CLF
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No. 5 in outside spending in 2026
About
CLF is a Hybrid PAC connected to Protect the House 2024, based in Washington, DC, and registered with the FEC in 2011. In 2026 it raised $260.8M, spent $138.1M on ads and other outreach for or against candidates and gave $335K directly to candidates. (from its FEC registration and reports)
- Type
- Hybrid PAC
- Connected organization
- Protect the House 2024
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Treasurer
- Caleb Crosby
- Registered with the FEC
- October 24, 2011
- Website
- www.theclf.org
- FEC id
- C00504530 ↗
Foreign ties
No foreign tie is documented for this committee. We look for two things: whether a connected company is owned by a foreign parent, and whether the group or its leaders are registered as agents of a foreign government or entity (FARA). No U.S. committee can be a foreign country or take money from one.
Who funds it
Its biggest itemized sources of money in 2026, from its FEC reports. Gifts from individual people are added into one line; we don't publish private people's names.
| Source | Kind | Amount | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual people (combined) | People | $116.9M | 51 |
| American Action Network | Company, union or group | $64.3M | 7 |
| Altria Client Services LLC | Company, union or group | $4.8M | 3 |
| WinRed | Another PAC or party | $4.0M | 3 |
| American Petroleum Institute | Company, union or group | $4.0M | 4 |
| National Association of Realtors | Company, union or group | $3.5M | 2 |
| Chevron Corporation | Company, union or group | $3.5M | 3 |
| Missouri Promise Inc. | Company, union or group | $3.0M | 1 |
| Conocophillips Ans Marketing Company | Company, union or group | $2.5M | 2 |
| Andreessen Horowitz Capital Management | Company, union or group | $2.3M | 2 |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Company, union or group | $2.0M | 2 |
| Melaleuca | Company, union or group | $2.0M | 2 |
| Solana Institute | Company, union or group | $1.5M | 2 |
| Hillwood Development Company LLC | Company, union or group | $1.0M | 1 |
| Taylor Fresh Foods Inc. | Company, union or group | $1.0M | 1 |
| Devon Energy | Company, union or group | $1.0M | 1 |
Only gifts over $200 are itemized in reports; this list adds up the largest. All its receipts at the FEC ↗
By cycle
- Raised
- Spent
View the data as a table
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Independent spending | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $51.1M | $50.1M | $40.1M | $2.0M |
| 2018 | $157.8M | $158.7M | $138.3M | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $165.7M | $165.9M | $142.8M | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $260.6M | $260.0M | $227.3M | $859K |
| 2024 | $243.2M | $242.6M | $216.8M | $645K |
| 2026 | $260.8M | $177.5M | $138.1M | $335K |
In 2026, in the races we could match: $0 for Democrats, $67.5M against Democrats, $133K for Republicans and $0 against Republicans.
Who it spent for and against in 2026
| Candidate | For / against | Spent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Bohannan (D-IA) | Against | $4.2M | won |
| Don Davis (D-NC) | Against | $3.9M | won |
| Manny Rutinel (D-CO) | Against | $3.7M | won |
| Randy Villegas (D-CA) | Against | $3.6M | won |
| Amish Shah (D-AZ) | Against | $3.1M | won |
| Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) | Against | $3.1M | won |
| Cait Conley (D-NY) | Against | $3.1M | won |
| Marcy M.C. Kaptur (D-OH) | Against | $2.9M | won |
| Henry R. Cuellar (D-TX) | Against | $2.9M | won |
| Adam C. Gray (D-CA) | Against | $2.8M | won |
| William Lawrence (D-MI) | Against | $2.8M | won |
| Christina Hines (D-MI) | Against | $2.7M | won |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) | Against | $2.6M | won |
| Paige Cognetti (D-PA) | Against | $2.4M | won |
| Bob Brooks (D-PA) | Against | $2.3M | won |
| Joanna Mendoza (D-AZ) | Against | $2.3M | won |
