# Defending Main Street Super PAC **Defending Main Street Super PAC Inc.** (FEC committee **C00540203**) is the independent-expenditure committee affiliated with [[Republican Main Street Partnership]], the centre-right House Republican organisation. Both file from **411 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003**, and **[[Sarah Chamberlain]]** signs the super PAC's reports as treasurer. On **e-file receipt date 2026-10-05** it disclosed both halves of a money cycle on one day: a **$2,000,000** grant in from the affiliated organisation, and **$1,065,368.80** of independent expenditures out, including **$1,000,000 for [[Jon Husted]]**. See [[Republican Main Street Partnership 2M Defending Main Street October 2026]]. ## Filings read | Filing | Received | Content | |---|---|---| | Form 3X monthly, file **2016989** | 2026-10-05 | Coverage 2026-09-01 to 09-30. **$2,000,000.00** receipt from Republican Main Street Partnership, line **SA11AI**, date 2026-09-28. Cash on hand at close **$542,852.82**. Also 4 Schedule E lines totalling **$434,829.16** | | Form 24 48-hour notice, file **2016964** | 2026-10-05 | 2 Schedule E lines, **$1,065,368.80** total | ### Schedule E detail | File | Expenditure date | Amount | Direction | Payee | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2016964 | 2026-10-05 | **$1,000,000.00** | support [[Jon Husted]], OH-Sen | Strategic Media Placement Inc. | | 2016964 | 2026-10-06 | $65,368.80 | support Mike Carey, OH-H | The Strategy Group for Media Inc. | | 2016989 | 2026-09-28 / 09-29 | $321,868.80 | oppose Don Leonard, OH-H | Strategic Media Placement Inc. | | 2016989 | 2026-09-28 | $89,145.60 | support [[Jeff Crank]], CO-H | Strategic Media Placement Inc. | | 2016989 | 2026-09-29 | $23,814.76 | support [[Zach Nunn]], IA-H | Victory Enterprises, Inc. | Combined across both filings: **$1,500,197.96** on receipt date 2026-10-05. Neither notice clears the §7.4a $10M single-buy floor. ## What the pattern shows The committee's spending is **incumbent-protection in House seats plus one large Senate play**. Four of the five lines are House races (OH, CO, IA); the fifth is $1,000,000 for the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio. **Strategic Media Placement Inc. placed four of the five**, and the same vendor independently took [[Ohio Flyer PAC]]'s $383,754.00 anti-Brown buy on the same receipt date — two committees, one buyer, one day. ## What to watch - 🔴 **Whether a second $1M-plus grant arrives from Republican Main Street Partnership.** The committee closed September with $542,852.82 on hand and has since disclosed $1.07M of new commitments. - **Strategic Media Placement Inc. on a third committee**, which under the vault's vendor-page rule would earn it a page. ## See Also - [[Republican Main Street Partnership 2M Defending Main Street October 2026]] - [[Republican Main Street Partnership]] · [[Sarah Chamberlain]] · [[Ohio Flyer PAC]] - [[OH-Sen-2026-Special]] · [[Jon Husted]] · [[Sherrod Brown]] - [[Independent Expenditure]] · [[Dark Money]] · [[Super PACs]]