PAC · VA · C00893529

Rural America Rising

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates.

Treasurer: Lorna J Moritz. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $81,098
  • Spent
    $77,955
  • Cash on hand
    $4,289
  • Outside spending
    $4,809

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

Floyd County Democratic Committ…$5KMatt Smith$2KAnn Goette$2KRebecca Daly$2KMyra Skidmore$1KMegan Hutt$1KEveryone else$67KFor Joy Powers (D)$5KRural America Rising
  • 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
    • For$5K
    • Given$3K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $2,409 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race pages.

It also gave $250 to parties and other committees this cycle. See the list on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab).

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.

Biggest donors by total given
DonorTypeContributionsTotal
Floyd County Democratic CommitteeParty4$5,111
Matt SmithPerson1$2,410
Ann GoettePerson2$2,400
Rebecca DalyPerson2$1,833
Myra SkidmorePerson2$1,017
Megan HuttPerson1$1,000
Kamala BauersPerson1$1,000
Joseph KaempferPerson1$1,000
Donald HenleyPerson3$700
Lorna Jill MoritzPerson5$699
Michael BurkePerson4$550
Nathaniel StillmanPerson1$500
David NeumannPerson1$500
Lashua LashuaPerson1$500
Appalachian PowerOrganization1$333
Alex BastaniPerson1$250
Maria AdamsPerson1$250
Charles SchultzPerson2$200
Bernadette SennPerson2$145
Nancy ChadwickPerson4$90
Bamboo SolzmanPerson4$45
Marlene HaffnerPerson3$45
Leslie WeaverPerson1$15
Jane HillsPerson1$15

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.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Matt SmithSenior Relationship Manager, The Finway GroupPersonWoodlawn, VASept. 30, 2026$2,410
Floyd County Democratic CommitteePartyFloyd, VAJuly 29, 2025$1,625
Rebecca DalyPractice Manager, Be Well NowPersonFloyd, VAApril 18, 2025$1,500
Floyd County Democratic CommitteePartyFloyd, VAFeb. 10, 2025$1,286
Ann GoetteRetired, RetiredPersonEggleston, VASept. 9, 2026$1,200
Ann GoetteRetired, RetiredPersonEggleston, VAAug. 31, 2026$1,200
Floyd County Democratic CommitteePartyFloyd, VAMay 28, 2025$1,200
Megan HuttActivist, Self-EmployedPersonOakland, CASept. 20, 2026$1,000
Kamala BauersRetired, NonePersonFloyd, VAMarch 26, 2025$1,000
Floyd County Democratic CommitteePartyFloyd, VAJuly 18, 2025$1,000
Myra SkidmoreNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonLakewood, CANov. 24, 2025$1,000
Joseph KaempferBuilder, McArthurglenPersonMcLean, VAAug. 5, 2025$1,000
Nathaniel StillmanNone, ReitredPersonHingham, MASept. 19, 2025$500
David NeumannEngineer, ApplePersonLake Oswego, ORAug. 5, 2025$500
Lashua LashuaNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonAshburnham, MAAug. 11, 2025$500
Donald HenleyProfessional Musician, Donald H. HenleyPersonCharlottesville, VAOct. 3, 2025$500
Appalachian PowerOrganizationPittsburgh, PADec. 18, 2025$333
Rebecca DalyPractice Manager, Be Well NowPersonFloyd, VAJuly 1, 2025$333
Alex BastaniNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonFalls Church, VAAug. 14, 2026$250
Lorna Jill MoritzRetired, NonePersonChristiansburg, VAFeb. 25, 2025$250

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