# High Plains PAC **FEC committee C00875039** — a **Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)** registered in Wyoming, Lander, WY, treasurer **[[Les Williamson]]**, first filed **2024-04-02**. A **Wyoming-branded committee, funded by a Wyoming 501(c)(4), that has not spent a dollar in Wyoming.** This task recorded it on 2026-09-21 as an instance of the **state-branded-template** pattern; the Q3 report closes the loop on the funding side. ## What is on the record | Item | Detail | |---|---| | FEC committee ID | **C00875039** | | Committee type | Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only) | | Treasurer | **[[Les Williamson]]** — also treasurer of Stronger Maine (C00922294) | | Address | Lander, WY | | First filed | **2024-04-02** | | Q3 2026 report | **file 2017843**, `F3XN`, received **2026-10-07T14:13:15**, coverage 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30 | | Q3 receipts | **$2,170,000.00** | | Q3 disbursements | $1,819,031.31 | | Cash on hand, close | **$1,505,564.05** (cash-on-hand arithmetic verified) | | Largest receipt | **$1,970,000.00 from [[Senate Opportunity Fund]]**, Line **SA17**, dated 2026-09-16 — **90.8% of Q3 receipts** | | Other receipts | Energy Transfer LP $100,000 (2026-09-24) · an **unnamed** contributor $100,000 (2026-09-28) | | Cycle IE total | **$3,120,000.00** across two Form 24 notices — see the double-counting warning below | | Sole payee, both notices | **[[Advocacy Architects]]** | The grant is recorded in full at [[Senate Opportunity Fund 1.97M to High Plains PAC]]. ### Expenditures | Notice | Received | Amount | Direction | Races | |---|---|---|---|---| | **2014017** | 2026-09-19 | $1,810,000.00 | mixed | [[OH-Sen-2026-Special]] support $515,000 · [[AK-Sen-2026]] $265,000 · [[IA-Sen-2026]] and [[MI-Sen-2026]] both sides, $257,500 each | | **2017699** | 2026-10-07 | $1,310,000.00 | **100% support** | [[MT-Sen-2026]] $515,000 · [[LA-Sen-2026]] $365,000 · [[AL-Sen-2026]] $265,000 · [[OK-Sen-2026]] $165,000 | > [!warning] The cycle total is $3,120,000.00, not $4,930,000.00 > The Q3 report (file 2017843) restates the **identical** 18 Schedule E lines already filed on Form 24 > **2014017** — same amounts, dates, candidates, payee and support/oppose flags. **Both documents are > unflagged originals**, so summing both counts the money twice. ## Why it matters 🔴 **The October notice is High Plains PAC's first spending outside Ohio and Wyoming.** All four October races are new states, all four lines are **100% support**, and **Louisiana, Alabama and Oklahoma are not competitive Senate races.** $1.31M spent positively in three safe seats and one Republican-favoured open seat is not buying persuasion, and what it is buying is not disclosed on Form 24. **The funder is a 501(c)(4), so the money stops being traceable one step up.** See [[Senate Opportunity Fund]]. > [!note] Open questions > - **The unnamed $100,000** on file 2017843 — a Line 11 row with a date, an amount and no contributor > name in the filed document. > - **Energy Transfer LP** — $100,000 corporate contribution, first appearance in this vault. > - **Why three safe Senate seats.** Louisiana, Alabama and Oklahoma are not contested. > - **The Les Williamson pair.** Trigger carried from 2026-09-21: any **third** committee with Williamson > as treasurer. ## See Also - [[Senate Opportunity Fund 1.97M to High Plains PAC]] - [[Senate Opportunity Fund]] · [[Advocacy Architects]] · [[Les Williamson]] - [[MT-Sen-2026]] · [[LA-Sen-2026]] · [[AL-Sen-2026]] · [[OK-Sen-2026]] · [[OH-Sen-2026-Special]] · [[AK-Sen-2026]] · [[IA-Sen-2026]] · [[MI-Sen-2026]] - [[Dark Money]] · [[Super PACs]] · [[Independent Expenditure]] - [[Organizations Hub]]