Government accountability: PACs and super PACs
What they say
His campaign says he would sponsor legislation to eliminate what it calls the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs.
“I will also sponsor legislation to eliminate the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs in our electoral system.”
Source: Thomas Laehn for U.S. Senate
In their own words, dated
“The Republicans and the Democrats in Congress pretend to be opposed to one another, but in reality, they have a common interest in the preservation of the existing system - a system without term limits in which they can stay in office for the rest of their lives and in which super PACs can spend unlimited amounts of money in support of their campaigns.”
What the record shows ·
No like-for-like official action exists. His committee's filings through June 30, 2026 show $31,908 in receipts, none from other political committees.
Sources: Greene County, Iowa, Federal Election Commission
What the filings show
No contributions from other committees; $24,668 itemized and $7,044 unitemized individual contributions; $195.96 from the candidate (the FEC's candidate-contribution total).
Source: Federal Election Commission
Filings through June 30, 2026.
Limit: The absence of PAC money in his filings is consistent with his statement but is not an official action. The dated post and the platform say the same thing.