# Michael Rydin **Michael T. Rydin** appears on the September 2026 monthly report of the **[[Freedom Caucus Fund]]** — file **2031726**, received 2026-10-20 — as the source of **$6,000,000.00** in two payments. **This page records only what the filing says, and states plainly what it does not.** The document gives: | Field on the filing | Value | |---|---| | Name | `RYDIN, MICHAEL T`, prefix `MR.` | | Address | 5500 Holly St, Houston TX 77081 | | Occupation | **RETIRED** | | Employer | **RETIRED** | | Payments | $2,000,000.00 dated 2026-09-15 · $4,000,000.00 dated 2026-09-21 | | Line | `SA17`, memo text **"NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT"** | | Running total on the row | $8,756,000.00 | 🔴 **Who he is beyond that is an open question on this site.** The filing lists him as retired with no employer, so the document itself supplies no occupation, business or affiliation, and no second source has been confirmed here. The figure is the fact; the biography is not yet. The running total of **$8,756,000.00** on the second row implies **$2,756,000.00** of earlier money from him into the same committee, which the committee's earlier reports should carry. Full accounting: [[Rydin 6M to Freedom Caucus Fund]]. ## What to watch - A second source identifying him, which is what this page needs before it says anything more. - The $2,756,000.00 of earlier payments the running total implies. - Any other federal committee reporting money from this name or address. ## See Also - [[Freedom Caucus Fund]] · [[House Freedom Caucus]] · [[Rydin 6M to Freedom Caucus Fund]] - [[Hybrid PAC]] · [[Dark Money]] · [[Donor Network Hub]]