WISCONSIN TRUTH PAC

Almost all of $30.1 million reported spent

Disbursements of $29,897,625.26 sit $161,574.74 below receipts of $30,059,200.00 — about 99.5% spend-through. WISCONSIN TRUTH PAC is a near-empty-the-register Super PAC in this aggregate, unlike committees that hold a large gap between inflows and outflows.

Near-equal totals still do not split ads from overhead. The $29.9 million disbursement line is a Form 3X bucket. Independent-expenditure targets, if any, are on FEC schedules, not in this packet.

Cite the packet facts in this order: $30,059,200.00 received, $29,897,625.26 disbursed, $29,899,200.00 individual, treasurer Sara Diehr, Houston, Texas, committee C00804104. About 99.5% spend-through sits next to a 99.5% individual share. Wisconsin is the name. Houston is the form. The individual line and the disbursement line sit within a few thousand dollars.

Truth is branding. LobbyVault does not certify it. Independent-expenditure-only status means federal Super PAC filings, not Wisconsin state campaign-finance totals. Houston as the address of record does not confine independent expenditures to Texas. Keep $30,059,200.00 off of candidate Form 3 ledgers. Near-equal totals are not proof the committee is terminated.

Individual contributions of $29.9 million

Individual contributions of $29,899,200.00 are about 99.5% of receipts. The individual line ($29,899,200.00) and the disbursement line ($29,897,625.26) also sit within a few thousand dollars of each other. That coincidence is a filing observation. It does not prove that individual gifts were spent dollar-for-dollar on a single project.

Donor names are not in this packet. Super PAC rules allow large individual contributions. A 99.5% individual share is category mix, not average check size.

Form 3X is the report family behind WISCONSIN TRUTH PAC's $30,059,200.00 receipt total and $29,897,625.26 disbursement total. Those two lines produce about 99.5% spend-through on committee C00804104. Individual contributions of $29,899,200.00 are about 99.5% of receipts. Treasurer Sara Diehr and the Houston, TX, address of record identify the Super PAC on FEC.gov. Independent-expenditure-only status means these figures are not a candidate's Form 3 campaign report. They are not cash on hand. They are not an endorsement. Open the committee overlay for the tables, the Super PAC tracker for other type-O committees, and the PAC directory when the name collides. Stay inside those three links.

Questions

How much has WISCONSIN TRUTH PAC raised and spent?

Receipts are $30,059,200.00 and disbursements are $29,897,625.26 for committee C00804104, about 99.5% spend-through. Individual contributions are $29,899,200.00. Treasurer of record is Sara Diehr.

Is WISCONSIN TRUTH PAC based in Wisconsin?

The committee name includes Wisconsin. The city and state of record are Houston, Texas. A name is not an address, and an address of record is not a spending map.

Is WISCONSIN TRUTH PAC a Super PAC?

Yes. It is flagged as independent-expenditure-only. Totals are federal Form 3X figures, not a candidate campaign report and not an endorsement.

Are receipts mostly from individuals?

Individual contributions are $29,899,200.00 of $30,059,200.00, about 99.5%. That is an FEC category share. Donor names are not in this packet.