Super PAC · CO
Gun Rights America
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00742635.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
74% of the $122K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Thomas MassieRepublican$23K
- Ralph NormanRepublican$21K
- Jared HudsonRepublican$12K
- Brandon HerreraRepublican$3,500
- Ken PaxtonRepublican$2,500
Spends against
- Ed GallreinRepublican$24K
- James TalaricoDemocrat$8,000
- Darline GrahamRepublican$7,000
- Sherrod BrownDemocrat$4,000
- Abdul El-SayedDemocrat$4,000
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
- Benjamin Gates1
Who funds it
It reported raising $57K: $57K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| National Association for Gun RightsCompany or group | 7 gifts | $53,100 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
Money, 2025–26
As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.2
- From individuals $57K
- Other $616
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 October 14, 2026, later than the summary above.3
Spent to help: $62K
| Thomas Massie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 4th District (2026) | $22,722 |
| Ralph Norman RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $21,448 |
| Jared Hudson RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alabama (2026) | $11,720 |
| Brandon Herrera RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 23rd District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Ken Paxton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $2,500 |
Spent to oppose: $62K
| Ed Gallrein RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 4th District (2026) | $23,952 |
| James Talarico DemocratU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $8,000 |
| Darline Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $7,000 |
| Sherrod Brown DemocratU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $4,000 |
| Abdul El-Sayed DemocratU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026) | $4,000 |
| Josh Turek DemocratU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $4,000 |
| Katy Padilla Stout DemocratU.S. House, Texas 23rd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Roy Cooper DemocratU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026) | $2,000 |
| Dan Osborn IndependentU.S. Senate, Nebraska (2026) | $2,000 |
| Jon Ossoff DemocratU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026) | $2,000 |
| Mary Peltola DemocratU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $2,000 |
| Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 23rd District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Gun Rights America (C00742635)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00742635/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Gun Rights America financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00742635/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: independent expenditures by Gun Rights America, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00742635&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · 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 Gun Rights America, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00742635&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Gun Rights America, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00742635&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026