Political Party/527

Great America PAC

Website:

www.greatamericapac.com

FEC ID Number:

C00608489

Type:

Hybrid PAC

Co-chairs:

Eric Beach

Ed Rollins

Location:

Alexandria, VA

Formation:

2016

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Great America PAC (originally called TrumPAC) was a hybrid PAC established in 2016 by Amy Kremer and Bill Doddridge that intended to unite conservative activists and the business community in support of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. 1

As of November 2025, Great America PAC still had an active account with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), but its website was inactive. As of November 2025, the most recent FEC-recorded contribution was received on February 5, 2025.  2

Activity

Great America PAC was a hybrid PAC established in 2016 to support the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump. Originally called TrumPAC, the PAC was co-founded by Tea Party activist Amy Kremer and businessman and Republican donor Bill Doddridge.  1 Great America PAC was co-chaired by political strategist Eric Beach and Republican presidential campaign strategist Ed Rollins. 3

Great America PAC raised and spent over $30 million in support of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The PAC stated that it broadcast 20,000 television spots and 300,000 radio ads (in English and Spanish), sent 2.5 million pieces of mail, and placed 30 million phone calls. Great America PAC claimed that it had 250,000 contributors and recruited millions of newly engaged supporters. 4

Great America PAC advocated for Trump’s proposed agenda, which included repealing and replacing Obamacare, appointing right-of-center justices to the U.S.  Supreme Court, protecting the 2nd Amendment, securing U.S. borders, repealing the Iran nuclear deal, and restoring the U.S. economy. 5

People

Co-Chairs

Eric Beach is a political strategist who co-chaired Great America PAC. Beach formerly worked as the national finance chair on U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) presidential campaign and was the finance chair on former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich’s (R-GA) 2012 presidential bid. 6

Ed Rollins is a Republican presidential campaign strategist who co-chaired Great America PAC. Rollins formerly managed Ronald Reagan’s 1984 campaign and Ross Perot’s 1992 campaign as the Reform Party nominee. 7

Founders

Amy Kremer is a co-founder of Great America PAC, a political activist, and a former chair of Tea Party Express. Kremer is a co-founder of the American Grassroots Coalitions, and along with Kathryn Serkes, was a co-founder of the Women Vote Trump PAC. In 2017, she unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican representing Georgia’s 6th District. 8

Bill Doddridge is a co-founder of Great America PAC and the CEO and president of the Jewelry Exchange. Doddridge is a longtime donor to Republicans, including to the California Republican Party, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) U.S. Senate re-election campaign, the Trump 47 Committee PAC, and the Republican National Committee. 9

Fundraising

Great America PAC raised over $28.8 million in 2016, receiving its largest donations from Israeli-American businessman Isaac Perlmutter ($5 million), former owner of the Houston Texans NFL team Robert McNair ($2 million), and investor Andy Beal ($2 million). 10

From 2017 to 2018, Great America PAC raised over $8.3 million, with the largest donations coming from Robert Mercer ($400,000), the Great America Alliance ($100,000), and Richard Uihlein ($100,000). 11

Ahead of Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential re-election campaign, between 2019 and 2020, Great America PAC raised over $11.7 million, receiving smaller individual donations during the previous years. 12

Between 2021 and 2025, Great America PAC raised nearly $2 million, with its last recorded contribution received on February 5, 2025. 2

Spending

Great America PAC spent over $23.6 million in support of the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump, while spending $4,513 in opposition to then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign. 13

From 2017 to 2018, Great America PAC spent over $5.4 million in support of President Donald Trump. The PAC also supported federal Republican candidates including then-U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) and U.S. Senate candidates Karin Housley (R-MN) and Roy Moore (R-AL), while opposing federal Democrats, including U.S. Congressional candidate Perry Gershon (D-NY) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), and then-U.S. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Jon Tester (D-MT). 14

In support of Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential re-election campaign, between 2019 and 2020, Great America PAC spent over $8.3 million. During that same time, America PAC spent more than half a million dollars opposing the campaigns of Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). 15

Donor Organizations

Auburn Manor Holding Corporation (for profit)

David A. Fults Corporation (for profit)

Direct Response Group LLC (for profit)

LiveIntent Inc. (for profit)

Great America Alliance (for profit)

Jat Capital Partners LP (for profit)

JCAP Fund Manager Inc. (for profit)

NCP Finance Ohio LLC (for profit)

OC/LA Properties Inc. (for profit)

Rapid Response Television LLC (for profit)

Revily Inc. (for profit)

RHS Investments LLP (for profit)

Talk Media Network (for profit)

Individual Donors

Andy Beal

Bob Cowan

Martin Harmon

Stanley Hubbard

Robert McNair

Robert Mercer

Isaac Perlmutter

Lewis Topper

Richard Uihlein

References

  1. “About.” Great America PAC. Archived from the original February 23, 2016. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20160223054139/http://www.greatamericapac.com/about/.
  2. “Great America PAC: Raising.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00608489/?tab=raising&cycle=2026#total-receipts.
  3. “Great America PAC.” Ballotpedia. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://ballotpedia.org/Great_America_PAC.
  4. “About.” Great America PAC. Archived from the original April 18, 2017. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418080707/https://www.greatamericapac.com/about/.
  5. “The Agenda.” Great America PAC. Archived from the original April 18, 2017. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418080451/https://www.greatamericapac.com/agenda/.
  6. Isenstadt, Alex. “Pro-Trump super PAC ramps up, hires top political operative.” Politico, May 3, 2016. Accessed March 1, 2025. https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/donald-trump-super-pac-ramps-up-220037.
  7. Isenstadt, Alex. “Former Reagan campaign manager joins pro-Trump super PAC.” Politico, May 3, 2016. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/ed-rollins-reagan-pro-trump-super-pac-222752.
  8. “Amy Kremer.” Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/amy-kremer/.
  9. “William Doddridge: Individual contributions.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Doddridge,%20william.
  10. “Great America PAC: Raising.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00608489/?tab=raising&cycle=2016#total-receipts.
  11. “Great America PAC: Raising.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00608489/?tab=raising&cycle=2018#total-receipts.
  12. “Great America PAC: Raising.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00608489/?tab=raising&cycle=2020#total-receipts.
  13. “Great America PAC: Spending.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00608489/?tab=spending&cycle=2016.
  14. “Great America PAC: Spending.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00608489/?tab=spending&cycle=2018.
  15. “Great America PAC: Spending.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00608489/?tab=spending&cycle=2020.
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