DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS

A $17.2 million receipt line that is not individual-heavy

Individual contributions of $350,000.00 are about 2.0% of $17,219,837.14 in receipts. The other $16,869,837.14 of inflows sits in FEC receipt categories this packet does not name. That mix is the opposite of Super PACs whose individual line nearly equals receipts.

A 2% individual share does not mean the committee is small. It means most reported money is coded as something other than individual contributions — transfers, other committees, or other lawful receipt types. This packet does not enumerate those counterparties. Itemized schedules on FEC.gov for C00836221 are the next documents.

Cite the packet facts in this order: $17,219,837.14 received, $10,178,382.85 disbursed, $350,000.00 individual, treasurer Lisa Lisker, Alexandria, Virginia, committee C00836221. About 2.0% of receipts are coded individual. The other 98.0% — $16,869,837.14 — sits in unnamed FEC receipt categories. That inversion is the story this packet is allowed to tell.

Jobs in the committee name is branding. It is not BLS data. Independent-expenditure-only status means Super PAC Form 3X. Alexandria is a filing city, common in the D.C. area, not a vendor list. Keep $17,219,837.14 off of authorized-committee ledgers. About 59.1% spend-through is a majority outflow without matching the two lines.

Disbursements of $10.2 million, about 59.1% of receipts

Total disbursements are $10,178,382.85. Against $17,219,837.14 in receipts, spend-through is about 59.1%. DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS has reported spending a majority of inflows while leaving a gap this packet does not label as cash on hand.

Jobs in the committee name does not prove the $10.2 million was spent on employment programs. Form 3X disbursement totals mix independent expenditures and operating costs. This summary does not split them.

Form 3X is the report family behind DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS's $17,219,837.14 receipt total and $10,178,382.85 disbursement total. Those two lines produce about 59.1% spend-through on committee C00836221. Individual contributions of $350,000.00 are about 2.0% of receipts. Treasurer Lisa Lisker and the Alexandria, VA, 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 DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS Super PAC raised?

Committee C00836221 reported $17,219,837.14 in total receipts and $10,178,382.85 in total disbursements on FEC Form 3X aggregates. Individual contributions are $350,000.00. Treasurer of record is Lisa Lisker.

Why are individual contributions only $350,000?

That is the individual-contribution aggregate in this packet. About 2.0% of $17,219,837.14 in receipts is coded as individual. The remaining $16,869,837.14 is other FEC receipt types not listed here. Counterparties are not in this packet.

Where is DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS registered?

The city and state of record are Alexandria, Virginia. An address of record does not limit independent expenditures to Virginia. The FEC committee ID is C00836221.

Is DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS a Super PAC?

Yes. It is flagged as independent-expenditure-only. Totals are committee filings, not a candidate campaign report, not an employment statistic, and not an endorsement.