Joint fundraising committee · DC
Scalise Leadership Fund
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00568162.
Run by Steve Scalise (sponsor) · Benjamin Ottenhoff (treasurer) More
Biggest funders Koch Industries Inc. PAC (Kochpac) $170K · Forest County Potawatomi Community $150K · Tigua Indian Reservation $100K 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
- Benjamin Ottenhoff2
- Sponsor
- Steve ScaliseRepublican2
Who funds it
It reported raising $10.0M: $6.1M from individuals and $3.9M from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees4
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Koch Industries Inc. PAC (Kochpac)PAC | 2 gifts | $170,000 |
| Forest County Potawatomi CommunityCompany or group | 1 gift | $150,000 |
| Tigua Indian ReservationCompany or group | 2 gifts | $100,000 |
| Valero Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $100,000 |
| At&t Federal PACPAC | 2 gifts | $90,000 |
| Home Depot Inc. PACPAC | 6 gifts | $80,000 |
| National Multifamily Housing Council PACPAC | 2 gifts | $70,000 |
| American Hotel and Lodging Association PACPAC | 6 gifts | $65,000 |
| Charter Communications Inc. PACPAC | 6 gifts | $50,000 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees PACPAC | 6 gifts | $50,000 |
| Synergos Holdings LLCCompany or group | 1 gift | $50,000 |
| Poarch Band of Creek IndiansCompany or group | 5 gifts | $43,500 |
| National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PaPAC | 2 gifts | $40,000 |
| Abbott Laboratories Employee PACPAC | 5 gifts | $35,000 |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company PACPAC | 5 gifts | $35,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $5.4M from 741 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 97% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Louisiana $1.3M, Illinois $961K, Florida $653K, Virginia $375K, Texas $310K6
Where its donors work6
| Uline | 3 gifts | $959,300 |
| Anschutz Group | 2 gifts | $150,000 |
| Herzog Technologies | 1 gifts | $125,000 |
| Cole Scott & Kissane P a | 1 gifts | $100,000 |
| Dan Newlin Law Firm | 1 gifts | $100,000 |
| Golub Capital | 1 gifts | $100,000 |
| KPS Capital Partners | 1 gifts | $100,000 |
| Qol Medical | 1 gifts | $100,000 |
| Bainbridge Companies | 1 gifts | $75,000 |
| World Wide Technology | 2 gifts | $60,000 |
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, 2026.3
- From individuals $6.1M
- From other committees $3.9M
- Other $16K
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Scalise Leadership Fund (C00568162)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00568162/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Scalise Leadership Fundhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00568162/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Scalise Leadership Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00568162/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: receipts of Scalise Leadership Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00568162&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 5FEC bulk data: PAC and party committee summaries, 2025–26 (webk26)https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Scalise Leadership Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00568162&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026