PAC · WI
Defense of Freedom
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00927871.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
100% of the $8,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Catalina LaufRepublican$5,000
- Christi JacobsenRepublican$3,500
Run by Catalina Lauf (sponsor) · Thomas Datwyler (treasurer) More
Biggest funders Catalina Lauf Victory Fund $26K 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
- Thomas Datwyler2
- Sponsor
- Catalina LaufRepublican2
- Connected to
- Lauf1
Who funds it
It reported raising $64K: $9,501 from individuals and $8,055 from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Catalina Lauf Victory FundCommittee | 2 gifts | $25,755 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $5,350 from 12 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 93% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Illinois $5,000, California $120, Florida $100, Texas $100, Indiana $307
Where its donors work7
| Keystone Senior | 2 gifts | $100 |
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
- From individuals $9,501
- From other committees $8,055
- Other $46K
Who it gives to
2 candidates, $8,500 in direct gifts.4
| Catalina Lauf RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 19th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Christi Jacobsen RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026) | $3,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Defense of Freedom (C00927871)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00927871/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Defense of Freedomhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00927871/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Defense of Freedom financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00927871/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Defense of Freedom to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00927871&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 Defense of Freedom, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00927871&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Defense of Freedom, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00927871&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026