Why It Matters

Hope in Action PAC is a Louisiana-based super PAC that has directed its independent spending toward supporting Rep. Julia Letlow's (R-LA) U.S. Senate campaign while moving millions of dollars to other political committees.

The Federal Election Commission classifies Hope in Action PAC as an independent expenditure-only committee, commonly known as a super PAC. It can raise and spend unlimited amounts but cannot coordinate its independent expenditures with candidates or their campaigns.

The committee's FEC registration identifies Letlow Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee associated with Letlow, as a connected organization. Hope in Action PAC also reported receiving transfers from Letlow Victory Fund during the cycle.

What It Spent

Hope in Action PAC has reported $2.86 million in receipts, $3.00 million in total disbursements and $169,670 in cash on hand. The committee reported $74,130 in independent expenditures, all supporting Letlow in Louisiana's Senate race.

The committee reported a single independent expenditure on April 2 supporting Letlow in the Republican Senate primary. Letlow, who currently represents Louisiana's 5th Congressional District in the House, is running for the state's U.S. Senate seat. Hope in Action PAC reported no independent expenditures opposing another candidate during the cycle.

Hope in Action PAC's involvement in the race extends beyond its own $74,130 independent expenditure. The committee reported approximately $2.86 million in contributions to other political committees, including substantial payments to Accountability Project Inc., another super PAC that has spent millions of dollars independently supporting Letlow.

Who Funds It

Hope in Action PAC has raised approximately $2.86 million, including approximately $2.64 million in individual contributions. Its filings show several large donors from Louisiana's business community. Frank Scott Moran contributed $250,000, while the energy company Commonwealth LNG LLC contributed $250,000.

Other six-figure contributors included Morris & Dewett at $100,000, Bee Hive Group LLC at $100,000, Progressive Merchants Inc. at $100,000 and RMB Properties LLC at $100,000. Additional contributors included Never Settle LLC at $50,000, Madden Contracting Co. Inc. at $50,000, DNS Healthcare LLC at $34,000, Plantation Management Co. LLC at $25,000 and The Carpenter Health Network at $20,000. Avondale Global Gateway LLC contributed $10,000, Broussard, David & Moroux contributed $10,000 and Celtic Marine Corporation contributed $10,000, among other contributions.

Hope in Action PAC also received money through its relationship with the Letlow Victory Fund. FEC-derived transaction records show the joint fundraising committee transferred approximately $205,586 to Hope in Action PAC in March and another approximately $10,692 in April, for approximately $216,278 in transfers during the cycle.

The committee's funding therefore comes primarily from large individual and business contributions, supplemented by transfers from Letlow Victory Fund.

Notable Expenditures

On April 2, Hope in Action PAC reported spending $74,130 through KLH Consulting supporting Letlow in Louisiana's Senate primary. The filing describes the purpose as "PAC fundraising commissions." The transaction is the committee's only reported independent expenditure during the cycle.

Hope in Action PAC reported approximately $2.86 million in contributions to other political committees during the cycle, including substantial payments to Accountability Project Inc., which separately reported millions of dollars in independent expenditures supporting Letlow.

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