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The Family Leader PAC

PAC committee · code 9715 · 34 filings on record

$7,703.96 on hand as of the 2026 “May 15 – Jul 14” report. The filing.

Cash on hand at end of period, 2015 to 2026 · hover for details
$7,703
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$38

Where the money comes from

$22,483.72 received across 42 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records. The cash figure also includes $929.81 in interest the campaign's own bank accounts earned ( 27 postings from Central Bank ) — Iowa filings report interest as a Schedule A entry under the bank's name, but it is account income, not a donation, and it is not ranked among the donors below.

Individuals 98% ($21,153.27) · Other organizations 2% ($400.64)

The Family Leader
$250.00 2025-12-30 Central Bank
$150.00 2026-06-30 Community State Bank
$0.64 2023-12-21 Individual gifts (lumped) across 12 gifts, not to scale $21,153.27

Where it goes

$13,285.00 in cash given to other committees this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's own spending reports. Ribbon color is the recipient's declared party; click any name.

■ Republican  ■ Democratic  ■ no party declared  ■ other recipients (grouped)

This committee John Rosenfeld Candidate Commi… · $5,000 Ryan Benn for Madison County · $2,500 Holt For House · $2,000 Wheeler for Representative · $800 Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee · $500 Stone for House · $460 Gustoff for Iowa · $325 Citizens for Jesse Green · $300 Friends of Whitver · $250 Friends of Jon Dunwell · $200 Sinclair for Iowa · $200 Brooke Boden for Iowa House · $150 Wills for Iowa · $150 Rowley for Iowa Senate · $100 6 more recipients · $350

Where the money went

$28,577.39 in 39 payments to 26 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2026-06-05. Its Spent column below is the full reported figure; where that is larger, the difference is spending the state's itemized file does not carry — most recently because the newest reports have not reached it yet.

Paid to Total Payments
Campaign HQ $9,667.00 2
John Rosenfeld Candidate Committee $5,000.00 1
Ryan Benn for Madison County $2,500.00 1
Silas Hoffman $2,269.00 1
Holt For House $2,000.00 2
Ethan Forsyth $1,980.00 1
The Family Leader $966.03 3
Wheeler for Representative $800.00 3
Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee $500.00 2
Stone for House $460.00 3
Gavin Walters $407.50 1
Gustoff for Iowa $325.00 2

The 12 biggest of 26 recipients. Source: Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board expenditure filings.

What it asked the Legislature for

The organization behind this committee, The Family Leader, hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature. They filed 592 positions across 114 bills this session — 101 lobbied for, 12 against, 1 with no side declared . A declaration is what a registered lobbyist filed, not proof of what the organization believed or did.

Bill Lobbied Outcome
HF 189 · A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in no… for signed by governor
HF 248 · A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees… for signed by governor
HF 299 · A bill for an act relating to the provision of information relating to i… for signed by governor
HF 306 · A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscen… for signed by governor
HF 437 · A bill for an act establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the … for signed by governor
HF 571 · A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners and … for signed by governor
HF 649 · A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including services and p… for signed by governor
HF 782 · A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including s… for signed by governor
HF 785 · A bill for an act modifying provisions related to charter school board m… for signed by governor
HF 856 · A bill for an act prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain a… for signed by governor
HF 864 · A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, … for signed by governor
HF 865 · A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the harassment or bull… for signed by governor

The 12 with the most consequential outcomes, of 114 bills lobbied — the full lobbying record →

