The Family Leader PAC

35 reports in the range Jan 2015 – Jul 2026: raised $146,454.71, spent $143,069.42, in-kind $0.00, as reported. Cash on hand at the end of the most recently filed of them (2026 · Jul 15 – Oct 14, filed 2026-10-14): $4,502.63.

Itemized money, month by month

Money in, itemized cash dated Jul 2023 – Oct 2026: $27,382.39. From individuals $26,153.27, from organizations $250.64, from other committees $0.00; plus $978.48 of interest on the committee's own accounts, which is not a gift. Cash only: in-kind support and loans received are not counted here.

Money out, itemized payments dated Jul 2023 – Oct 2026: $36,677.39. To vendors and people $15,292.39, to other committees $21,385.00. Loan repayments are not counted here.

Where the money comes from

$27,382.39 received across 45 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records (the rows we hold reach 2026-10-20: the publisher's extract, dated 2026-07-14, plus the Ethics Board's public search, read 2026-10-19). The cash figure also includes $978.48 in interest the campaign's own bank accounts earned ( 30 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 99% ($26,153.27) · Other organizations 1% ($250.64)

Where these donors live: all of the $26,403.91 whose donor listed an address came from Iowa.

$5,000.00 of the individuals' money is from recent rows read from the Ethics Board's public search, which does not say whether a giver is a person or an organization. We count a giver there as an individual unless the state's older records list the same name as an organization or the name is plainly one (a PAC, party, committee, business, trust or union).

Where it goes

$21,385.00 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.

Cross-check: the committees that received this money itemized $18,635.00 of it on their own filings over the same window. The two sides are filed by different committees and can differ in timing and itemization — county, local and federal recipients also file outside this dataset.

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

Where the money went

$36,677.39 in 43 payments to 29 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2026-10-05. Its filings report $36,677.39 spent since 2023 (newest report in our copy filed 2026-10-14). The two are the same to the cent.

The 12 biggest of 29 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 584 positions across 113 bills this session — 100 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.

The 12 with the most consequential outcomes, of 113 bills lobbied — the full lobbying record →

Filing history

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

$21,385.00 across 33 payments this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's own spending reports. The flow diagram above shows the top recipients.