PAC · DC · C00741371
Rooted in Community Leadership PAC
A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Leadership PAC (tied to a sitting politician).
First filed March 6, 2020. Treasurer: Lauren Decot Lee. Connected organization: Tlaib. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$182,181
- Spent$297,664
- Cash on hand$10,739
- Outside spending$0
Through reports covering Aug. 31, 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
- William Lawrence (D)House · MI-07
- Donavan McKinney (D)House · MI-13
- André Carson (D)House · IN-07
- Cori Bush (D)House · MO-01
- LaMonica R. McIver (D)House · NJ-10
- Ayanna Pressley (D)House · MA-07
- Greg Casar (D)House · TX-37
- Ilhan Omar (D)House · MN-05
- Graham Platner (D)Senate · ME
- Angie Nixon (D)Senate · FL
- Abdul El-Sayed (D)Senate · MI
- Derek Tran (D)House · CA-45
- Adam Hamawy (D)House · NJ-12
- Chris Rabb (D)House · PA-03
- Junaid Ahmed (D)House · IL-08
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Squad Victory Fund | Committee | Washington, DC | March 24, 2025 | $16,000 |
| The Squad Victory Fund | Committee | Washington, DC | June 27, 2025 | $15,000 |
| The Squad Victory Fund | Committee | Washington, DC | June 26, 2026 | $15,000 |
| The Squad Victory Fund | Committee | Washington, DC | March 27, 2026 | $15,000 |
| The Squad Victory Fund | Committee | Washington, DC | Sept. 29, 2025 | $15,000 |
| The Squad Victory Fund | Committee | Washington, DC | Dec. 22, 2025 | $15,000 |
| Rashida Tlaib for Congress | Campaign | Detroit, MI | Oct. 20, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Baghdadi, KhaldounAttorney, Walkup Melodia | Person | San Francisco, CA | July 22, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Rashida Tlaib for Congress | Campaign | Detroit, MI | June 30, 2025 | $4,283 |
| Scale to Win, LLC | Organization | Santa Ana, CA | June 12, 2025 | $2,375 |
| Makhoul, JohnEngineer, BBN Technologies | Person | Somerville, MA | July 14, 2026 | $1,500 |
| Leslie Herrick-Hay for Dearborn | Committee | Dearborn, MI | Dec. 29, 2025 | $999 |
| Jacob, Denise A.Not Employed, Not Employed | Person | Franklin, MI | Jan. 14, 2025 | $800 |
| Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor 2025 | Committee | Lakeport, CA | June 13, 2025 | $650 |
| Makhdoom, SumeraProperty Management, Southern Oasis | Person | Carbondale, IL | July 18, 2026 | $500 |