Leadership PAC · VA

Spicy Pete's Leadership Fund

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00937698.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $4,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 0%Helps Republicans 100%

Backs

  1. Robert SmullenRepublican$3,500
  2. Mike LipetriRepublican$1,000

Run by John Plishka (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Leadership PAC1
Based in
Mclean, VA1

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
John Plishka1
Connected to
Oberacker Victory1

Who funds it

It reported raising $5,000: $5,000 from individuals and $0 from other committees.4

Individuals

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

  • $5,000 from 1 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 100% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Texas $5,0006

Where its donors work6

Agradigm1 gifts$5,000

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 June 30, 2026.2

Raised$5,000
Spent$4,757
Cash on hand$243
Given to candidates and committees$4,500
  • From individuals $5,000

Who it gives to

2 candidates, $4,500 in direct gifts.3

Robert Smullen RepublicanU.S. House, New York 21st District (2026)$3,500
Mike Lipetri RepublicanU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Spicy Pete's Leadership Fund (C00937698)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00937698/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Spicy Pete's Leadership Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00937698/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Spicy Pete's Leadership Fund to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00937698&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · 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
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Spicy Pete's Leadership Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00937698&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026