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Defend Freedom PAC

Political action committee established by Gabbard
Tracked because Political action committee established by Gabbard · 14 documented connections
Facts on record1
Connections mapped14
Sources cited15
✦ Thin coverage gap +39 connected to 14 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1S
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [committee me... 1532× PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [affiliated p... 994× PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [Fellow Repub... 992× PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [leadership p... 841× PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [political co... 823×
Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Young Kim person
donor
$5,000 to Young Kim's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Ted Cruz elected official
donor
$5,000 to Ted Cruz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Bernie Moreno elected official
donor
$5,000 to Bernie Moreno's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Scott Perry elected official
donor
$10,000 to Scott Perry's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
← Brandon Gill person
financial support
Defend Freedom PAC contributed $3,300 to Brandon Gill for Texas on January 26, 2024.
→ Nicholas J. Begich person
donor
$5,000 to Nicholas J. Begich III's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Derrick Van Orden person
donor
$10,000 to Derrick Van Orden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Thomas Massie elected official
donor
$5,000 to Thomas Massie's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 19d ago · Avg age: 705d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No irs form 990 filings found for "Defend Freedom PAC" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Defend Freedom PAC — IRS Form 990 filings (no results)
All Connections (14)
→ Lisa Murkowski elected official
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
→ Bill Hagerty elected official
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
→ Tulsi Gabbard elected official
affiliation secondary since 2022
Defend Freedom PAC is listed in the known entities database immediately after 'For Love of Country PAC', 'Team Tulsi', and before 'David Flory', in a sequence of entities associated with Tulsi Gabbard's political operations.
→ Nicholas J. Begich person
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Nicholas J. Begich III's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Young Kim person
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Young Kim's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Derrick Van Orden person
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Derrick Van Orden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Ted Cruz elected official
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Ted Cruz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Bernie Moreno elected official
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Bernie Moreno's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Scott Perry elected official
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Scott Perry's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
→ Thomas Massie elected official
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Thomas Massie's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00634519/
← Brandon Gill person
financial support primary since 2024
Defend Freedom PAC contributed $3,300 to Brandon Gill for Texas on January 26, 2024.
← Scott McEwen person
PAC affiliation secondary since 2024
Scott McEwen is listed in connection with Defend Freedom PAC, a political action committee.
← For Love of Country PAC organization
affiliation inferential since 2024
Listed in close sequence with 'For Love of Country PAC' and 'Team Tulsi' in the known entities database, suggesting shared purpose or coordination among these PACs.
← Defend American Jobs PAC organization
affiliation inferential since 2026
Defend Freedom PAC is another political action committee listed in the known entities; shares similar naming pattern established by 'Defend American Jobs PAC'.
Sources (15)
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Defend Freedom PAC not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-09-28 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Defend Freedom PAC not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Defend Freedom PAC — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Defend Freedom PAC — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Defend Freedom PAC — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Defend Freedom PAC — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Defend Freedom PAC — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Defend Freedom PAC — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Defend Freedom PAC — IRS Form 990 filings (no results) form_990 Processed 📜 Receipt