PaidForPolitics

Super PAC · NV · C00835967

Conservatives for American Excellence INC.

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 23, 2023. Treasurer: Chrissie Hastie. Connected organization: Gruters for Florida. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $17,179,172
  • Spent
    $13,254,667
  • Cash on hand
    $4,917,197
  • Outside spending
    $11,437,708

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
  1. Rick Brattin (R)House · MO-05
    • Against$1.2M
  2. Sydney Gruters (R)House · FL-16
    • For$1.0M
  3. Clay Fuller (R)House · GA-14
    • For$998K
  4. Jason Edward Speir (R)House · FL-16
    • Against$860K
  5. Aftyn Behn (D)House · TN-07
    • Against$767K
  6. Mark Teixeira (R)House · TX-21
    • For$633K
  7. Keith Gross (R)House · FL-02
    • Against$502K
  8. Chris Gober (R)House · TX-10
    • For$474K
  9. Brent Taylor (R)House · TN-09
    • For$468K
  10. Shawn Harris (D)House · GA-14
    • Against$446K
  11. Joseph Michael Barrett (R)House · TN-07
    • Against$312K
  12. Matt Van Epps (R)House · TN-07
    • For$297K
  13. James Arnold Settelmeyer (R)House · NV-02
    • For$273K
  14. Tom Sell (R)House · TX-19
    • For$256K
  15. Rhett Marques (R)House · AL-02
    • For$255K
  16. Alex Mealer (R)House · TX-09
    • For$245K
  17. Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R)House · SC-01
    • For$235K
  18. Mark Smith (R)House · SC-01
    • Against$221K
  19. David Flippo (R)House · NV-02
    • Against$219K
  20. Joe Strada (R)House · FL-11
    • For$218K

Showing the top 20 of 29 candidates.

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.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MAJuly 13, 2026$3,350,000
Kenneth GriffinFounder & CEO, CitadelPersonMiami, FLMay 1, 2026$3,000,000
Paul SingerCo-Ceo & President, Elliott Investment ManagementPersonPalm Beach, FLAug. 21, 2026$1,000,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MAJan. 6, 2026$1,000,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MAMarch 30, 2026$936,000
Paul SingerCo-Ceo & President, Elliott Investment ManagementPersonPalm Beach, FLDec. 3, 2025$750,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MADec. 23, 2025$700,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MANov. 13, 2025$650,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MADec. 29, 2025$600,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MAJan. 26, 2026$500,000
Ardleigh Impact Corp.OrganizationSpringfield, VADec. 4, 2025$500,000
Friends of Joe GrutersPACGainesville, FLJuly 15, 2026$400,000
Friends of Joe GrutersPACGainesville, FLJuly 9, 2026$350,000
Portage Capital LLCOrganizationNew York, NYFeb. 27, 2026$350,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MAMay 6, 2026$275,000
Florida Conservatives UnitedPACTallahassee, FLJuly 20, 2026$250,000
Alliance for Economic FreedomOrganizationWashington, DCJune 30, 2026$250,000
Friends of Joe GrutersPACGainesville, FLApril 24, 2026$250,000
Ardleigh Impact Corp.OrganizationSpringfield, VAApril 20, 2026$250,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MAJune 11, 2026$215,000
Peterson Solutions FundOrganizationNew York, NYFeb. 13, 2026$215,000
Paul SingerCo-Ceo & President, Elliott Investment ManagementPersonPalm Beach, FLMarch 10, 2025$200,000
Conservative Americans PACPACBeverly, MADec. 10, 2025$116,513
Friends of Joe GrutersPACGainesville, FLAug. 3, 2026$100,000
LT Investments 2 LLCOrganizationDavie, FLJune 12, 2026$100,000