481176.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
100% of the $100K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Brinker HardingRepublican$10K
- Tom BarrettRepublican$5,500
- Derrick Van OrdenRepublican$5,500
- Juan CiscomaniRepublican$5,500
- Gabe EvansRepublican$5,500
Run by Adrian Smith (sponsor) · Lisa Lisker (treasurer) More
Biggest funders Adrian Smith Victory Fund $14K · Coupang, Inc. Company PAC (Coupac) $10K · National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee $10K More
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
- Lisa Lisker2
- Sponsor
- Adrian SmithRepublican2
- Connected to
- Smith1
Who funds it
It reported raising $320K: $175K from individuals and $130K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $175K from 120 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 66% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Virginia $61K, District of Columbia $49K, Illinois $15K, Maryland $14K, Utah $10K7
Where its donors work7
| Dci Group | 3 gifts | $10,000 |
| Sorini Samet & Associates | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| S-3 Group | 9 gifts | $9,375 |
| Washington Tax & Public Policy | 6 gifts | $6,250 |
| Urology Associates of De | 1 gifts | $6,000 |
| Capitol Counsel | 3 gifts | $5,500 |
| Article One Group | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber SCHR | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| CSG | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| CVS Health | 3 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 August 31, 2026.3
- From individuals $175K
- From other committees $130K
- Other $14K
Who it gives to
26 candidates, $104K in direct gifts.4
| Brinker Harding RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tom Barrett RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 7th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Derrick Van Orden RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Juan Ciscomani RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Gabe Evans RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Jennifer A. Kiggans RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 2nd District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Pete Ricketts RepublicanU.S. Senate, Nebraska (2026) | $5,000 |
| Don Bacon RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Tom Sell RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 19th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Nicholas J. Begich III RepublicanU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026) | $4,500 |
| Candidate H0NJ07089 (FEC record) | $4,500 |
| Ryan Mackenzie RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 7th District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 8th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Jeff Crank RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 5th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Zachary Nunn RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Young Kim RepublicanU.S. House, California 40th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| David Schweikert RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Ashley Hinson Arenholz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $2,500 |
| Matt Van Epps RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 7th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Doug Lamalfa RepublicanU.S. House, California 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Brad Finstad RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Clay Fuller RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 14th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026) | $2,000 |
| Michael Lawler RepublicanU.S. House, New York 17th District (2026) | $2,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC) (C00481176)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00481176/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00481176/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00481176/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00481176&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00481176&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00481176&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026