# Buckeyes PAC **Buckeyes PAC** (FEC committee **C00961060**) is an independent-expenditure committee that spent **$2,000,000.00 against [[Sherrod Brown]]** in [[OH-Sen-2026-Special]] and whose entire disclosed income is **one $2,000,000.00 contribution from an entity at its own post-office box**. It is a compressed instance of the [[State-Branded Super PAC Template]]: an Ohio-patriotic name, a Virginia mailbox, one funder with no FEC identity, one vendor, one target. ## The whole committee, on one document Form 3X, file **2021633**, `F3XN`, received **2026-10-14**, coverage period **2026-09-08 to 2026-09-30**, signed by treasurer **Chris Marston**. | Step | Date | Detail | |---|---|---| | Coverage opens — effectively the committee's start | **2026-09-08** | PO Box 26141, Alexandria VA 22313 | | Money in | **2026-09-16** | **$2,000,000.00** from [[Per Apsera Policy]], Line 11(a)(i), entity type `ORG`, **same PO box**. Row aggregate $2,000,000.00 | | Money out | **2026-09-17** | **$2,000,000.00**, one Schedule E line, **oppose [[Sherrod Brown]]**, election code `G2026`. First reported on Form 24 file **2012294**; restated in full on this report | | Vendor | — | **[[Flexpoint Media]]**, 100.00% of the expenditure | | First disclosed | **2026-10-14** | this report | **One contribution, one expenditure, one day apart, one vendor.** The committee's itemised receipts and its Schedule E agree to the dollar at $2,000,000.00. ## Why the vendor matters [[Flexpoint Media]] took **100%** of this buy. The same firm has placed **85.1%** of [[Texas PAC]]'s $133.6M single-race programme and is the principal buyer for [[Fight On Iowa]]. A third state-branded committee in a third state using the same buyer is a procurement fact rather than a funding one, and it is recorded as such. > [!note] Restated money — the Schedule E line is a CONFIRMED restatement > The $2,000,000.00 Schedule E line sits on a **Form 3X**, not a Form 24, and its expenditure date > (2026-09-17) predates the receipt date. A line-by-line comparison resolves it: > **100.00% of it restates Form 24 file 2012294** — one identical line, same expenditure date, amount, > candidate ID, support/oppose flag and payee. It is therefore **not** new money for receipt date 2026-10-14. > The **receipt** side — the $2,000,000.00 from [[Per Apsera Policy]] — is first disclosure, and is what > [[Per Apsera Policy 2M to Buckeyes PAC]] is built on. ## Open questions - What [[Per Apsera Policy]] is. Corporate or tax records, which this task cannot reach. - Whether the committee files again in the final three weeks, and whether it stays on one target. - Its full cycle receipts — only rows at or above $1,000,000.00 were swept. - Whether Chris Marston signs for other committees funded from the same mailbox. ## See Also - [[Per Apsera Policy]] · [[Per Apsera Policy 2M to Buckeyes PAC]] - [[OH-Sen-2026-Special]] · [[Sherrod Brown]] · [[Jon Husted]] - [[Flexpoint Media]] · [[Texas PAC]] · [[Fight On Iowa]] - [[State-Branded Super PAC Template]] · [[Dark Money]] · [[Super PACs]] · [[Organizations Hub]]