Leadership PAC · WI

The Montana Way PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00941633.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $10K 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

Briscoe CainRepublican$3,500
Catalina LaufRepublican$3,500
Adam SchwarzeRepublican$3,500

Run by Thomas Datwyler (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Airbnb Inc. PAC (Airbnb PAC) $2,500 More

On the record

Type: Leadership PAC¹
Based in: Hudson, WI¹

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: Thomas Datwyler¹
Connected to: Jacobsen¹

Who funds it

It reported raising $16K: $13K from individuals and $3,000 from other committees.⁴

Companies, groups and committees⁵

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

Airbnb Inc. PAC (Airbnb PAC)Committee

1 gift

$2,500

Individuals

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

$13K from 9 itemized gifts by individuals⁶
69% came in gifts of $2,000 or more⁶
Top states: Montana $13K⁶

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.²

Raised$16K

Spent$14K

Cash on hand$2,199

Given to candidates and committees$10K

From individuals $13K
From other committees $3,000

Who it gives to

3 candidates, $10K in direct gifts.³

Briscoe Cain RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 9th District (2026)	$3,500
Catalina Lauf RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 19th District (2026)	$3,500
Adam Schwarze RepublicanU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2026)	$3,500

Sources

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

1
FEC committee record: The Montana Way PAC (C00941633)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00941633/
Retrieved October 16, 2026
2
FEC: The Montana Way PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00941633/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
3
FEC: contributions from The Montana Way PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00941633&two_year_transaction_period=2026
Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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
FEC: receipts of The Montana Way PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00941633&two_year_transaction_period=2026
Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
6
FEC: itemized individual contributions to The Montana Way PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00941633&two_year_transaction_period=2026
Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026