PaidForPolitics

Hybrid PAC · VA · C00576215

Charter Schools Action PAC

Runs two accounts: a limited one that can give to campaigns, and an unlimited one for independent ads.

Treasurer: Benjamin Ottenhoff. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $507,504
  • Spent
    $471,523
  • Cash on hand
    $39,842
  • Outside spending
    $324,679

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

Reed Hastings$200KJim Walton$200KMark E Gregg$10KJames L Flautt$10KNJ Public Charter Schools Actio…$8KJ C Huizenga$5KEveryone else$75KFor Juan Ciscomani (R)$64KFor Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)$54KFor Scott Wiener (D)$51KFor Brent Taylor (R)$47KFor Chris Gober (R)$32KFor Johnny Garrett (R)$25K3 more$52KCharter Schools Action PAC
  • 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
  1. Juan Ciscomani (R)House · AZ-06
    • Given$3K
    • For$64K
  2. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)House · MI-08
    • Given$5K
    • For$54K
  3. Scott Wiener (D)House · CA-11
    • For$51K
  4. Brent Taylor (R)House · TN-09
    • For$47K
  5. Chris Gober (R)House · TX-10
    • For$32K
  6. Johnny Garrett (R)House · TN-06
    • For$25K
  7. John Lujan (R)House · TX-35
    • For$24K
  8. Houston Gaines (R)House · GA-10
    • For$23K
  9. Chris Rabb (D)House · PA-03
    • Against$6K
  10. Jill Tokuda (D)House · HI-02
    • Given$5K
  11. Tim Walberg (R)House · MI-05
    • Given$5K
  12. Willie Junior Preston (D)House · IL-02
    • Given$5K
  13. John Cornyn (R)Senate · TX
    • Given$5K
  14. Julia Letlow (R)House · LA-05
    • Given$5K
  15. Pia Dandiya (D)House · FL-22
    • Given$5K
  16. Troy Carter (D)House · LA-02
    • Given$3K
  17. Bill Cassidy (R)Senate · LA
    • Given$3K
  18. Sharif Street (D)House · PA-03
    • Given$3K
  19. Ala Stanford (D)House · PA-03
    • Given$3K
  20. Sanford Bishop (D)House · GA-02
    • Given$2K

Showing the top 20 of 25 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $209,708 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race pages.

It also gave $1,000 to parties and other committees this cycle. See the list on FEC.gov.

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.

DonorTypeContributionsTotal
Reed HastingsPerson1$200,000
Jim WaltonPerson1$200,000
Mark E GreggPerson2$10,000
James L FlauttPerson2$10,000
NJ Public Charter Schools Action Fund INCOrganization1$7,500
J C HuizengaPerson1$5,000
Susan B HaslamPerson1$5,000
James Haslam IIIPerson1$5,000
William BoyarPerson1$5,000
Craig R BarrettPerson1$5,000
Jack McCarthyPerson1$5,000
Rex GorePerson1$5,000
Katherine Brittain BradleyPerson1$5,000
David BradleyPerson1$5,000
Steve C LewisPerson2$5,000
Lisa D SytsemaPerson2$5,000
Marc LampkinPerson1$2,500
Victoria B RicoPerson2$2,000
Benson P. SainsburyPerson2$1,250
Jared WallacePerson1$1,000
Carlos CurbeloPerson1$1,000
JP ChavezPerson1$1,000
Jed WallacePerson1$1,000
Andy GreenawaltPerson1$1,000
Jim GoennerPerson1$1,000

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.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Reed HastingsChief Executive Officer, NetflixPersonLos Gatos, CAJuly 27, 2026$200,000
Jim WaltonBanking, Arvest BankPersonBentonville, ARJan. 8, 2026$200,000
NJ Public Charter Schools Action Fund INCOrganizationHamilton, NJMay 6, 2026$7,500
J C HuizengaChairman, Huizenga Manufacturing GroupPersonGrand Rapids, MIAug. 3, 2026$5,000
Mark E GreggChief Executive Officer, Kiwi EnergyPersonHouston, TXAug. 3, 2026$5,000
Susan B HaslamCEO, Haslam Sports GroupPersonKnoxville, TNJune 25, 2026$5,000
James Haslam IIIChairman, Pilot Flying JPersonKnoxville, TNJune 23, 2026$5,000
James L FlauttManagement, AsurionPersonNashville, TNJune 8, 2026$5,000
William BoyarAttorney, BoyarmillerPersonHouston, TXFeb. 20, 2026$5,000
Craig R BarrettRetired, RetiredPersonParadise Valley, AZJan. 27, 2026$5,000
Jack McCarthyCEO, Appletree InstitutePersonWashington, DCAug. 25, 2025$5,000
Mark E GreggChief Executive Officer, Kiwi EnergyPersonHouston, TXSept. 22, 2025$5,000
Rex GorePresident, Professional Janitorial Co.PersonAustin, TXSept. 19, 2025$5,000
James L FlauttManagement, AsurionPersonNashville, TNOct. 16, 2025$5,000
Katherine Brittain BradleyBoard Chair, Citybridge FoundationPersonWashington, DCOct. 22, 2025$5,000
David BradleyChairman, National Journal GroupPersonWashington, DCOct. 22, 2025$5,000
Steve C LewisBanker, Jefferson BankPersonSan Antonio, TXAug. 3, 2026$2,500
Marc LampkinShareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber SchrecPersonMcLean, VAJuly 2, 2026$2,500
Lisa D SytsemaConsultant, Lumen Impact GroupPersonMount Pleasant, MINov. 3, 2025$2,500
Lisa D SytsemaConsultant, Lumen Impact GroupPersonMount Pleasant, MIAug. 22, 2025$2,500

See every contribution to Charter Schools Action PAC on FEC.gov. Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.