Super PAC · VA · C00634261
Defend US PAC
Can raise unlimited money from people, companies and unions, and spend it on ads for or against candidates. It can’t give directly to campaigns or coordinate with them.
First filed March 3, 2017. Treasurer: Dustin McIntyre. Connected organization: None. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$1,446,000
- Spent$1,512,783
- Cash on hand$6,576
- Outside spending$350,000
Through reports covering June 30, 2026.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- James Talarico (D)Senate · TX
- Joshua Logan McKee (R)House · AL-02
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $3,795,466 from 24- and 48-hour reports filed after this group’s last regular report, as filed.
Money to parties and other committees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Kentucky First Action | $9,500 |
Who funds it
Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Exceptionalism Institute, INC | Organization | Arlington, VA | May 14, 2026 | $600,000 |
| Conservative Agenda for America, INC | Organization | Sterling, VA | April 13, 2026 | $250,000 |
| American Exceptionalism Institute, INC | Organization | Arlington, VA | April 27, 2026 | $150,000 |
| Affordable Energy Fund PAC | PAC | Alexandria, VA | March 3, 2026 | $95,000 |
| American Exceptionalism Institute, INC | Organization | Arlington, VA | April 28, 2026 | $75,000 |
| A Public Voice, INC | Organization | Thornville, OH | April 30, 2025 | $50,000 |
| A Public Voice | Organization | Thornville, OH | Dec. 19, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Americans United for Values | PAC | Washington, DC | March 3, 2026 | $40,000 |
| Fund for a Working Congress | PAC | Alexandria, VA | March 3, 2026 | $35,000 |
| Leadership for Ohio Fund | PAC | Alexandria, VA | March 4, 2026 | $25,000 |
| Reliable | Organization | Arlington, TX | May 11, 2026 | $20,000 |
| A Public Voice | Organization | Thornville, OH | May 7, 2026 | $20,000 |
| Leadership for Ohio Fund | PAC | Alexandria, VA | March 3, 2026 | $15,000 |
| Building a Strong America | PAC | Washington, DC | March 3, 2026 | $15,000 |
| Bowden MurrayExecutive Chairman, Hanover Company | Person | Huston, TX | May 15, 2026 | $4,000 |
| Safeguard Liberty PAC | PAC | Alexandria, VA | March 3, 2026 | $2,000 |