Leadership PAC · DC
Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere (Fire) PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00829655.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $35K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Christian D. MenefeeDemocrat$4,000
- Robin L. KellyDemocrat$2,000
- Greg LandsmanDemocrat$2,000
- Valerie P. FousheeDemocrat$2,000
- Ayanna PressleyDemocrat$2,000
Run by Shayne Thoman (treasurer) More
Biggest funders UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW $5,000 · American Association for Justice Political Action Committee $2,500 · American Chemistry Council PAC $1,000 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
- Shayne Thoman1
Who funds it
It reported raising $180K: $170K from individuals and $9,500 from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
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.
- $65K from 84 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 65% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Texas $24K, California $23K, Georgia $2,852, Florida $2,502, Maryland $1,5506
Where its donors work6
| Pals | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Pittman Law Firm | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| CK Hoffler Firm | 1 gifts | $2,502 |
| Witherspoon Law | 1 gifts | $2,502 |
| Montgomery Law | 1 gifts | $2,500 |
| Purple Palate Wines | 1 gifts | $2,000 |
| BCL | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Disney | 4 gifts | $1,000 |
| Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Taft | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
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 September 30, 2026.2
- From individuals $170K
- From other committees $9,500
- Other $500
Who it gives to
25 candidates, $35K in direct gifts.3
| Christian D. Menefee DemocratU.S. House, Texas 18th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Robin L. Kelly DemocratU.S. Senate, Illinois (2026) | $2,000 |
| Greg Landsman DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 1st District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Valerie P. Foushee DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 4th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Ayanna Pressley DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 7th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Lauren Babb Tomlinson DemocratU.S. House, California 6th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Analilia Mejia DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 11th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Colin Allred DemocratU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $2,000 |
| Josh Riley DemocratU.S. House, New York 19th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Eugene Simon Vindman DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 7th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Wesley Bell DemocratU.S. House, Missouri 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Henry Cuellar DemocratU.S. House, Texas 28th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Jahana Hayes DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 5th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Vicente Gonzalez DemocratU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Derek Tran DemocratU.S. House, California 45th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Nellie Pou DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 9th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Eric Sorensen DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 17th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Janelle S. Bynum DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 5th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Emilia Strong Sykes DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Nathan Sage DemocratU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $1,000 |
| Val T. Hoyle DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 4th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Janelle Stelson DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Chris Jones DemocratU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere (Fire) PAC (C00829655)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00829655/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere (Fire) PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00829655/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere (Fire) PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00829655&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere (Fire) PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00829655&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere (Fire) PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00829655&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026