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MICHAEL BEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC (qualified). Lobbyist or registrant PAC.

PAC (qualified)Lobbyist or registrant PACMixed activity · 47% Democratic / 53% Republican · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activityMonthly filer

Financial snapshot

FEC bulk summary totals through Jul 31, 2026

Total receipts$240.8K

FEC reported disbursements$119.5KReported total may include noncash accounting entries

Individual contributions$238.8K

FEC reported cash on hand$145.5K

Coverage Not reported to Jul 31, 2026Contribution refunds $0Debts owed by committee $0Last report Not reported

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Sep 12, 2026 · Index refreshed: Sep 12, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Sep 12, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Sep 12, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate connections

Candidate identity and documented relationships · 2025–2026

Candidate campaign receiving transfers
CALVERT, KENRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · California · District 40
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H2CA37023 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers

Registration details

Locally ingested FEC master-file snapshot for 2025–2026

Committee type: PAC (qualified)
Designation: Lobbyist or registrant PAC
Party affiliation: No party affiliation reported
Treasurer: PHILLIPS, JUSTIN
Filing cadence: Monthly filer
Organization type: Not reported
Connected organization: Not reported
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: ONE SOUTH PINCKNEY STREET · SUITE 700 · MADISON, WI, 53703

Political alignment

Registration, linked-candidate, and disclosed money-flow evidence

Evidence-based classificationMixed activity · 47% Democratic / 53% Republican · 0% unclassifiedMixed activity · 47% Democratic / 53% Republican · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity

FEC registration: PAC (qualified); no party affiliation reported. Classification basis: Inferred from activity. This describes disclosed financial activity, not an official party registration or ideological score. The figures below separately preserve the filer’s Schedule E support and opposition designations.

No candidate support/oppose spending foundThis cycle has no locally ingested Schedule E rows for this committee. Registration, linked-candidate, committee-transfer, and recipient-reported conduit evidence can still establish the alignment shown above.

$0 supporting · $0 opposing · 0 rowsOfficial FEC outside spending ↗

Source & provenance

Trace this profile back to the public record

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash3fe6f4c45f056604c762fadf8d3eb772a63db3009a493b1e589102198dea8ddf

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Financial figures are processed FEC totals and may change when amended reports are filed. Registration fields preserve raw master-file values loaded for the 2025–2026 snapshot.

Contributor	Reported context	Date	Election	Amount	FEC record
PRIEBUS, REINCE`View reported donor profile →`Supports 10% Democratic / 90% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsALEXANDRIA VA 22306	PRESIDENT & CHIEF STRTGST MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICHM5	Apr 30, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
PRIEBUS, REINCE`View reported donor profile →`Supports

Recipient	Purpose	Date	Amount	FEC record
ARISTOTLE INTERNATIONALWASHINGTON, DC	PAYMENT TO PAC COMPLIANCE FIRMF3X 21B	Mar 25, 2026	$15,392	FEC disbursement search ↗
DCCC`C00000935`WASHINGTON, DC	24KM3 24KLinked: C00000935	Feb 24, 2026	$15,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
NRSC`C00027466`WASHINGTON, DC	24KM2 24KLinked: C00027466	Jan 29, 2026	$15,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
ARISTOTLE INTERNATIONALWASHINGTON, DC	PAYMENT TO PAC COMPLIANCE FIRMF3X 21B	Jun 16, 2025	$7,330	FEC disbursement search ↗
ARISTOTLE INTERNATIONALWASHINGTON, DC	PAYMENT TO PAC COMPLIANCE FIRMF3X 21B	Jan 22, 2026	$7,330	FEC disbursement search ↗
KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE`C00257337`CORONA, CA	24KM7 24KLinked: C00257337	Jun 1, 2026	$5,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
KATHERINE CLARK MAJORITY FUND`C00831669`WASHINGTON, DC	24KM8 24KLinked: C00831669	Jul 15, 2026	$2,500	FEC disbursement search ↗
JULIA LETLOW FOR LOUISIANA`C00935411`BATON ROUGE, LA	24KM8 24KLinked: C00935411	Jul 16, 2026	$2,500	FEC disbursement search ↗
MCCOLLUM FOR CONGRESS`C00354688`ST. PAUL, MN	24KM8 24KLinked: C00354688	Jul 15, 2026	$2,500	FEC disbursement search ↗
PAXTON VICTORY`C00952218`NEWPORT, KY	24KM7 24KLinked: C00952218	Jun 1, 2026	$2,500	FEC disbursement search ↗

MICHAEL BEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

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