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Great Lakes PAC

FEC committee C00375584. Last filed September 18, 2026.

Data pulled from the FEC on October 20, 2026.

FEC C00375584Last filed 2026-09-18Totals through 2026-08-31

The short version

  • Raised $47K and spent $170K in the 2026 cycle, through August 31, 2026.
  • Largest donor on record: Michigan Victory Fund (Political committee), $40K.

What it is

Great Lakes PAC is registered with the FEC as a PAC, connected to Stabenow.

Pattern
  • Great Lakes PAC ← $40K from Michigan Victory Fund (86% of its reported receipts)
The Mechanism

A leadership PAC is run by a politician to give money to other candidates and build influence. Donations to it are limited.

Issues it says it stands for

No record found. The FEC does not record issues. The candidates it supports and opposes are listed below.

Registration

TypePAC - Qualified
Connected organizationStabenow
Sponsoring candidate IDsS8MI00281
TreasurerStabenow, Debbie
Registered inMichigan
First filed with the FECMarch 28, 2002
$47KRaised, 2026 cycle
$170KSpent, 2026 cycle
$652KCash on hand
$104KGiven to candidates

Who it supports and opposes

No independent expenditure notices on record for the 2026 cycle.

Direct contributions to candidates

RecipientGivenChecks
Ngp Van, Inc$31K22
Kristen for Michigan FEC$10K1
Haley Stevens for Senate FEC$10K1
Callie Barr for Congress FEC$10K1
Jon Ossoff for Senate FEC$10K1
Friends of Sherrod Brown FEC$10K1
Cooper for North Carolina FEC$10K1
Cooper Victory Fund FEC$10K2
Sean Mccann for Congress FEC$10K2
Michigan Democratic State Central Committee FEC$10K2
Cks Compliance LLC$9K18
Angie Craig for Minnesota FEC$6K2
U.S. Marshals Service$5K1
U.S. Department of Treasury$5K1
UAW V Cap$5K1
Maggie for NH FEC$5K1
Mills for Maine FEC$5K1
Scholten for Congress FEC$5K1
Ohio Grassroots Victory Fund FEC$5K1
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee FEC$5K1
A Pleasant Peninsula PAC$5K1
Coalition Strategies$5K5
Stefany Shaheen for Congress FEC$2K1
Beth Davidson for Congress FEC$2K1
Elias Law Group$1K2

Largest itemized contributions processed by the FEC, 2026 cycle.

Who funds it

Donor mix

100%of its money came from its 10 largest named donors
0%came from small donors giving $200 or less
SourceAmountShare
Transfers from affiliated committees$40K86%
Other receipts (companies, nonprofits, a hybrid PAC's unlimited account)$3241%
Loans, offsets and other$6K13%
Total raised$47K100%

FEC committee totals, 2026 cycle, through August 31, 2026. The 10 largest donors include recent electronic filings, so their share can run ahead of these totals.

100% from 10 donors

Largest named donors

DonorTypeGivenChecks
Michigan Victory Fund FECPolitical committee$40K3
Haley Stevens for SenateCandidate committee Recent filing$5K1
Ngp Van, IncOrganization No donor disclosure$5K5
Callie Barr for Congress FECCandidate committee$3241
Angie Craig for Minnesota FECCandidate committee-$1K1

Built from the 100 largest itemized receipts processed by the FEC through August 31, 2026, plus the largest receipts in reports filed electronically through September 23, 2026 (marked "Recent filing").

The Gap

Donors marked "No donor disclosure" are companies, LLCs or nonprofits. Unless they are themselves political committees, they do not have to report where their money came from. The disclosed trail ends there.

Primary Sources

  1. FEC committee page: fec.gov/data/committee/C00375584
  2. FEC filings: all reports filed by Great Lakes PAC
  3. Independent expenditures: fec.gov
  4. Receipts: fec.gov
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