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Defending Our Values PAC

Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$1,104,415

Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only), registered with the FEC on 2025-11-25. Republican-side independent expenditure arm; FEC-stated affiliate of Jobs and Democracy PAC. FEC Form 1 lists JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC as an affiliated committee. Dollar figures on this profile are FEC Schedule A receipts and Schedule E independent expenditures for the 2026 cycle; they are not blended.

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Tracked PAC giving

$7,301,653

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$8,406,068

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Connections

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The Money Trail

How money associated with Defending Our Values PAC flowed

Defending Our Values PAC is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.

$12.6M
15 transactions across 12 counterparties

PUBLIC FIRST ACTION INC. directed $4.8M to Defending Our Values PAC across 3 contributions between February 2026 and July 2026.

Feb 2026 – Jul 2026individual

PUBLIC FIRST ACTION directed $3.0M to Defending Our Values PAC.

Apr 2026individual

Defending Our Values PAC spent $896K supporting DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR. across 2 contributions.

May 2026independent expenditure

Defending Our Values PAC spent $800K supporting Hern (OK).

May 2026independent expenditure

Defending Our Values PAC spent $564K supporting Maloy.

May 2026independent expenditure

Defending Our Values PAC also is connected by money to 7 other entities totaling $2.4M.

$12.6M tracked across 12 counterparties

Dark Money Spending

Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.

Dark money IEs (Form 5)

$7,301,653

Form 5 Independent Expenditures Filed

Target CandidateAmountSupport/OpposeDate
Hern (OK)$799,950SupportingMay 11, 2026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$600,516SupportingMay 8, 2026
Maloy$564,435SupportingMay 27, 2026
Scott M. Singer$546,390SupportingJul 27, 2026
Daniel John Franzese$546,390OpposingJul 27, 2026
Alexandra Mealer$325,878SupportingApr 29, 2026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$295,865SupportingMay 8, 2026
Rhett Marques$281,150SupportingJul 24, 2026
Ricketts, Pete$250,000SupportingFeb 10, 2026
John Cowan$197,728SupportingMay 28, 2026
Maloy$179,500SupportingMay 26, 2026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$175,535SupportingFeb 23, 2026
Rhett Marques$160,000SupportingJul 24, 2026
John Cowan$150,000SupportingMay 22, 2026
Rhett Marques$148,575SupportingJul 20, 2026
Scott M. Singer$129,760SupportingJul 27, 2026
Daniel John Franzese$129,760OpposingJul 27, 2026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$127,694SupportingFeb 20, 2026
Alexandra Mealer$110,438SupportingFeb 19, 2026
John Cowan$92,150SupportingMay 27, 2026

Source: FEC Form 5 filings. Independent expenditures by organizations not registered as political committees.

Methodology Disclosure

Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.

