Candidates targeted
2
races with outside spending
pac · MT
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
An outside-spending committee: $105K in independent expenditures ($28K supporting, $77K opposing candidates) - reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign.
- $105K
- Independent expenditures
- $28K
- Supporting
- $77K
- Opposing
- $5K
- Contributions
The verdict
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION is an outside-spending committee: it made $105K in independent expenditures across 2 candidates, mostly opposing ($77K).
- $28K
- spent supporting candidates
- $77K
- spent opposing candidates
- $5K
- direct contributions
Supporting
$28K
independent expenditures for
Opposing
$77K
independent expenditures against
Independent expenditures by LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Money this committee spent independently to support or oppose candidates, reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign and not coordinated with it.
- $105K
- Total outside spending
- $28K
- Supporting
- $77K
- Opposing
| Candidate | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| R. Jon Tester | - | $77K |
| Tim Sheehy | $28K | - |
What LEADERSHIP IN ACTION's recorded federal activity shows
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION is an outside-spending committee: rather than contributing to candidates' committees, it reported $105K in independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission - $28K advocating for candidates and $77K opposing them, across 2 races. By law these expenditures are made independently of, and uncoordinated with, any campaign, and they are not subject to contribution limits, which is how a single committee can deploy this scale of money. They are reported here separately from contributions because they are a fundamentally different mechanism of political influence.
On the campaign side, LEADERSHIP IN ACTION's PAC contributions reached 1 federal politicians, led by Tim Sheehy at $5K.
Politicians supported
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Sheehy | R | $5K |
Frequently asked questions
How much recorded federal activity does LEADERSHIP IN ACTION have?
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION has a combined recorded federal activity total of $5K, made up of $5K 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 LEADERSHIP IN ACTION support?
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION contributed $5K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. LEADERSHIP IN ACTION supported 1 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Tim Sheehy ($5K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
Where does the data about LEADERSHIP IN ACTION 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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Every figure on PlainInfluence is rendered directly from official FEC, Senate LDA and USAspending records, no number is typed in by an editor. Contribution, lobbying, and contract totals are aggregated directly from FEC, Senate LDA, and USAspending bulk data, no figure is hand-entered. Disclosed contributions, lobbying, and contracts are lawful, regulated activities, appearing on this page is not an allegation of wrongdoing. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our disclaimer, or report a data error. Data current as of 2023-2024.