COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC
RepublicanLinked candidatePAC (qualified) · Leadership PAC · Quarterly filerC00634774
Overview
- Raised
- $16.7Mvs $9.8M 2023–2024
- Spent
- $14Mvs $9.3M 2023–2024
- Cash on hand
- $3.3Mvs $554.6K 2023–2024
- Debts owed
- $0vs $0 2023–2024
OpenFEC processed totals through Oct 14, 2026; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as the committee reported them; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.
Purpose and activities
2025–2026 · Background research
Stated purpose
AI summary of cited sources · Not FEC reportedCommon Sense for America PAC supports candidates who lead with common sense, defending core American values against the radical left and progressive extremists. The PAC aims to elect leaders with backbone to restore common sense, hard work, and traditional values, ensuring America's future is brighter.
Inferred focus
Inferred from documented evidence · Not a finding of motiveThe PAC focuses on electing conservative leaders who will champion traditional American values and limited government, countering what it perceives as the "radical left" and "woke elitists." It aims to support candidates who align with the principles advocated by its Honorary Chairman, U.S. Senator John Kennedy, emphasizing freedom of speech, economic liberty, and parental rights.
- Conservative Values
- Limited Government
- Parental Rights
- Freedom of Speech
Reported activity
FEC reported · Summary coverage through Jun 30, 2026 · Snapshot Sep 6, 2026
| Metric | Amount | % of reported disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | $11,016,517 | — |
Candidate connections
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORERepublicanFEC reportedU.S. Senate · West Virginia · Statewide
Receiving campaign: CAPITO FOR WEST VIRGINIA
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID:
S4WV00159· 2025–2026 reporting cycleCandidate campaign receiving transfers
Money in
Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$4.9M
- Unitemized individual contributions$11.2M
- Other committees$374.5K
Top contributors
- FRIENDS OF KENNEDY90% Republican-aligned activity · 10% unclassifiedInferred from activity$150.2K4 contributions
- ANONYMOUS, ANONYMOUSRepublicanDerived from contributions$90.6K2,015 contributions
- RETTERATH, MARIAN L97% RepublicanDerived from contributions$22.7K10 contributions
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$13.5M
- Contributions to committees$245K
- Contribution refunds$108.6K
- Other disbursements$113.4K
Largest disbursements
- MDI IMAGING & MAIL$422.7KDIRECT MAIL COSTS · Aug 3, 2026
- HSP DIRECT, LLC$185.8KDIRECT MAIL COSTS · Sep 10, 2026
- HSP DIRECT, LLC$156.8KDIRECT MAIL COSTS · Sep 16, 2026
- PLANET DIRECT MAIL$150KDIRECT MAIL COSTS · Aug 28, 2026
- PLANET DIRECT MAIL$150KDIRECT MAIL COSTS · Jul 24, 2026
- MDI IMAGING & MAIL$150KDIRECT MAIL COSTS · Aug 24, 2026
- FULFILLMENT SOLUTIONS$150KDIRECT MAIL COSTS · May 21, 2026
- FULFILLMENT SOLUTIONS$150K
Money network · top contributors and recipients as a graph
Records
Registration
- Committee type
- PAC (qualified)
- Designation
- Leadership PAC
- Party affiliation
- No party affiliation reported
- Treasurer
- VANDERBROOK, WILLIAM CPA
- Filing cadence
- Quarterly filer
- Organization type
- Not reported
- Connected organization
- KENNEDY
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026, 2024
- Registered address
- 3337 N. HULLEN ST. · SUITE 301 · METAIRIE, LA, 70002
Relationships
FEC-reported relationships
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Political alignment
Registration, linked-candidate, and disclosed money-flow evidence
FEC registration: PAC (qualified); no party affiliation reported. Classification basis: Linked candidate. 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.
- Supporting
- $101,122
- Opposing
- $0