PAC · NC · C00354605
Grass Roots North Carolina/Forum for Firearms Educ Pol Victory Fund
Treasurer: Grant Gardner. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Raised (2025-26)$45,279
- Spent$45,316
- Cash on hand$2,308
- Outside spending$1,259
Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.
Donors and outside spending
- Raised from its largest donors
- Outside spending for
- Outside spending against
Left: what the group raised, from reports through Oct. 14, 2026. Donors are ranked by what they gave among the group’s 100 largest contributions. “Everyone else” is the rest of what it raised; select it to see more donors. Right: its outside spending through Oct. 30, 2026, including 24- and 48-hour reports. The two sides come from different reports, so they don’t add up to each other.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- Bobby Hanig (R) (opens in a new tab)House · NC-01
- Chuck Edwards (R) (opens in a new tab)House · NC-11
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Who funds it
Biggest donors by total given
Each donor’s contributions combined, among the group’s 100 largest this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. A donor who gave many smaller amounts may be missing.
| Donor | Type | Contributions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Conger | Person | 2 | $2,000 |
| Laurel Hubbard | Person | 5 | $1,800 |
| Ralph J Erb | Person | 2 | $1,400 |
| Ken Welch | Person | 3 | $1,050 |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | Person | 1 | $909 |
| James Ball | Person | 4 | $850 |
| Kenneth Welch | Person | 4 | $750 |
| Myron West | Person | 3 | $700 |
| Monty Mendenhall | Person | 1 | $500 |
| George Cleveland | Person | 1 | $350 |
| Peter Holmqvist | Person | 2 | $300 |
| Bobby Yandle | Person | 1 | $300 |
| Rick Cotton | Person | 1 | $300 |
| Jerry Driver | Person | 1 | $300 |
| Stephen Knight | Person | 1 | $300 |
| Jaime Burcham | Person | 2 | $300 |
| Donald Hauser | Person | 3 | $300 |
| Phil Cook | Person | 1 | $250 |
| Fred Ferrari | Person | 1 | $250 |
| Alfred May | Person | 1 | $250 |
| Ken Smith | Person | 1 | $250 |
| William Dix | Person | 1 | $250 |
| James Jacobs | Person | 4 | $250 |
| James Anemone | Person | 1 | $200 |
| Gary Rogers | Person | 1 | $200 |
Largest single contributions
Largest single contributions this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph J ErbRetired, Decline to State | Person | Mebane, NC | Sept. 27, 2026 | $1,000 |
| Robert CongerRetired, Retired | Person | Littleton, NC | Feb. 27, 2026 | $1,000 |
| Ken WelchInvestor, Self | Person | Mint Hill, NC | Jan. 19, 2026 | $1,000 |
| Robert CongerRetired, Retired | Person | Littleton, NC | Dec. 18, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Niccolo MachiavelliDecline to State, Decline to State | Person | Bryson City, NC | Feb. 11, 2026 | $909 |
| Laurel HubbardInvestor, Self | Person | Mint Hill, NC | Jan. 13, 2026 | $900 |
| Monty MendenhallInvestor, Self | Person | Thomasville, NC | Sept. 27, 2026 | $500 |
| Myron WestRetired, N/A | Person | Lenoir, NC | Sept. 26, 2026 | $500 |
| Laurel HubbardInvestor, Self | Person | Mint Hill, NC | May 27, 2026 | $500 |
| Kenneth WelchInvestor, Self | Person | Mint Hill, NC | Feb. 20, 2026 | $500 |
| Ralph J ErbRetired, Decline to State | Person | Mebane, NC | Feb. 12, 2026 | $400 |
| George ClevelandInvestor, Self | Person | Jacksonville, NC | Sept. 27, 2026 | $350 |
| Bobby YandleInvestor, Self | Person | Monroe, NC | Sept. 27, 2026 | $300 |
| Rick CottonRetired, None | Person | Angier, NC | Sept. 27, 2026 | $300 |
| Jerry DriverInvestor, Self | Person | Mocksville, NC | Sept. 20, 2026 | $300 |
| Stephen KnightRetired, None | Person | Apex, NC | Feb. 20, 2026 | $300 |
| Phil CookFarmer, Self | Person | Siler City, NC | Sept. 27, 2026 | $250 |
| Fred FerrariRetired, Self | Person | Raleigh, NC | Sept. 27, 2026 | $250 |
| Alfred MayNC, Retired | Person | Spring Hope, NC | Sept. 23, 2026 | $250 |
| Ken SmithInvestor, Self | Person | Winston Salem, NC | July 29, 2026 | $250 |
See every contribution to Grass Roots North Carolina/Forum for Firearms Educ Pol Victory Fund on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.