PAC · WI · C00634519

Defend Freedom Political Action Committee

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Leadership PAC (tied to a sitting politician).

First filed March 7, 2017. Treasurer: Thomas Datwyler. Connected organization: Davidson. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $101,556
  • Spent
    $70,853
  • Cash on hand
    $76,238
  • Outside spending
    $0

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026.

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
    • Given$5K
    • Given$5K
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    • Given$5K
    • Given$5K
    • Given$4K
    • Given$3K
    • Given$2K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. 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.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Davidson Victory FundCommitteeWashington, DCJune 30, 2025$14,931 (opens in a new tab)
Davidson Victory FundCommitteeHudson, WIJune 27, 2026$14,408 (opens in a new tab)
Davidson Victory FundCommitteeHudson, WIApril 6, 2026$9,999 (opens in a new tab)
Ubs Americas INC. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)PACStamford, CTSept. 2, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Stephen SchwarzmanCEO, BlackstonePersonNew York, NYJune 26, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Christine SchwarzmanHomemaker, HomemakerPersonNew York, NYJune 26, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants PACPACDurham, NCFeb. 5, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Ubs Americas INC. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)PACStamford, CTDec. 30, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteePACWashington, DCDec. 30, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePACChicago, ILDec. 22, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the PNC Financial Services Group, INC. (PNC PAC)PACWashington, DCDec. 31, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Stephen SchwarzmanCEO, BlackstonePersonNew York, NYDec. 31, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Christine SchwarzmanHomemaker, HomemakerPersonNew York, NYDec. 31, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Davidson Victory FundCommitteeHudson, WIMay 28, 2026$2,872 (opens in a new tab)
America'S Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, INC.PACWashington, DCJune 27, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PACPACElk River, MNFeb. 5, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)

See every contribution to Defend Freedom Political Action Committee on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.