Leadership PAC · DC
Rooted in Community Leadership PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00741371.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $68K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- William LawrenceDemocrat$8,000
- Donavan McKinneyDemocrat$5,000
- LaMonica McIverDemocrat$5,000
- Angela NixonDemocrat$5,000
- Greg CasarDemocrat$5,000
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
- Lauren Decot Lee1
Who funds it
It reported raising $182K: $78K from individuals and $5,999 from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| The Squad Victory FundCommittee | 6 gifts | $91,000 |
| Rashida Tlaib for CongressCandidate's campaign | 1 gift | $5,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $25K from 189 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 20% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: California $6,665, Michigan $4,420, Maryland $3,250, Massachusetts $3,208, New York $1,6966
Where its donors work6
| Walkup Melodia | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| BBN Technologies | 3 gifts | $2,500 |
| Bloom City Club | 1 gifts | $500 |
| 1 gifts | $500 | |
| Southern Oasis | 1 gifts | $500 |
| Storey Engineering Group | 1 gifts | $400 |
| Cause Lab | 4 gifts | $316 |
| True North Compliance Services | 1 gifts | $250 |
| Keller Rohrback | 6 gifts | $150 |
| Keller Williams | 7 gifts | $140 |
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 $78K
- From other committees $5,999
- Other $98K
Who it gives to
15 candidates, $68K in direct gifts.3
| William Lawrence DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 7th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Donavan McKinney DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 13th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| LaMonica McIver DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 10th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Angela Nixon DemocratU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $5,000 |
| Greg Casar DemocratU.S. House, Texas 37th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Abdul El-Sayed DemocratU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026) | $5,000 |
| André Carson DemocratU.S. House, Indiana 7th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ilhan Omar DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Cori Bush DemocratU.S. House, Missouri 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Graham Platner DemocratU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ayanna Pressley DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 7th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Derek Tran DemocratU.S. House, California 45th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Junaid Ahmed DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 8th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Chris Rabb DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Adam Hamawy DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 12th District (2026) | $2,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Rooted in Community Leadership PAC (C00741371)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00741371/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Rooted in Community Leadership PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00741371/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Rooted in Community Leadership PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00741371&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 Rooted in Community Leadership PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00741371&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Rooted in Community Leadership PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00741371&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026