Hybrid PAC · AZ · C00906230

Defend the Taxpayers PAC

Runs two accounts: a limited one that can give to campaigns, and an unlimited one for independent ads.

Treasurer: Shea Nafaji. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $77,883
  • Spent
    $63,539
  • Cash on hand
    $14,344
  • Outside spending
    $10,250

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.

Donors and outside spending

Dylan Tevlin$20KLynda Barber$5KJohn Berndt$4KErin Barnes$2KJennifer Allen$2KJared Black$2KEveryone else$43KAgainst Jay Feely (R)$10KDefend the Taxpayers PAC
  • Raised from its largest donors
  • Outside spending for
  • Outside spending against

Left: what the group raised, from reports through Oct. 14, 2026. Donors are its largest single contributions. “Everyone else” is the rest of what it raised; select it to see more donors. Right: its outside spending through Oct. 30, 2026, including 24- and 48-hour reports. The two sides come from different reports, so they don’t add up to each other.

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
    • Against$10K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $10,250 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race pages.

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. 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.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Dylan TevlinResearch Director, Koch IndustiesPersonScottsdale, AZNov. 18, 2025$20,000
Lynda BarberRetired, Not EmployedPersonScottsdale, AZNov. 18, 2025$5,000
John BerndtRetired, Not EmployedPersonScottsdale, AZOct. 1, 2025$4,000
Erin BarnesRealtor, Self EmployedPersonChandler, AZNov. 17, 2025$2,000
Jennifer AllenAttorney, Zwillinger WulkanPersonPhoenix, AZNov. 15, 2025$2,000
Jared BlackRetired, Not EmployedPersonScottsdale, AZFeb. 17, 2026$2,000
Jeffrey WeismanRetired, Not EmployedPersonParadise Valley, AZApril 26, 2026$1,000
Linda MighdollRetired, Not EmployedPersonRio Verde, AZJune 10, 2026$1,000
Lori HowardRetired, Not EmployedPersonScottsdale, AZApril 26, 2026$1,000
Janie EllisNot Employed, RetiredPersonScottsdale, AZApril 3, 2026$1,000
Kim BeatriceRetired, Not EmployedPersonCarefree, AZMay 15, 2026$1,000
Kathleen Schanus-GohlRetired, Not EmployedPersonFountain Hills, AZSept. 22, 2025$1,000
Barbara DompeRetired, Not EmployedPersonFountain Hills, AZSept. 13, 2025$1,000
Bryn DefuscoAttorney, Defusco Law PLCPersonScottsdale, AZAug. 15, 2025$1,000
Beth JoffeRetired, Not EmployedPersonScottsdale, AZFeb. 13, 2026$1,000
Mark GrodskyOwner, Hobe LabsPersonPhoenix, AZFeb. 13, 2026$1,000
Robin GrahamRetired, Not EmployedPersonScottsdale, AZFeb. 13, 2026$1,000
Eric LindstromRetired, Not EmployedPersonScottsdale, AZMay 12, 2026$500
Anne DurningRetired, Not EmployedPersonPhoenix, AZApril 26, 2026$500
William BabbRetired, Not EmployedPersonPhoenix, AZMay 22, 2026$500

See every contribution to Defend the Taxpayers PAC on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.