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Protect Ohio Values

Protect Ohio Values (POV PAC) was an American super political action committee (PAC) based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its purpose was to elect JD Vance to the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio.[1]

History

POV was registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on February 24, 2021.[2]

On June 6, 2022, the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed an FEC complaint alleging that POV made illegal in-kind contributions to JD Vance's senatorial campaign "in the form of polling data, voter targeting information and draft campaign communications."[3]

Organization

Name Position Notes
Vicki Hoffmann Treasurer[4] -
Tim Koch Assistant Treasurer[4:1] Koch & Hoos, Booz Allen Hamilton, United States Marine Corps[5]

Funding

POV raised just shy of $19.8 million between February 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. The largest individual contributor was Peter Thiel, who gave a total of $15 million.[6] Between January 1, 2023 and June 27, 2024, POV raised an additional $31,000.[7]

Donors included:

  • Alex Mistri
  • Anthony Wood
  • Bob Castellini
  • Bob Hugin
  • Brent McIntosh
  • Carl Lindner III
  • Christopher Vincze
  • David Narr
  • David Sacks
  • Elizabeth Uihlein
  • Emmet Flood
  • Frances Lindner
  • Henry Saad
  • Howard Lutnick
  • James Pallotta
  • Jeff Dobrozi
  • John Addison
  • John G. Morikis
  • Keep Texas Great
  • Keith Frankel
  • Larry Mizel
  • Mara Saad
  • Martha Lindner
  • Merritt Harbert
  • Per Aspera Policy
  • Peter Thiel
  • Rebekah Mercer
  • Reese Ryan
  • Reynolds American
  • Richard Kurtz
  • Robert Mercer
  • S. Craig Lindner
  • Scott Bessent
  • Texash
  • Walter W. Buckley Jr.

Expenditures

Between February 24, 2021 and June 27, 2024, POV paid the following organizations:[8][9]

  • Ad Astra Insights
  • American Principles Project PAC
  • Anedot
  • ANM Consulting
  • Aristotle International
  • Ashby Law
  • BakerHostetler
  • Bank of America
  • Belmont Strategies
  • Buckeye Values PAC
  • CampaignHQ
  • Cerberus Strategies
  • Conservative Partnership Center
  • Conservative Strategies
  • Crane Consulting Group
  • Crowned Eagle Consulting Group
  • Envoi
  • Euporie
  • Fabrizio, Lee & Associates
  • FlexPoint Media
  • Fulcrum Campaign Strategies
  • IMGE
  • Koch & Hoos
  • MBN Solutions
  • McCarthy Hennings Whalen (MHW)
  • Organizational Services Corporation
  • Prospect Strategic Communications
  • Relentless Strategies
  • Something Else Strategies
  • Strader Consulting
  • WinRed
  • Working for America

Further reading

  1. Home. Protect Ohio Values. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220629155110/https://protectohiovalues.com/ ↩︎

  2. Protect Ohio Values PAC (POV PAC) - committee overview. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240728203641/https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00770495/?tab=about-committee&cycle=2024 ↩︎

  3. CLC Files Complaint Alleging In-Kind Contribution Scheme by Protect Ohio Values PAC and JD Vance for Senate. (2022, June 6). Campaign Legal Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20240728213716/https://campaignlegal.org/document/clc-files-complaint-alleging-kind-contribution-scheme-protect-ohio-values-pac-and-jd-vance ↩︎

  4. Hoffmann, V. J. (2021, November 15). Statement of Organization - Protect Ohio Values PAC (POV PAC). Federal Election Commission. https://web.archive.org/web/20240728202743/https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/029/202111159468499029/202111159468499029.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎

  5. About. Koch & Hoos. Retrieved July 28, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240728203252/https://www.kochandhoos.com/about2 ↩︎

  6. Protect Ohio Values PAC (POV PAC) - Raising (2021-2022). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240728203823/https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00770495/?tab=raising&cycle=2022 ↩︎

  7. Protect Ohio Values PAC (POV PAC) - Raising (2023-2024). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240728210407/https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00770495/?tab=raising&cycle=2024 ↩︎

  8. Protect Ohio Values PAC (POV PAC) - Spending (2021-2022). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2024, from https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00770495/?tab=spending&cycle=2022 ↩︎

  9. Protect Ohio Values PAC (POV PAC) - Spending (2023-2024). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2024, from https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00770495/?tab=spending&cycle=2024 ↩︎