Track Super PAC spending on your watchlist
Super PACs file independent expenditures on Schedule E. Pachand syncs IE data for watchlisted candidates and surfaces it next to filing alerts and cash scoreboards — so outside money does not surprise your team.
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What is a Super PAC?
A Super PAC is an independent expenditure-only political committee. It can accept unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, unions, and other groups, but it may not donate directly to candidate campaigns or coordinate with them. Its spending — TV, digital, mail, and other advocacy for or against candidates — is reported to the FEC as independent expenditures.
PAC vs Super PAC
How to track Super PAC spending
A Super PAC tracker for federal races monitors FEC independent expenditure filings and 48-hour notices for your candidate — who spent, how much, and whether the buy supports or opposes your side. Pair it with official committee reports so your team can separate candidate cash from outside money.
- Schedule E independent expenditures for or against watchlisted candidates
- 48-hour notices (F9/F24) close to elections
- Official candidate committee quarterly reports (separate clock)
How Pachand helps
Pachand syncs IE data hourly for watchlisted candidates and surfaces it in the Independent Expenditures panel inside Command — next to filing alerts and the cash scoreboard.
Read the broader independent expenditure tracking guide or dark money & outside spending.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Super PAC?
- A Super PAC (independent expenditure-only committee) raises unlimited sums from donors and spends on independent expenditures — ads and mail for or against candidates — without coordinating with campaigns. Activity shows up on FEC Schedule E and 48-hour notice filings.
- What is the difference between a PAC and a Super PAC?
- Traditional PACs can contribute directly to candidate committees (within FEC limits) and may register as multicandidate PACs. Super PACs cannot give to candidates; they only make independent expenditures. Both file with the FEC, but operatives watch different form types.
- What is a Super PAC tracker?
- A Super PAC tracker monitors independent expenditure and outside-group spending reported to the FEC — who spent, how much, for or against which candidate, and when. Operatives use it alongside official candidate committee reports to separate candidate fundraising from outside money.
- Where does Super PAC spending data come from?
- Super PACs and IE committees report to the Federal Election Commission on Schedule E and 48-hour notice forms (F9/F24). Pachand ingests these filings for watchlisted candidates alongside committee filing alerts.
- Does a Super PAC tracker show donor lists?
- Pachand tracks IE activity against your candidates — spend amounts, timing, and committees — not unlimited Super PAC itemized donor rolls. Donor geography on Pachand is aggregate ZIP-level only for committee Schedule A inflows.
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