Super PAC · DC

Lower Costs Now

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00961276.

On the record

Type
Super PAC1
Treasurer
Mele, Steven1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Connected to
FF PAC1

Which side its money helps

100% of the money it gave to candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending to oppose a candidate counts as help for the other party.2

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through .3

Raised$0
Spent$0
Cash on hand$0

    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 10, 2026, later than the summary above.4

    Spent to help: $6.6M

    Josh Turek DemocratU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026)$3,167,153
    James Talarico DemocratU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$2,312,520
    Abdul El-Sayed DemocratU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026)$735,025
    Adam Hamilton DemocratU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026)$271,946
    Sherrod Brown DemocratU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$152,416

    Spent to oppose: $14.5M

    Ken Paxton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$3,901,840
    Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$3,458,718
    Mike Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026)$2,732,449
    Michael J Rogers RepublicanU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026)$2,013,577
    Ashley Hinson Arenholz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026)$1,335,909
    Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026)$1,089,164

    Sources

    Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

    1. 1
      FEC committee record: Lower Costs Now (C00961276)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00961276/
      Retrieved October 16, 2026
    2. 2
      Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
      Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
    3. 3
      Through · Retrieved October 16, 2026
    4. 4
      FEC: independent expenditures by Lower Costs Now, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00961276&cycle=2026
      24- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026