Candidates targeted
29
races with outside spending
pac · GA
PROTECT FREEDOM
An outside-spending committee: $8.3M in independent expenditures ($6.9M supporting, $1.3M opposing candidates) - reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign.
- $8.3M
- Independent expenditures
- $6.9M
- Supporting
- $1.3M
- Opposing
The verdict
PROTECT FREEDOM is an outside-spending committee: it made $8.3M in independent expenditures across 29 candidates, mostly supporting ($6.9M).
- $6.9M
- spent supporting candidates
- $1.3M
- spent opposing candidates
Supporting
$6.9M
independent expenditures for
Opposing
$1.3M
independent expenditures against
Independent expenditures by PROTECT FREEDOM
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.
- $8.3M
- Total outside spending
- $6.9M
- Supporting
- $1.3M
- Opposing
| Candidate | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Hamilton | $1.5M | - |
| Michael J Rogers | - | $1.1M |
| Robert G. Hon. Good | $809K | - |
| Stewart Jones | $789K | - |
| Joseph Kent | $788K | - |
| Trent Staggs | $720K | - |
| Rick Becker | $585K | - |
| Thomas H. Massie | $559K | - |
| Alexander X Mooney | $328K | - |
| Matt Gaetz | $190K | - |
| Justin Amash | $181K | - |
| Scott Perry | $114K | - |
| Kamala Harris | - | $100K |
| Julie Fedorchak | - | $82K |
| Russell Prescott | $68K | - |
| Thomas More Barrett | $35K | - |
| Lily Tang Williams | $35K | - |
| Scott Baugh | $35K | - |
| Eli Crane | $35K | - |
| Austin Leo Theriault | $35K | - |
What PROTECT FREEDOM's influence footprint shows
PROTECT FREEDOM is an outside-spending committee: rather than contributing to candidates' committees, it reported $8.3M in independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission - $6.9M advocating for candidates and $1.3M opposing them, across 29 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.
Viewing contributions, lobbying, and contracts side-by-side is the key to reading this organization's relationship with the federal government: campaign giving signals which lawmakers are prioritized, lobbying expenditures signal which policy outcomes are being pursued, and contract awards signal where procurement decisions have already landed. Each component is independently sourced from official government disclosures covering the 2023-2024 period.
Frequently asked questions
How much political influence does PROTECT FREEDOM have?
PROTECT FREEDOM has a combined political influence footprint of $0, which includes $0 in campaign contributions, $0 in lobbying expenditures, and $0 in federal contracts. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
Where does the data about PROTECT FREEDOM 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 "total influence" and how is it calculated?
Total influence is the sum of an organization's campaign contributions, lobbying spending, and federal contract values. It provides a single metric for comparing the overall political and economic footprint of organizations in the federal arena. Each component is independently sourced from official government filings.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify the underlying filings at fec.gov/data.
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