PAC · LA · C00764761

Start Rising PAC

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

First filed Dec. 15, 2020. Treasurer: Salvatore Purpura. Connected organization: Letlow. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

Raised (2025-26)
$591,500
Spent
$566,674
Cash on hand
$144,329
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

Lance Gooden (R) (opens in a new tab)House · TX-05
- Given$15K
Kevin Hern (R) (opens in a new tab)Senate · OK
- Given$10K
Pat Fallon (R) (opens in a new tab)House · TX-04
- Given$5K
Rob Bresnahan (R) (opens in a new tab)House · PA-08
- Given$5K
Monica De La Cruz (R) (opens in a new tab)House · TX-15
- Given$5K
Claudia Tenney (R) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-24
- Given$5K
Erin Houchin (R) (opens in a new tab)House · IN-09
- Given$5K
Mike Haridopolos (R) (opens in a new tab)House · FL-08
- Given$5K
Young Kim (R) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-40
- Given$5K
Ashley Hinson (R) (opens in a new tab)Senate · IA
- Given$5K
Steve Womack (R) (opens in a new tab)House · AR-03
- Given$5K
Andrew Garbarino (R) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-02
- Given$5K
Jen Kiggans (R) (opens in a new tab)House · VA-02
- Given$5K
Ben Cline (R) (opens in a new tab)House · VA-06
- Given$4K

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

Money to parties and other committees

Largest contributions to parties and other committees
Recipient	Amount
Right Track USA PAC	$5,000
Fight on PAC	$5,000
Maintaining All Republicans in Office PAC	$2,500

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
Contributor	Type	From	Date	Amount
Letlow Victory Fund, Julia	Committee	Baton Rouge, LA	March 24, 2026	$232,550 (opens in a new tab)
Letlow Victory Fund, Julia	Committee	Baton Rouge, LA	May 28, 2026	$40,281 (opens in a new tab)
Letlow Victory Fund, Julia	Committee	Baton Rouge, LA	April 26, 2026	$18,500 (opens in a new tab)
Letlow Victory Fund, Julia	Committee	Baton Rouge, LA	June 30, 2026	$14,951 (opens in a new tab)
Letlow Victory Fund, Julia	Committee	Rayville, LA	May 1, 2025	$10,000 (opens in a new tab)
Letlow Victory Fund, Julia	Committee	Rayville, LA	March 31, 2025	$7,000 (opens in a new tab)
Arpac	PAC	Baton Rouge, LA	June 17, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, INC.	PAC	Washington, DC	June 15, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Sazerac Company, INC. PAC (Sazeracpac)	PAC	Washington, DC	June 15, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Value in Electing Women PAC	PAC	Alexandria, VA	June 9, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Pricewaterhousecoopers PAC I	PAC	Washington, DC	June 3, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)

See every contribution to Start Rising PAC on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.