Politicians supported
8
distinct FEC recipients
pac · AZ
The Desert Caucus
$80K in PAC contributions is the entire footprint here: no lobbying, no contract awards on record. Data through August 2026.
- $80K
- Combined activity
- $80K
- Contributions
The verdict
The Desert Caucus ranks in the top 71% of 21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity, entirely contribution-driven, anchored by Donald J Bacon -- a sizable PAC history.
- Top 71%
- of 21,666 tracked organizations
- $80K
- campaign contributions
Where The Desert Caucus's total federal influence footprint sits
21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity
$80,000 15291st of 21666 higher than 6,375 of 21,666 organizations
the full population, bucketed by value
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Source FEC contributions, LDA lobbying disclosures, and USASpending federal contracts · August 2026
Lobbying years filed
0
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
0
distinct policy categories
The Desert Caucus's influence activity score
Each tracked channel is percentile-scored against its own national benchmark, then averaged across only the channels that apply to a pac -- not one dollar sum where contract size can drown out everything else.
Overall activity score
F
13/100
Campaign contributions
F
34/100 · $80K
Lobbying expenditures
F
7/100 · $0
Federal contracts
F
2/100 · $0
Independent expenditures
F
10/100 · $0
What The Desert Caucus's recorded federal activity shows
The Desert Caucus, with a disclosed filing address in AZ, has no lobbying disclosures and no federal contracts on record. Its footprint here is entirely campaign giving: a sizable PAC contribution history of $80K reported to the Federal Election Commission, its largest recipient Donald J Bacon.
On the campaign side, The Desert Caucus's PAC contributions reached 8 federal politicians, led by Donald J Bacon at $10K.
Politicians supported
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Donald J Bacon | R | $10K |
| Brendan F Boyle | D | $10K |
| Garland Andy Barr | R | $10K |
| Dina Titus | D | $10K |
| Josh Gottheimer | D | $10K |
| Jacky Rosen | D | $10K |
| Ritchie John Torres | D | $10K |
| Adam Schiff | D | $10K |
Frequently asked questions
How much recorded federal activity does The Desert Caucus have?
The Desert Caucus has a combined recorded federal activity total of $80K, made up of $80K in campaign contributions. This is a convenience sum across three separate official populations, not a measure of causal political influence. Data from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov for 2023-2024.
Which politicians does The Desert Caucus support?
The Desert Caucus contributed $80K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. The Desert Caucus supported 8 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Donald J Bacon ($10K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
Where does the data about The Desert Caucus come from?
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
What is "combined activity" and how is it calculated?
Combined activity (internally total_influence) is a convenience sum of three different official populations: FEC campaign contributions (2024 election cycle), Senate LDA lobbying expenditures (2023 and 2024 filing years, summed), and USAspending federal contract obligations (fiscal year 2024). It is a cross-dataset discovery index only, not causation, effectiveness, or political influence. Channel dollars are shown side by side; see /methodology#cross-stage-populations.
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