Super PAC · WI

Defeating Communism PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00728386.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $822K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 0%Helps Republicans 100%

Backs

  1. Thomas MassieRepublican$822K

Run by Kyle Maichle (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Citizens Alliance Political Action Committee Inc. $1.4M · State Freedom Caucus $198K · DFX LLC $150K More

On the record

Type
Super PAC1
Based in
Oconomowoc, WI1

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
Kyle Maichle1

Who funds it

It reported raising $2.1M: $351K from individuals and $1.7M from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Citizens Alliance Political Action Committee Inc.PAC11 gifts$1,430,500
State Freedom CaucusCommittee3 gifts$197,567
DFX LLCCompany or group1 gift$150,000
Advance Liberty PACPAC7 gifts$17,589

Individuals

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

  • $201K from 3 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 100% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Florida $100K, Texas $100K, New York $8006

Where its donors work6

Curves1 gifts$100,000
Saminco Solutions1 gifts$100,000

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 June 30, 2026.2

Raised$2.1M
Spent$2.0M
Cash on hand$73K
Outside spending to June 30$952K
  • From individuals $351K
  • From other committees $1.7M

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 May 8, 2026, later than the summary above.3

Spent to help: $822K

Thomas Massie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 4th District (2026)$822,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Defeating Communism PAC (C00728386)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00728386/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Defeating Communism PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00728386/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: independent expenditures by Defeating Communism PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00728386&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026