PAC · AZ · C00822833

Defending the American Dream 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 Aug. 15, 2022. Treasurer: Ashley Ragan. Connected organization: Ciscomani Victory Fund. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

Raised (2025-26)
$408,109
Spent
$426,962
Cash on hand
$85,069
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$10K
Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II (R) (opens in a new tab)House · TX-23
- Given$10K
Nicole Malliotakis (R) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-11
- Given$10K
Rob Bresnahan (R) (opens in a new tab)House · PA-08
- Given$10K
Bryan Steil (R) (opens in a new tab)House · WI-01
- Given$10K
Derrick Van Orden (R) (opens in a new tab)House · WI-03
- Given$10K
Brian Fitzpatrick (R) (opens in a new tab)House · PA-01
- Given$10K
John Rutherford (R) (opens in a new tab)House · FL-05
- Given$10K
Nick LaLota (R) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-01
- Given$10K
Jen Kiggans (R) (opens in a new tab)House · VA-02
- Given$10K
Ken Calvert (R) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-40
- Given$10K
Abe Hamadeh (R) (opens in a new tab)House · AZ-08
- Given$10K
David Valadao (R) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-22
- Given$10K
Mike Lawler (R) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-17
- Given$10K
Ashley Hinson (R) (opens in a new tab)Senate · IA
- Given$10K
Zach Nunn (R) (opens in a new tab)House · IA-03
- Given$10K
Bill Huizenga (R) (opens in a new tab)House · MI-04
- Given$10K
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) (opens in a new tab)House · IA-01
- Given$10K
Mayra Rivera-Vazquez (D) (opens in a new tab)House · SC-01
- Given$7K
Celeste Maloy (R) (opens in a new tab)House · UT-03
- Given$6K

Showing the top 20 of 65 candidates.

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
Hispanic Leadership Trust	$5,000
Laurel Lee Victory Fund	$5,000
NRCC	$5,000

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
Ciscomani Victory Fund	Committee	Tucson, AZ	March 31, 2025	$67,000 (opens in a new tab)
Ciscomani Victory Fund	Committee	Tucson, AZ	March 31, 2026	$54,000 (opens in a new tab)
Ciscomani Victory Fund	Committee	Tucson, AZ	Aug. 20, 2026	$45,000 (opens in a new tab)
Ciscomani Victory Fund	Committee	Tucson, AZ	Sept. 16, 2026	$32,000 (opens in a new tab)
Ciscomani Victory Fund	Committee	Tucson, AZ	June 30, 2026	$27,000 (opens in a new tab)
Ciscomani Victory Fund	Committee	Tucson, AZ	Dec. 31, 2025	$24,000 (opens in a new tab)
218 Committee	Committee	Houston, TX	June 30, 2026	$14,764 (opens in a new tab)
218 Committee	Committee	Houston, TX	Sept. 25, 2026	$9,734 (opens in a new tab)
218 Committee	Committee	Houston, TX	Dec. 31, 2025	$9,611 (opens in a new tab)
Ciscomani Victory Fund	Committee	Tucson, AZ	March 31, 2025	$8,000 (opens in a new tab)

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