Leadership PAC · GA
Growing America Into a New Era of Strength PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00940106.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
100% of the $12K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Sydney GrutersRepublican$2,000
- Joe StradaRepublican$1,500
- Michael AlfonsoRepublican$1,000
- Amanda McKinneyRepublican$1,000
- Thomas James FeelyRepublican$1,000
Run by Houston Gaines (sponsor) · Michael Goode (treasurer) More
Biggest funders Team Gaines $45K 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
- Michael Goode2
- Sponsor
- Houston GainesRepublican2
- Connected to
- Gaines1
Who funds it
It reported raising $169K: $71K from individuals and $12K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Team GainesCommittee | 1 gift | $45,368 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $71K from 20 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 98% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Georgia $71K7
Where its donors work7
| Rac Properties | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Piedmont Physician Group | 1 gifts | $5,205 |
| Alpha Flooring | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Georgia Crown Distributing | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Heyward Allen | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Landmark Properties | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Steelmart | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Banksouth | 1 gifts | $3,500 |
| Boswell Oil | 1 gifts | $3,000 |
| Kensington Vanguard | 1 gifts | $205 |
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 $71K
- From other committees $12K
- Other $86K
Who it gives to
10 candidates, $12K in direct gifts.4
| Sydney Gruters RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 16th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Joe Strada RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 11th District (2026) | $1,500 |
| Michael Alfonso RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 7th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Amanda McKinney RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 4th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Thomas James Feely RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Michael Bouchard RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 10th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| John Braun RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Rhett Marques RepublicanU.S. House, Alabama 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Brent Taylor RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Jenny Costa Honeycutt RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Growing America Into a New Era of Strength PAC (C00940106)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00940106/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Growing America Into a New Era of Strength PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00940106/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Growing America Into a New Era of Strength PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00940106/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Growing America Into a New Era of Strength PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00940106&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 Growing America Into a New Era of Strength PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00940106&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Growing America Into a New Era of Strength PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00940106&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026