Hybrid PAC · WY · C00824342
Way Back PAC
Runs two accounts: a limited one that can give to campaigns, and an unlimited one for independent ads.
First filed Sept. 2, 2022. Treasurer: Ryan Lance. Connected organization: Western Futures Fund. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$5,185,803
- Spent$5,006,500
- Cash on hand$569,152
- Outside spending$34,864
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
- Ben McAdams (D)House · UT-01
- Noah Taylor (D)Senate · KS
- Mary Peltola (D)Senate · AK
- Seth Bodnar (I)Senate · MT
- Denise Powell (D)House · NE-02
- Sharice Davids (D)House · KS-03
- Dan Osborn (I)Senate · NE
- Christina Bohannan (D)House · IA-01
- Bill Hill (I)House · AK
- Chris Backemeyer (D)House · NE-01
- Sarah Trone Garriott (D)House · IA-03
- Don Coover (D)House · KS-02
- Trey Martin (D)House · OK-05
- Lindsay James (D)House · IA-02
- Sam Forstag (D)House · MT-01
- Josh Turek (D)Senate · IA
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Money to parties and other committees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Freedom PAC | $750,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civitech | Organization | Austin, TX | June 26, 2026 | $1,000,000 |
| Western Futures Fund | Committee | Sheridan, WY | Jan. 13, 2026 | $1,000,000 |
| Toolbox | Organization | Arlington, VA | June 3, 2025 | $350,000 |
| Toolbox | Organization | Arlington, VA | April 22, 2026 | $300,000 |
| North Fund | Organization | Washington, DC | June 2, 2026 | $300,000 |
| Rory John GatesAnalyst, Afghan War Commission | Person | Washington, DC | April 1, 2026 | $245,000 |
| Michael NovogratzCEO, Galaxy Digital | Person | New York, NY | March 13, 2026 | $200,000 |
| Debra Ann EfroymsonRetired, Not-Employed | Person | Albuquerque, NM | Oct. 10, 2025 | $195,000 |
| Anthony DavisCEO & CIO, Inherent Group | Person | New York, NY | June 25, 2026 | $150,000 |
| Western Futures Fund | Organization | Sheridan, WY | April 29, 2025 | $125,000 |
| Michelle M. BoyersCEO, Give Forward Foundation | Person | Woodside, CA | June 17, 2026 | $95,000 |
| Lisa MennetTherapist, Cooper House | Person | Seattle, WA | May 21, 2026 | $95,000 |
| Samuel R WaltonOwner, Restoration Works LLC | Person | Larkspur, CA | Oct. 7, 2025 | $95,000 |
| Western Futures Fund | Committee | Sheridan, WY | May 22, 2026 | $75,000 |
| Noah D. SteinLawyer, Self-Employed | Person | New York, NY | April 13, 2026 | $70,000 |
| Noah D. SteinLawyer, Self-Employed | Person | New York, NY | Nov. 6, 2025 | $70,000 |
| Laurie MichaelsNot-Employed, Not-Employed | Person | Fort Worth, TX | Oct. 7, 2025 | $58,000 |
| Regan PritzkerDirector of Impact Investing, Tao Capital Partners LLC | Person | San Francisco, CA | April 2, 2026 | $50,000 |
| Regan PritzkerDirector of Impact Investing, Tao Capital Partners LLC | Person | San Francisco, CA | March 17, 2026 | $50,000 |
| Annette CummingBoard Member, Cumming Foundation | Person | Jackson, WY | May 7, 2026 | $45,000 |
| Brian JacobsonProgrammer, Valve Corporation | Person | Hunts Point, WA | March 23, 2026 | $45,000 |
| Debra Ann EfroymsonRetired, Not-Employed | Person | Albuquerque, NM | Jan. 27, 2026 | $45,000 |
| Django BondermanPhilantropist, Self-Employed | Person | Fort Worth, TX | Oct. 7, 2025 | $45,000 |
| Laurie MichaelsNot-Employed, Not-Employed | Person | Fort Worth, TX | Oct. 28, 2025 | $42,000 |
| Global Impact Social Welfare Fund, INC. | Committee | Alexandria, VA | Nov. 14, 2025 | $30,000 |