DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS: SUPPORT Mike Rounds FEC Record

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What did this FEC row report?

SUPPORT

DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS reported $400,332.47 in independent-expenditure activity supporting Mike Rounds. The filer supplied purpose text “IE-Rounds, Mike-Media Buy” and named payee Main Street Media Group.

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Reported communication-spending record

Spender: DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
Spender FEC ID: C00836221
Named candidate: Mike Rounds
Candidate FEC ID: S4SD00049
Reported position: SUPPORT
Amount: $400,332.47
Purpose text: IE-Rounds, Mike-Media Buy
Payee: Main Street Media Group
Expenditure date: May 26, 2026
Dissemination date: May 27, 2026
Receipt date: May 28, 2026
Election type: P
Office: S · South Dakota District 0
Candidate party: REPUBLICAN PARTY
FEC file number: 1980169
Transaction ID: SE.4851
Amendment indicator: N
Election.org ID: eop-ad-0uswkm1

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Same exact FEC candidate ID

Other reported independent expenditures involving Mike Rounds

SUPPORTDEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$11,416.00 · May 27, 2026 →SUPPORTSOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC$20,000.00 · May 22, 2026 →SUPPORTSOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC$500.00 · May 22, 2026 →SUPPORTSOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC$40,000.00 · Apr 13, 2026 →SUPPORTSOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC$12,500.00 · Mar 9, 2026 →SUPPORTSOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC$20,000.00 · Feb 26, 2026 →SUPPORTSOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC$40,000.00 · Feb 23, 2026 →SUPPORTSOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC$20,000.00 · Feb 19, 2026 →

Same exact FEC spender ID

Other rows reported by DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS

SUPPORTJerry Lee Jr Carl$35,100.00 · Aug 5, 2026 →SUPPORTHarriet Hageman$505,328.32 · Aug 4, 2026 →SUPPORTNicholas III Begich$496,292.40 · Aug 4, 2026 →SUPPORTSydney Gruters$491,243.40 · Aug 4, 2026 →SUPPORTNicholas III Begich$11,850.00 · Aug 4, 2026 →SUPPORTHarriet Hageman$10,510.00 · Aug 4, 2026 →SUPPORTSydney Gruters$10,500.00 · Aug 4, 2026 →SUPPORTJerry Lee Jr Carl$502,282.08 · Jul 28, 2026 →