Leadership PAC · DC
Follow the North Star Fund
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00431874.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $125K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- John W. HickenlooperDemocrat$10K
- Jack ReedDemocrat$10K
- Cory A. BookerDemocrat$10K
- Ben Ray LujánDemocrat$10K
- Jon OssoffDemocrat$10K
Run by Amy Klobuchar (sponsor) · Steven Mele (treasurer) More
Biggest funders The Klobuchar Victory Committee $48K · Amy Klobuchar Victory Committee $25K · America's Electric Cooperatives 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
- Steven Mele2
- Sponsor
- Amy KlobucharDemocrat2
- Affiliated with
- Klobuchar2
- Website
- WWW.FOLLOWTHENORTHSTAR.ORG2
Who funds it
It reported raising $470K: $210K from individuals and $187K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| The Klobuchar Victory CommitteeCommittee | 3 gifts | $48,204 |
| Amy Klobuchar Victory CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $25,249 |
| America's Electric Cooperatives Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| American Association for JusticePAC | 3 gifts | $10,000 |
| American Hotel and Lodging Association PACPAC | 3 gifts | $10,000 |
| Gridiron PACPAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| National Automobile Dealers Association PACPAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| National Turkey Federation Turpac General AccountPAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| NEA Fund for Children & Public Education Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball PACPAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Smart TD PACPAC | 3 gifts | $6,000 |
| Aicpa PACPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Air Line Pilots Association Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Alliance for Retired Americans PACPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $205K from 90 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 90% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: New York $32K, District of Columbia $27K, South Dakota $20K, Minnesota $17K, Massachusetts $16K7
Where its donors work7
| Poet | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Clayco | 2 gifts | $9,000 |
| Arnold Ventures | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Carlson | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Granite Telecom | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Key Investment | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| National Journal Group | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Pivotal Ventures | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Seeds of Change | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Solil Management | 1 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 $210K
- From other committees $187K
- Other $73K
Who it gives to
15 candidates, $125K in direct gifts.4
| John W. Hickenlooper DemocratU.S. Senate, Colorado (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jack Reed DemocratU.S. Senate, Rhode Island (2026) | $10,000 |
| Cory A. Booker DemocratU.S. Senate, New Jersey (2026) | $10,000 |
| Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jon Ossoff DemocratU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $10,000 |
| Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026) | $10,000 |
| Kelly Morrison DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mary Peltola DemocratU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $10,000 |
| Scott Colom DemocratU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026) | $10,000 |
| Roy Cooper DemocratU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026) | $5,000 |
| Maggie Goodlander DemocratU.S. House, New Hampshire 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026) | $5,000 |
| Jeff Merkley DemocratU.S. Senate, Oregon (2026) | $5,000 |
| Josh Turek DemocratU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Follow the North Star Fund (C00431874)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00431874/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Follow the North Star Fundhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00431874/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Follow the North Star Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00431874/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Follow the North Star Fund to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00431874&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 Follow the North Star Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00431874&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Follow the North Star Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00431874&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026