Why It Matters

The Senate Conservatives Fund has directed millions of dollars in political spending toward conservative Republican candidates in U.S. Senate races across the country, including contests in Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Wyoming and Oklahoma.

The group describes itself as a national grassroots organization seeking to bring "bold conservative leadership to Washington" by supporting candidates who back limited government, a strong national defense and traditional family values. Its stated policy priorities also include cutting federal spending, repealing the Affordable Care Act, stricter immigration enforcement, congressional term limits, banning earmarks and corporate bailouts, opposing taxpayer funding for abortion, and protecting gun rights.

The Federal Election Commission classifies Senate Conservatives Fund as a hybrid PAC with a non-contribution account, rather than a super PAC. That structure allows the committee to contribute directly to candidates subject to federal limits while maintaining a separate account that, like a super PAC, can accept unlimited contributions for independent expenditures. SCF separately identifies Senate Conservatives Action as its affiliated super PAC.

What It Spent

Through Aug. 31, Senate Conservatives Fund reported $6.02 million in receipts, $6.99 million in total disbursements and $780,685 in cash on hand.

Senate Conservatives Fund reported $2.30 million in independent expenditures through its periodic filings as of Aug. 31. More recent filings bring its spending somewhat above that amount, although those filings should be considered separately from the FEC's periodic-report total because 24- and 48-hour reports are not included in the figure displayed on the committee's FEC overview.

The spending is only one part of SCF's political activity. As a hybrid PAC rather than a super PAC, SCF also makes direct contributions to candidates and other political committees. Through Aug. 31, those contributions totaled approximately $2.56 million.

Where the Money Went

SCF's largest independent expenditure to support a candidate was about $443,628 for Rep. Barry Moore's campaign in Alabama's open U.S. Senate race. Moore secured the Republican nomination and will be facing Democrat Everett Wess in the general election on Nov. 3. The seat is vacant since Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is running for governor instead of seeking re-election.

The SCF spent about $218,401 on Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), who is running for a second term and will face Democratic candidate Marquita Bradshaw in November.

In Florida, SCF spent about $214,679 to support Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL), who was appointed to the Senate in 2025 to take Marco Rubio's place and is now running for the rest of the term. She will face Democratic state representative Angie Nixon in the general election.

The SCF spent about $214,621 to support Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), who is running for a second term against Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton.

In the open Senate race in Kentucky, SCF spent about $183,015 in support of Nate Morris, since Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is not running for another term.

The committee also spent about $114,443 on supporting Rep. Harriet Hageman's campaign for Wyoming's open Senate seat. She secured the Republican nomination and will be facing Democratic former state Rep. James Byrd in November. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) is not seeking re-election.

Additional independent expenditures included approximately $89,130 supporting Kevin Hern in Oklahoma's Senate race and approximately $78,907 associated with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).

On the opposition side, SCF had reported spending about $7,352 each against a number of Democratic senators and Senate candidates, namely Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and also former Senator Gary Peters..

Who Funds It

Individual donors provide the bulk of the funds for the Senate Conservatives Fund. Of its total income of $6.02 million, the committee reported individual donations of about $5.83 million by Aug. 31, showing that individuals contributed roughly 97% of the money received.

Other political committees provided only a small share of the total amount received. According to the FEC, $10,000 in contributions were received from other committees during the cycle, one of which was $5,000 from the Blessey Marine Service Inc. Political Action Committee.

The Ad Spend

Moore's Alabama Senate campaign accounts for several of SCF's largest individual independent expenditures. On April 15, Allegiance Direct LLC was paid approximately $95,242 for direct mail production supporting Moore. On Jan. 13, the same vendor received approximately $75,017 for another direct mail production expenditure supporting Moore.

On Nov. 14, Envision Marketing was paid approximately $55,408 for direct mail production supporting Moore. Allegiance Direct received approximately $54,153 on Oct. 15 for additional direct mail supporting his campaign.

SCF also used direct mail to support Morris in Kentucky. Envision Marketing was paid approximately $48,117 on July 30 for direct mail production supporting Morris, while Allegiance Direct received approximately $28,555 on Aug. 5 for additional direct mail supporting his campaign.

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