Super PAC · MD · C00924282

Veterans Duty Fund

Can raise unlimited money from people, companies and unions, and spend it on ads for or against candidates. It can’t give directly to campaigns or coordinate with them.

Treasurer: David Modesett. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $1,580,000
  • Spent
    $1,544,092
  • Cash on hand
    $35,908
  • Outside spending
    $749,780

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

David Modesett$675KChapote Ranch of Houston, LLC$150KJeffery D Hildebrand$125KSKM Climbing Arrow LLC$100KRalph Thomas$50KJohn E Oniell$50KEveryone else$430KFor Alex Mealer (R)$750KVeterans Duty Fund
  • 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$750K

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

It also gave $300,000 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
David ModesettPerson6$675,000
Chapote Ranch of Houston, LLCOrganization2$150,000
Jeffery D HildebrandPerson2$125,000
SKM Climbing Arrow LLCOrganization1$100,000
Ralph ThomasPerson1$50,000
John E OniellPerson1$50,000
J Murry BowdenPerson1$50,000
William C MontgomeryPerson1$25,000
Bill PrichardPerson1$25,000
Steven GibsomPerson1$10,000
Jack Modesett Jr.Person1$10,000
Ken ValachPerson1$5,000
Kathy BrittonPerson1$5,000

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.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
David ModesettPresident, Vega Energy HoldingsPersonHouston, TXJan. 12, 2026$245,000
David ModesettPresident, Vega Energy HoldingsPersonHouston, TXNov. 14, 2025$200,000
David ModesettPresident, Vega Energy HoldingsPersonHouston, TXMay 6, 2026$135,000
Chapote Ranch of Houston, LLCOrganizationHouston, TXFeb. 23, 2026$100,000
SKM Climbing Arrow LLCOrganizationHouston, TXNov. 19, 2025$100,000
Jeffery D HildebrandChairman, Hilcorp Energy CompanyPersonHouston, TXDec. 22, 2025$100,000
David ModesettPresident, Vega Energy HoldingsPersonHouston, TXJune 16, 2026$60,000
Chapote Ranch of Houston, LLCOrganizationHouston, TXApril 16, 2026$50,000
Ralph ThomasRetired, RetiredPersonHouston, TXFeb. 6, 2026$50,000
John E OniellPersonHouston, TXJan. 7, 2026$50,000
J Murry BowdenPersonFeb. 4, 2026$50,000
William C MontgomeryPersonJan. 14, 2026$25,000
David ModesettPresident, Vega Energy HoldingsPersonHouston, TXJan. 12, 2026$25,000
Bill PrichardChairman, Momentum MidstreamPersonHouston, TXFeb. 19, 2026$25,000
Jeffery D HildebrandChairman, Hilcorp Energy CompanyPersonHouston, TXMarch 20, 2026$25,000
Steven GibsomPersonHouston, TXMay 1, 2026$10,000
David ModesettPresident, Vega Energy HoldingsPersonHouston, TXFeb. 3, 2026$10,000
Jack Modesett Jr.Retired, RetiredPersonHouston, TXDec. 4, 2025$10,000
Ken ValachCEO, Crow Holdings DevelopmentPersonHouston, TXMarch 6, 2026$5,000
Kathy BrittonExecutive Chairman, Perry HomesPersonHouston, TXFeb. 23, 2026$5,000

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