Super PAC · GA

Protect Freedom Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00657866.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

98% of the $1.7M it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 2%Helps Republicans 98%

Backs

  1. John E SununuRepublican$659K
  2. Scott PerryRepublican$561K
  3. Ralph A AlvaradoRepublican$202K
  4. Roger MarshallRepublican$200K
  5. Kat CammackRepublican$100K

Spends against

  1. James OberweisRepublican$15K
  2. Jim SchwartzelRepublican$13K

Run by Paul Kilgore (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Kiani Family Trust $100K · The Bipartisan Network PAC $50K · Freedom and Prosperity Fund $15K More

On the record

Type
Super PAC1
Based in
Athens, GA1

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
Paul Kilgore1

Who funds it

It reported raising $13.0M: $12.8M from individuals and $210K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Kiani Family TrustCompany or group1 gift$100,000
The Bipartisan Network PACPAC1 gift$50,000
Freedom and Prosperity FundCommittee1 gift$15,000
Rescare, Inc. Dba Brightspring Health Services Legacy Fund (Brightspring Legacy Fund)Committee1 gift$3,000
Bose Public Affairs Group Llc/bose Mckinney & Evans LLP PACCommittee1 gift$2,500
Ohio Strong ActionCommittee1 gift$1,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $9.7M from 38 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 100% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Pennsylvania $9.5M, Michigan $50K, South Carolina $25K, Texas $16K, Louisiana $15K6

Where its donors work6

Sig2 gifts$9,500,000
Ciena Healthcare1 gifts$50,000
Cheech & Chong Global Holding1 gifts$10,000
Chwdhury Investments1 gifts$10,000
Paul Weiss Rifkind Etal1 gifts$10,000
Shaman Botanicals1 gifts$10,000
3c1 gifts$5,000
Empire Distribution1 gifts$3,000
Fire Holistics1 gifts$3,000
Inov8 Distribution1 gifts$3,000

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

Raised$13.0M
Spent$10.8M
Cash on hand$2.6M
Outside spending to September 30$4.2M
  • From individuals $12.8M
  • From other committees $210K

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 13, 2026, later than the summary above.3

Spent to help: $1.7M

John E Sununu RepublicanU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026)$659,000
Scott Perry RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026)$560,522
Ralph A Alvarado RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 6th District (2026)$202,313
Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026)$200,000
Kat Cammack RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 3rd District (2026)$100,000

Spent to oppose: $28K

James Oberweis RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 19th District (2026)$15,000
Jim Schwartzel RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 19th District (2026)$12,533

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Protect Freedom Political Action Committee (C00657866)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00657866/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Protect Freedom Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00657866/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: independent expenditures by Protect Freedom Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00657866&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    FEC: receipts of Protect Freedom Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00657866&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Protect Freedom Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00657866&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026