Super PAC · KS · C00945733
The 1861 Initiative
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 April 1, 2026. Treasurer: Cassandra Tinsmon. Connected organization: None. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$2,818,554
- Spent$2,810,491
- Cash on hand$8,063
- Outside spending$2,651,119
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
- Roger Marshall (R)Senate · KS
- Noah Taylor (D)Senate · KS
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $6,600,000 from 24- and 48-hour reports filed after this group’s last regular report, as filed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Futures Fund | Organization | Sheridan, WY | July 16, 2026 | $1,000,000 |
| Western Futures Fund | Organization | Sheridan, WY | July 1, 2026 | $750,000 |
| Global Impact Social Welfare Fund | Organization | Washington, DC | July 9, 2026 | $300,000 |
| Government That Works PAC | PAC | Washington, DC | July 30, 2026 | $250,000 |
| Western Futures Fund | Organization | Sheridan, WY | July 10, 2026 | $200,000 |
| Way Back PAC | PAC | Sheridan, WY | July 30, 2026 | $200,000 |
| Western Futures Fund | Organization | Sheridan, WY | June 5, 2026 | $59,300 |
| Progressive Vet PAC | PAC | Billings, MT | July 1, 2026 | $47,500 |
| Western Futures Fund | Organization | Sheridan, WY | June 18, 2026 | $10,000 |