Politicians supported
16
distinct FEC recipients
pac · SD
Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC
A substantial campaign-giving-only footprint: $150K in PAC contributions, no lobbying or contract activity on record. Data through August 2026.
- $150K
- Combined activity
- $150K
- Contributions
The verdict
Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC ranks in the top 55% of 21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity, driven entirely by a substantial PAC contribution history, topped by giving to Kevin Mr. Cramer.
- Top 55%
- of 21,666 tracked organizations
- $150K
- campaign contributions
Where Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC's total federal influence footprint sits
21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity
$150,000 11914th of 21666 higher than 9,752 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
Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC'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
19/100
Campaign contributions
D
55/100 · $150K
Lobbying expenditures
F
7/100 · $0
Federal contracts
F
2/100 · $0
Independent expenditures
F
10/100 · $0
What Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC's recorded federal activity shows
Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC, with a disclosed filing address in SD, shows no lobbying or contract activity in this dataset -- the entire tracked footprint is campaign giving: $150K in PAC contributions reported to the FEC, led by giving to Kevin Mr. Cramer.
On the campaign side, Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC's PAC contributions reached 16 federal politicians, led by Kevin Mr. Cramer at $10K.
Politicians supported
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mr. Cramer | R | $10K |
| James E. Hon. Banks | R | $10K |
| James Conley Ii Justice | R | $10K |
| Rafael Edward Ted Cruz | R | $10K |
| Tim Sheehy | R | $10K |
| Dave Mccormick | R | $10K |
| Michael J Rogers | R | $10K |
| Julie Fedorchak | R | $10K |
| Eric D Hovde | R | $10K |
| Bernie Moreno | R | $10K |
| Larry Hogan | R | $10K |
| Kari Lake | R | $10K |
| Nella Louise Louise Domenici | R | $10K |
| Dusty Johnson | R | $10K |
| Rick Sen Scott | R | $5K |
| John Curtis | R | $5K |
Nationwide peers with similar federal activity
Cross-state nearest neighbors on two independent axes, combined tracked activity and Senate LDA lobbying spend, so the lattice is not filing-state containment.
Similar combined federal activity
Other organizations with nearest total contributions + lobbying + contracts ($150K here), outside SD filing-state peers.
Frequently asked questions
How much recorded federal activity does Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC have?
Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC has a combined recorded federal activity total of $150K, made up of $150K 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 Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC support?
Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC contributed $150K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC supported 16 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Kevin Mr. Cramer ($10K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
Where does the data about Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC 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 traces to a real FEC, LDA, or USASpending filing; contribution and lobbying totals are not the same as spending on any specific outcome.
According to the Federal Election Commission and the Senate Office of Public Records, more than 14,000 political action committees and over 12,500 lobbying registrants filed disclosure reports covering the 2024 election cycle and calendar-year 2024 lobbying period respectively. Every figure on this page comes from official FEC, Senate LDA, or USAspending.gov filings, described on our methodology page. Data was last updated in August 2026.
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