Leadership PAC · DC
Protect Democracy Now
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00868307.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $10K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Valerie P. FousheeDemocrat$2,000
- Joshua Joseph WeilDemocrat$1,000
- Wiley NickelDemocrat$1,000
- Rebecca BennettDemocrat$1,000
- Sarah GarriottDemocrat$1,000
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.
Who funds it
It reported raising $794K: $784K 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.
| Freedom DemocratsPAC | 1 gift | $10,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $80K from 3,368 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 4% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: California $16K, North Carolina $6,468, New York $4,620, Texas $3,417, Maryland $3,1366
Where its donors work6
| Global Green USA | 8 gifts | $640 |
| Self/freelance | 5 gifts | $635 |
| Inglett and Stubbs | 39 gifts | $549 |
| Prospect Mortgage | 4 gifts | $400 |
| Jones Family Farm | 2 gifts | $350 |
| Berklee College of Music | 1 gifts | $300 |
| Eklund | 1 gifts | $300 |
| Lifetime Living | 2 gifts | $300 |
| ST George's Episcopal Church Milford | 20 gifts | $288 |
| Mcarthurglen | 1 gifts | $250 |
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, 2026.2
- From individuals $784K
- Other $10K
Who it gives to
10 candidates, $11K in direct gifts.3
| Valerie P. Foushee DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 4th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Joshua Joseph Weil DemocratU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $1,000 |
| Wiley Nickel DemocratU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026) | $1,000 |
| Rebecca Bennett DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 7th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Sarah Garriott DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Christina Bohannan DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Denise Powell DemocratU.S. House, Nebraska 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Jessica Willow Killin DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 5th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Candidate H6AZ01280 (FEC record) | $1,000 |
| Joanna Mendoza DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Protect Democracy Now (C00868307)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00868307/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Protect Democracy Now financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00868307/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Protect Democracy Now to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00868307&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 Protect Democracy Now, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00868307&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Protect Democracy Now, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00868307&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026