Leadership PAC · VA

Wild and Wonderful PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00489336.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $205K 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. James E. RischUnknown$10K
  2. Jon HustedRepublican$10K
  3. Susan M. CollinsRepublican$10K
  4. Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican$10K
  5. Michael J RogersRepublican$10K

Run by Beverly Shea (treasurer) More

Biggest funders One Team Senate Majority $83K · Capito Victory $57K · Dakota-wild and Wonderful 2023 Committee $24K More

On the record

Type
Leadership PAC1
Based in
Arlington, 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
Beverly Shea1
Connected to
Capito1

Who funds it

It reported raising $1.0M: $224K from individuals and $608K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

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

One Team Senate MajorityCommittee7 gifts$83,422
Capito VictoryCommittee3 gifts$56,895
Dakota-wild and Wonderful 2023 CommitteeCommittee2 gifts$24,045
Dakota-wild and Wonderful 2026 CommitteePAC1 gift$13,000
American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/pac)PAC2 gifts$10,000
American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association PPAC2 gifts$10,000
Applied Research Associates Inc. Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
Archipac -the American Institute of ArchitectsPAC2 gifts$10,000
Associated General Contractors PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
CSX Corp Good Government FundPAC2 gifts$10,000
Dominion Energy Inc. Political Action Committee - DominionPAC2 gifts$10,000
Employees of RTX Corporation Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
Enterprise Holdings Inc. Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
Firstenergy Corp PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Koch Industries PACPAC2 gifts$10,000

Individuals

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

  • $224K from 65 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 97% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: West Virginia $47K, New York $35K, Pennsylvania $25K, Texas $22K, California $22K6

Where its donors work6

Arnold Ventures4 gifts$20,000
Necessity Ventures4 gifts$20,000
Acme General2 gifts$10,000
Cmi23 gifts$10,000
Eqt2 gifts$10,000
Pivotal Ventures2 gifts$10,000
Wvu School of Pharmacy2 gifts$10,000
Ergon3 gifts$7,500
Lne Group2 gifts$6,500
Aegis1 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 August 31, 2026.2

Raised$1.0M
Spent$834K
Cash on hand$448K
Given to candidates and committees$360K
  • From individuals $224K
  • From other committees $608K
  • Other $213K

Who it gives to

28 candidates, $225K in direct gifts.3

James E. Risch UnknownU.S. Senate, Idaho (2026)$10,000
Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$10,000
Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$10,000
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$10,000
Michael J Rogers RepublicanU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026)$10,000
Candidate S4NE00173 (FEC record)$10,000
Michael Whatley RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026)$10,000
Carol D. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 1st District (2026)$10,000
Riley M. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026)$10,000
Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026)$10,000
Steve Daines RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026)$10,000
Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026)$10,000
John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$10,000
John E Sununu RepublicanU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026)$10,000
Kurt Alme RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026)$10,000
Darline Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026)$10,000
Ashley Hinson RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Markwayne Mullin RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2026)$5,000
Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026)$5,000
Lindsey O. Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026)$5,000
Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026)$5,000
Elise M. Stefanik RepublicanU.S. House, New York 21st District (2026)$5,000
Michele Tafoya RepublicanU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2026)$5,000
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2026)$5,000
Ashley Hinson Arenholz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026)$5,000
Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2026)$5,000
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Wild and Wonderful PAC (C00489336)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00489336/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Wild and Wonderful PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00489336/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Wild and Wonderful PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00489336&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
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026