The PAC raised $403,503, and spent nearly all of it by the end of the 2018 election cycle. A total of $399,267 was spent by the PAC during the 2018 cycle. Before being shut down in 2019, the PAC raised an additional $5,970 and spent an additional $10,206 in the 2020 cycle. Only 10% of the PAC's spending directly supported candidates, with a mere $37,000 given to candidates. This has led to an accusation by
HuffPost that the PAC did little but spend money to boost Buttigieg's image. Of the $37,000 given directly to candidates, $36,000 was distributed among 22 different Democratic candidates for the
United States House of Representatives. The sole
United States Senate candidate to receive a contribution from the PAC was fellow Indiana politician,
Joe Donnelly, who received $1,000. The PAC paid $70,000 to
Lis Smith, who served as Buttigieg's spokesperson and subsequently became the communications director for his presidential bid. The PAC paid $27,500 to
Michael Schmuhl, who was the PAC's treasurer and subsequently became Buttigieg's presidential campaign manager. The PAC's finance director was paid $34,500. A major Democratic media consulting firm was paid $28,500. ==References==