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Donations Given

RecipientAmountDateCycle
Hern (OK)$799,950May 11, 20262026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$600,516May 8, 20262026
Maloy$564,435May 27, 20262026
Scott M. Singer$546,390Jul 27, 20262026
Daniel John Franzese$546,390Jul 27, 20262026
Alexandra Mealer$325,878Apr 29, 20262026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$295,865May 8, 20262026
Rhett Marques$281,150Jul 24, 20262026
Ricketts, Pete$250,000Feb 10, 20262026
John Cowan$197,728May 28, 20262026
Maloy$179,500May 26, 20262026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$175,535Feb 23, 20262026
Rhett Marques$160,000Jul 24, 20262026
John Cowan$150,000May 22, 20262026
Rhett Marques$148,575Jul 20, 20262026
Scott M. Singer$129,760Jul 27, 20262026
Daniel John Franzese$129,760Jul 27, 20262026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$127,694Feb 20, 20262026
Alexandra Mealer$110,438Feb 19, 20262026
John Cowan$92,150May 27, 20262026
Rhett Marques$80,000Jul 20, 20262026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$66,669May 8, 20262026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$59,838Feb 24, 20262026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$53,088Feb 20, 20262026
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$53,088Feb 24, 20262026
John Cowan$49,962Jun 15, 20262026
Rhett Marques$48,749Jul 21, 20262026
Rhett Marques$47,369Jul 27, 20262026
Rhett Marques$47,369Jul 23, 20262026
Rhett Marques$47,336Jul 31, 20262026
Rhett Marques$42,180Jul 31, 20262026
Rhett Marques$42,180Jul 31, 20262026
Maloy$41,548May 28, 20262026
Maloy$41,548May 29, 20262026
Maloy$41,548Jun 2, 20262026
Maloy$41,548Jun 8, 20262026
Maloy$41,548Jun 12, 20262026
Alexandra Mealer$40,606Feb 24, 20262026
Maloy$36,643Jun 12, 20262026
Alexandra Mealer$36,346Feb 20, 20262026
Alexandra Mealer$36,346Feb 24, 20262026
Scott M. Singer$25,305Aug 3, 20262026
Scott M. Singer$25,305Jul 29, 20262026
Scott M. Singer$24,590Aug 4, 20262026
Scott M. Singer$23,873Jul 22, 20262026
Alexandra Mealer$20,080Apr 29, 20262026
Alexandra Mealer$20,080May 1, 20262026
Briscoe Rowell Cain III$20,080May 6, 20262026
Briscoe Rowell Cain III$20,080May 8, 20262026
Briscoe Rowell Cain III$20,080May 20, 20262026

Donations Received

DonorAmountDateCycle
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION INC.$3,000,000Jul 16, 20262026
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION$3,000,000Apr 16, 20262026
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION INC.$1,500,000Feb 24, 20262026
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION INC.$350,000Feb 17, 20262026
Public First$300,000Feb 11, 20262026
Jan Leike$100,000Feb 23, 20262026
Todor Mihaylov Markov$50,000May 13, 20262026
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION INC.$50,000Dec 24, 20252026
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION INC.$18,584Jun 30, 20262026
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION$16,484Apr 30, 20262026
WFW ACTION FUND$10,000Feb 18, 20262026
Donovan Liam$5,000Mar 19, 20262026
Peter Lofgren$5,000Mar 28, 20262026
FISHER, MATTHEW$1,000Mar 31, 20262026

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Affiliated withJobs and Democracy PACDefending Our Values PAC's FEC Statement of Organization (Form 1) lists Jobs and Democracy PAC as an affiliated committee.Source
OpposedDaniel John Franzese$715,675 in independent expenditures opposing this candidate across 8 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-07-24 to 2026-08-03), 2026 cycle.Source
Advocated forHern (OK)$808,341 in independent expenditures supporting this candidate across 2 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-05-11 to 2026-05-12), 2026 cycle.Source
Advocated forRhett Marques$944,908 in independent expenditures supporting this candidate across 10 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-07-20 to 2026-07-31), 2026 cycle.Source
Advocated forDE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.$1,492,321 in independent expenditures supporting this candidate across 14 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-02-20 to 2026-05-15), 2026 cycle.Source
Advocated forMaloy$998,739 in independent expenditures supporting this candidate across 9 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-05-26 to 2026-06-12), 2026 cycle.Source
Advocated forAlexandra Mealer$646,325 in independent expenditures supporting this candidate across 12 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-02-18 to 2026-05-20), 2026 cycle.Source
Advocated forJohn Cowan$501,840 in independent expenditures supporting this candidate across 5 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-05-22 to 2026-06-15), 2026 cycle.Source
Advocated forScott M. Singer$832,836 in independent expenditures supporting this candidate across 14 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-07-22 to 2026-08-06), 2026 cycle.Source
OpposedBriscoe Rowell Cain III$98,042 in independent expenditures opposing this candidate across 5 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-05-06 to 2026-05-20), 2026 cycle.Source
Advocated forRicketts, Pete$262,625 in independent expenditures supporting this candidate across 3 FEC Schedule E lines (2026-02-10 to 2026-04-22), 2026 cycle.Source
Affiliated withPublic FirstPublic First's FEC Statement of Organization (Form 1) lists Defending Our Values PAC as an affiliated committee.Source