PAC · VA
Rural America Rising
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00893529.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $4,409 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Joy PowersDemocrat$2,409
- Adam MurphyDemocrat$2,000
Run by Lorna J Moritz (treasurer) More
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
- Lorna J Moritz1
Who funds it
It reported raising $81K: $75K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $8,771 from 38 itemized gifts by individuals7
- Top states: Virginia $4,899, California $1,817, Massachusetts $1,200, Oregon $500, Texas $2507
Where its donors work7
| Be Well Now | 1 gifts | $1,500 |
| Mcarthurglen | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Donald H Henley | 3 gifts | $700 |
| Apple | 1 gifts | $500 |
| Reitred | 1 gifts | $500 |
| Always Bee Cleaning | 4 gifts | $90 |
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
- From individuals $75K
- Other $5,898
Who it gives to
1 candidates, $2,000 in direct gifts.3
| Adam Murphy DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $2,000 |
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 19, 2026, later than the summary above.4
Spent to help: $2,409
| Joy Powers DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $2,409 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Rural America Rising (C00893529)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00893529/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Rural America Rising financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00893529/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Rural America Rising to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00893529&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: independent expenditures by Rural America Rising, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00893529&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Rural America Rising, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00893529&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Rural America Rising, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00893529&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026