Filing history

Period Filed Timing Raised Spent In-kind Unpaid bills Cash on hand Source
2026 · May 15 – Jul 14 2026-07-14 on time $38.63$9,717.00$0$0 $7,703.96 PDF
2026 · Jan 1 – May 14 2026-05-15 on time $292.01$3,000.00$0$0 $17,382.33 PDF
2025 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2026-01-15 on time $2,640.97$1,110.00$0$0 $20,090.32 PDF
2025 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2025-07-21 on time $228.91$435.89$0$0 $18,559.35 PDF
2024 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2025-01-02 on time $1,524.86$1,750.00$0$0 $18,766.33 PDF
2024 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2024-10-18 on time $11,483.75$18.89$0$0 $18,991.47 PDF
2024 · May 15 – Jul 14 2024-07-19 on time $83.98$10,267.75$0$0 $7,526.61 PDF
2024 · Jan 1 – May 14 2024-05-15 on time $12.57$252.86$0$0 $17,710.38 PDF
2023 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2024-01-12 on time $6,178.04$2,025.00$0$0 $17,950.67 PDF
2023 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2023-07-06 on time $0$0$0$0 $13,797.63 PDF
2022 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2023-01-18 on time $15,750.00$3,350.28$0$0 $13,797.63 PDF
2022 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2022-10-14 on time $5,877.91$13,250.00$0$0 $1,397.91 PDF
2022 · May 15 – Jul 14 2022-07-12 on time $0$1,000.00$0$0 $8,770.00 PDF
2022 · Jan 1 – May 14 2022-05-18 on time $0$0$0$0 $9,770.00 PDF
2021 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2022-01-14 on time $10,915.46$4,705.20$0$0 $9,770.00 PDF
2021 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2021-07-15 on time $0$31.80$0$0 $3,559.74 PDF
2020 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2021-01-08 on time $2,100.00$10.60$0$0 $3,591.54 PDF
2020 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2020-10-16 on time $5,239.16$11,300.00$0$0 $1,502.14 PDF
2020 · May 15 – Jul 14 2020-07-13 on time $0$0$0$0 $7,562.98 PDF
2020 · Jan 1 – May 14 2020-05-19 on time $1,000.00$0$0$0 $7,562.98 PDF
2019 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2020-01-17 on time $10,559.42$6,426.50$0$0 $6,562.98 PDF
2019 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2019-07-08 on time $2,000.00$1,669.83$0$0 $2,430.06 PDF
2018 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2019-01-18 on time $1,000.00$7,187.52$0$0 $2,099.89 PDF
2018 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2018-10-15 on time $26,450.00$22,010.60$0$0 $8,287.41 PDF
2018 · May 15 – Jul 14 2018-07-18 on time $1.00$10.60$0$0 $3,848.01 PDF
2018 · Jan 1 – May 14 2018-05-14 on time $0$31.80$0$0 $3,857.61 PDF
2017 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2018-01-12 on time $1,500.00$2,070.50$0$0 $3,889.41 PDF
2017 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2017-07-17 on time $0$272.80$0$0 $4,459.91 PDF
2016 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2017-01-13 on time $1,500.00$15,439.45$0$0 $4,732.71 PDF
2016 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2016-10-14 on time $22,005.80$15,268.83$0$0 $18,672.16 PDF
2016 · May 15 – Jul 14 2016-07-13 on time $500.00$770.42$0$0 $11,935.19 PDF
2016 · Jan 1 – May 14 2016-05-13 on time $365.57$700.00$0$0 $12,205.61 PDF
2015 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2016-01-19 on time $12,108.00$853.50$0$0 $12,540.04 PDF
2015 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2015-07-16 on time $200.00$31.80$0$0 $1,285.54 PDF

On time or late is figured from the filed and due dates — hover a flag to see both. "Cash on hand" is the period-end figure; period-start cash appears in the chart above. Amended reports show the amended PDF.

Contributions to other committees

$13,285.00 across 29 payments this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's own spending reports. The flow diagram above shows the top recipients.

Recipient committee Total
John Rosenfeld Candidate Committee $5,000.00
Ryan Benn for Madison County · files outside this dataset $2,500.00
Holt For House $2,000.00
Wheeler for Representative $800.00
Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee · files outside this dataset $500.00
Stone for House $460.00
Gustoff for Iowa $325.00
Citizens for Jesse Green $300.00
Friends of Whitver $250.00
Friends of Jon Dunwell $200.00
Sinclair for Iowa $200.00
Brooke Boden for Iowa House $150.00
Wills for Iowa $150.00
Rowley for Iowa Senate $100.00
Friends For Klimesh $100.00
Gehlbach for Iowa House $50.00
Vote Ryan Weldon $50.00
Hayes for House $50.00
Lawler for Iowa $50.00
Fett For House $50.00