KENTUCKY 4TH PAC — $3.50 million in FEC Super PAC receipts

A district-worded Super PAC, not a candidate committee

KENTUCKY 4TH PAC names a state and an ordinal that readers often map to a House district. On these facts the committee is still an independent-expenditure-only Super PAC. Totals of $3,500,750.00 received are Form 3X committee figures, not an authorized candidate's Form 3 campaign report for KY-04.

Committee ID C00943753 is the match key when Kentucky 4th collides with candidate PACs and district-titled committees in the PAC directory. Do not merge this Super PAC with a candidate committee that happens to share a district word.

Florence, Kentucky, as the address of record sits in northern Kentucky. That still does not confine independent expenditures to one district. Super PAC Form 3X activity can be reported in any federal contest the committee files.

Near-100% spend-through on $3,498,127.50 disbursed

Total disbursements of $3,498,127.50 are about 99.9% of $3,500,750.00. KENTUCKY 4TH PAC has reported spending almost everything it reported raising. The leftover $2,622.50 is not labeled cash on hand in this packet.

4th in the name does not prove the $3.50 million was independent expenditures inside one district. Form 3X disbursement totals mix operating costs and IE activity until schedules are opened on FEC.gov for C00943753.

Individual contributions equal receipts at $3,500,750

Individual contributions of $3,500,750.00 match total receipts. On these aggregates, 100% of inflows are coded individual. A matching individual line is a category fact, not a donor list.

Super PAC rules allow large individual gifts that candidate committees cannot accept. Itemized contributor schedules, where required, are on FEC.gov. This overlay does not name those people.

Florence, Kentucky, treasurer Gary Backus

City and state of record are Florence, Kentucky. Treasurer of record is Gary Backus. Committee ID is C00943753. Kentucky as the address of record matches the Kentucky in the title; that still is not a spending map of KY-04.

Gary Backus identifies the statement of organization. Citing the treasurer is an identity check, not a biography.

What KENTUCKY 4TH PAC is not

These totals are not a candidate's authorized-committee receipts. They are not a district election result. They are $3,500,750.00 received, $3,498,127.50 disbursed, and $3,500,750.00 individual on a type-O Super PAC. LobbyVault does not endorse the committee or any candidate.

Open the KENTUCKY 4TH PAC committee page for the tables, the Super PAC tracker for other type-O committees, and the PAC directory when Kentucky 4th collides. Public records describe filings. They do not describe what any voter should do.

District ordinals on a Super PAC are still Form 3X

KENTUCKY 4TH PAC will pull searchers looking for the KY-04 House race. On these facts the committee is C00943753, independent-expenditure-only, not an authorized candidate committee. The money lines are $3,500,750.00 received, $3,498,127.50 disbursed, and $3,500,750.00 individual. One hundred percent individual and about 99.9% spend-through is as close to empty-the-register as this batch gets. The leftover $2,622.50 is not cash on hand.

Gary Backus as treasurer and Florence, Kentucky, as the city of record sit in northern Kentucky, which is geographically near the 4th District. Geographic nearness is not a spending map and not a candidate ID. Independent-expenditure-only Super PACs can still report federal activity outside that district. 4th in the title is a filing word.

Do not fold $3,500,750.00 into a KY-04 candidate's Form 3. Match on C00943753. Use the KENTUCKY 4TH PAC committee page, the Super PAC tracker for other district-worded type-O committees, and the PAC directory when Kentucky 4th collides. Cite FEC.gov. LobbyVault does not endorse the committee. Public records describe filings. They do not describe what any voter should do.

If you cite KENTUCKY 4TH PAC, keep Super PAC labels on $3,500,750.00 received, $3,498,127.50 disbursed, $3,500,750.00 individual, committee C00943753. Gary Backus and Florence, Kentucky, complete the identity block. One hundred percent individual and about 99.9% spend-through is an empty-register pairing. 4th in the title stays a filing ordinal, not a candidate ID for KY-04. Independent-expenditure-only Super PAC is the type. Geographic nearness to a House district is not a spending map. FEC.gov holds the schedules this overlay does not reprint. Florence, Kentucky, and treasurer Gary Backus identify C00943753 next to the $3,500,750.00 receipt line.

Questions

How much has KENTUCKY 4TH PAC Super PAC raised?

Committee C00943753 reported $3,500,750.00 in total receipts and $3,498,127.50 in total disbursements on FEC Form 3X aggregates. Individual contributions are $3,500,750.00, matching receipts. Treasurer of record is Gary Backus.

Is KENTUCKY 4TH PAC a candidate committee for KY-04?

No. It is flagged as an independent-expenditure-only Super PAC. Totals are Form 3X committee figures, not an authorized campaign's Form 3 report. 4th in the name is a filing title, not a candidate ID.

Where is KENTUCKY 4TH PAC registered?

The city and state of record are Florence, Kentucky. The treasurer of record is Gary Backus. The FEC committee ID is C00943753. A Kentucky address does not limit where independent expenditures may be reported.

Did KENTUCKY 4TH PAC spend nearly everything it raised?

Disbursements of $3,498,127.50 are about 99.9% of $3,500,750.00 in receipts. That ratio is a Form 3X pairing. The packet does not report cash on hand.