| Sarah Trone Garriott (D-IA) | Against | $2.3M | won |
| Matt Dunlap (D-ME) | Against | $2.2M | |
| Janelle Stelson (D-PA) | Against | $1.9M | won |
| Gabriel Vasquez (D-NM) | Against | $1.9M | won |
| Rebecca Cooke (D-WI) | Against | $1.8M | won |
| Elaine Luria (D-VA) | Against | $1.7M | won |
| Kristen Mcdonald Rivet (D-MI) | Against | $1.6M | won |
| Greg Landsman (D-OH) | Against | $1.6M | won |
| Kathy Castor (D-FL) | Against | $1.4M | won |
| Denise Powell (D-NE) | Against | $1.4M | won |
| Brian Poindexter (D-OH) | Against | $1.1M | won |
| Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) | Against | $210K | won |
| Bill Hill (I-AK) | Against | $200K | |
| David Valadao (R-CA) | For | $133K | lost |
In 2024
| Candidate | For / against | Spent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Tran | Against | $11.4M | |
| Mondaire Jones | Against | $10.8M | |
| Curtis Hertel Jr | Against | $10.0M | |
| Susan Wild | Against | $9.4M | |
| George Whitesides | Against | $9.1M | |
| Will Rollins | Against | $8.2M | |
| Josh Riley | Against | $8.0M | |
| Amish Shah | Against | $7.6M | |
| Rudy Salas | Against | $7.2M | |
| Kirsten Engel | Against | $7.0M | |
| Matthew A. Cartwright | Against | $7.0M | |
| Susan Copius Altman | Against | $6.8M | |
| Yadira Caraveo | Against | $6.6M | |
| Adam C. Gray | Against | $5.7M | |
| Laura Gillen | Against | $5.6M | |
| Janelle Bynum | Against | $5.4M | |
| Mary Peltola | Against | $5.2M | |
| Anthony 'Tony' Vargas | Against | $5.1M | |
| Thomas Suozzi | Against | $5.1M | |
| Kristen Mcdonald Rivet | Against | $4.9M | |
| Jared Golden | Against | $4.8M | |
| Carl J. Marlinga | Against | $4.6M | |
| Marcy M.C. Kaptur | Against | $4.3M | |
| Lanon Baccam | Against | $4.2M | |
| Gabriel Vasquez | Against | $3.9M | |
| Emilia Sykes | Against | $3.8M | |
| Christina Bohannan | Against | $3.4M | |
| Missy Cotter Smasal | Against | $2.6M | |
| John W Mannion | Against | $2.6M | |
| Rebecca Cooke | Against | $2.5M |
Its biggest direct contributions (2026)
- NRCC — $15K
- Electgabeevans.Com — $10K
- Patriots for Perry — $10K
- Kean for Congress Inc — $10K
- Kiggans for Congress — $10K
- Van Orden for Congress — $10K
- Miller-Meeks for Congress — $10K
- Huizenga for Congress — $10K
- Lawler for Congress, Inc. — $10K
- Brian Fitzpatrick for All of US — $10K
- Rob for Pa — $10K
- Alaskans for Nick Begich — $10K
- Iowans for Zach Nunn — $10K
- Ciscomani for Congress — $10K
- Valadao for Congress — $10K
- Mackenzie for Congress — $10K
- Tom Barrett for Congress — $10K
- Finstad for Congress — $5K
- Desmond for Congress — $5K
- Laurie Buckhout for Congress — $5K
- Flint for Montana — $5K
- Lalota for Congress — $5K
- Mike Beltran for Congress — $5K
- Derek Merrin for Congress — $5K
- John Braun for Congress — $5K
The law: foreign money and PACs
- Foreign nationals (foreign governments, foreign companies, and people who aren't citizens or green-card holders) can't give or spend in any U.S. election, directly or through others, or make a PAC's decisions. FEC ↗ (52 U.S.C. 30121)
- A U.S. subsidiary of a foreign company may have a PAC, as long as only its U.S. employees fund it and only U.S. persons run it.
- A company or union PAC is funded by voluntary gifts from employees or members; the company may only pay its running costs. A super PAC can take unlimited money from companies, unions and people, but can't coordinate with candidates.
- Anyone who lobbies or does political work in the U.S. for a foreign government or entity must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Justice Department ↗
All campaign money → · Its FEC filings ↗ · Money in politics
Source: FEC API. "For / against" is independent spending (ads, mail, calls) reported to the FEC; results come from our 2026 data. A backed candidate winning doesn't prove the spending decided the race. Updated: Nov 8, 1:32 AM ET.
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