Who funds Hardworking Americans Inc.?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Georgians First Leadership Committee ($2.3M), Halmar International LLC ($250K), Donald Leebern III ($225K), Kelly Mahoney ($150K), 1854 Fund ($100K), out of $4.4M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Hardworking Americans Inc. spend the most on in 2026?

for Derek Dooley (Georgia Senate, $4.0M, unknown); for Derek Dooley (Georgia Senate, $175K, unknown); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, $54K, lost).

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Outside spender

Hardworking Americans Inc.

FEC committee C00828608

Limited result coverage

Hardworking Americans Inc. spent $4.2M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $54K lost). $4.2M had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$4.2M

Winning share of scored dollars

$54K scored (1% of spending); $4.2M unknown

On the losing side

$54K

Supporting vs attacking

99% / 1%

$4.2M for, $54K against

Google says Hardworking Americans Inc. also spent $77K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (2% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $4.4M to Hardworking Americans Inc.. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $5.4M.

All big donors →

Georgians First Leadership CommitteeAnother PAC$2.3M (51%)
Halmar International LLCCompany / nonprofit$250K (6%)
Donald Leebern IIIIndividual$225K (5%)
Kelly MahoneyIndividual$150K (3%)
1854 FundAnother PAC$100K (2%)
John MeshadIndividual$100K (2%)
Daniel DooleyIndividual$100K (2%)
Village Investments LLCCompany / nonprofit$75K (2%)
Community Development and Health PAC of Georgia Inc.Another PAC$60K (1%)
Sunbelt Prosperity FundAnother PAC$50K (1%)

The people behind it

The people giving to Hardworking Americans Inc.

45 named people gave $1.3M in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.

Donald Leebern IIICEO · Georgia Crown Distrubuting Co. · GA$225K3 gifts
Kelly MahoneyOwner · Hillpointe · GA$150K
John MeshadRetired · FL$100K
Daniel DooleyFounder · Centegix · GA$100K
David FloryRetired · FL$50K3 gifts
Michael DooleyOperations · Edge Operations · GA$50K
Virgil WilliamsGA$50K
James AndrewsHealth Management · Well 5 Associates · GA$50K
David Richard TyndallGA$50K2 gifts
Christy FenhagenCFO · Shadowbox Studios · GA$50K

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Mark DaltonFL$50K
Kenneth SlaterPrincipal · Tremont Partners · FL$30K
Ross Perot Jr.Chairman · The Perot Group · TX$25K
Patricia TerwilligerRetired · GA$25K
James PrevitiExecutive · The Previti Group · CA$25K
John HillRetired · TX$25K
James HaslamExecutive · Pilot Flying J · TN$25K
Susan HaslamTN$25K
Mark KauffmanEntrepreneur · GA$25K
Sy SternbergNY$25K
Ben HallGA$15K
Greg WendtFinance · Capital Group · CA$15K
Lauren CookInvestment Management · Emblem Group · MA$15K
Brian MorrisEngineer · Gwinnett Drugs LLC · GA$14K
Don WatersExecutive · Waters Capital Partners · GA$10K

Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one won.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Candidate	Race	Spending	Amount	Won?
Derek Dooley	Georgia Senate (primary)	Supporting	$4.0M	Unknown
Derek Dooley	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$175K	Unknown
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate (primary)	Attacking	$54K	✗ No

Questions people ask

How much did Hardworking Americans Inc. spend in 2026, and did it win?: Hardworking Americans Inc. spent $4.2M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $54K lost). $4.2M had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Hardworking Americans Inc.?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Georgians First Leadership Committee ($2.3M), Halmar International LLC ($250K), Donald Leebern III ($225K), Kelly Mahoney ($150K), 1854 Fund ($100K), out of $4.4M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Hardworking Americans Inc. spend the most on in 2026?: for Derek Dooley (Georgia Senate, $4.0M, unknown); for Derek Dooley (Georgia Senate, $175K, unknown); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, $54K, lost).