Hybrid PAC · DC

Retire Career Politicians

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00876482.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $559K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Christopher BackemeyerDemocrat$233K

Spends against

  1. Mike FloodRepublican$326K

Run by Christopher Koob (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Way Back PAC $200K · Fight for Nebraska PAC $60K More

On the record

Type
Hybrid PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
April 18, 20242

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
Christopher Koob2

Who funds it

It reported raising $450K: $0 from individuals and $260K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

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

Way Back PACCommittee1 gift$200,000
Fight for Nebraska PACCommittee1 gift$60,500

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$450K
Spent$297K
Cash on hand$274K
Given to candidates and committees$200K
  • From other committees $260K
  • Other $189K

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 9, 2026, later than the summary above.4

Spent to help: $233K

Christopher Backemeyer DemocratU.S. House, Nebraska 1st District (2026)$233,244

Spent to oppose: $326K

Mike Flood RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 1st District (2026)$326,182

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Retire Career Politicians (C00876482)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00876482/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Retire Career Politicianshttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00876482/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Retire Career Politicians financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00876482/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: independent expenditures by Retire Career Politicians, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00876482&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026