Promethean PAC (formerly Lyndon LaRouche PAC; FDR PAC; and Spannaus In ’96) is a political action committee (PAC) affiliated with Promethean Action, a political movement and advocacy organization that applies the ideas of conspiracy theorist and perennial political candidate Lyndon LaRouche. ¹

Promethean PAC has expressed support for President Donald Trump’s industrial-economy policies, especially as they relate to reshoring industry, manufacturing, infrastructure, and general rhetorical support for American workers. ²

Promethean PAC is not affiliated with Lyndon LaRouche’s widow, Helga Zepp LaRouche, or any entity associated with her. ³

Background

Promethean PAC was originally registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as “Spannaus In ’96” on December 6, 1995 in support of Nancy Spannaus’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. ⁴ On August 29, 1996, Spannaus In ’96 changed its name to “the FDR Political Action Committee” ⁵ and changed its status to a multicandidate committee, supporting the congressional campaigns of Sally Alexander; Harold Ford, Jr.; Maria Elena Milton; and Bennie Thompson, along with the presidential campaign of Lyndon LaRouche. ⁶

On July 29, 2004, forms were filed to change the name of FDR PAC to “Lyndon LaRouche Political Action,” with Barbara Boyd as its treasurer. ⁷ On April 20, 2024, forms were filed to change the name of the LaRouche PAC to “Promethean PAC.” ⁸

Activities

As of 2026, Promethean PAC was advocating for U.S. House and Senate candidates who promised to support President Donald Trump’s industrial policies. As of March 2026, Promethean PAC warned that if the Democrats were to win the majority of the U.S. House or Senate in the midterm elections, the second Trump administration’s policies would be subverted and reversed. ⁹

Ahead of the midterm elections, Promethean PAC aimed to educate voters in all parties, especially in critical districts, about the benefits of Trump’s “American system” economics platform, allegedly based on Alexander Hamilton’s and former President Abraham Lincoln’s economic policies, and the importance of electing candidates who will support it. Promethean PAC said it would also run campaigns against candidates who do not support Trump’s platform.  ⁹

As of 2026, Promethean PAC, along with Promethean Action, was conducting live online discussions on Mondays to better understand and defeat what they claim to be an assault on the United States. ¹⁰ At that time, both groups were also hosting live online classes on Saturdays to develop educated citizen leaders using scientific, cultural, and historical materials. ¹¹

Around that time, Promethean PAC also launched a semi-monthly online training series intended to equip activists, candidates, and grassroots leaders with tools to win in the 2026 midterm elections. Instead of yard signs and door-knocking scripts, the training series focused on ways to translate the ideas of President Trump’s policies into effective messaging to be used for local and state elections. ¹²

Financials

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Promethean PAC has primarily been funded by individual contributions. In 2025, Promethean PAC raised $158,690, with individual contributions ranging from $10 to $5,000. From 2003 through 2020, while still called “the Lyndon LaRouche PAC,” the committee raised millions of dollars per two-year election cycle. ¹³

Lyndon LaRouche

Lyndon LaRouche was an American conspiracy theorist and perennial political candidate and founder of the LaRouche movement. ¹ LaRouche started his political career on the far left, having once been active in the Socialist Workers Party. LaRouche’s National Caucus of Labor Committees evolved from a faction of the left-wing Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and supported his Marxist views. ¹⁴

LaRouche ran for U.S. president eight times, the first time in 1976 as the candidate of the now defunct left-wing United States Labor Party. LaRouche operated organizations like the National Democratic Policy Committee, which allegedly acted as a front group for him to receive federal matching money in his recurring presidential campaigns, totaling millions of dollars.  ¹⁴

In the 1970s, LaRouche spent time in West Germany, where his later views that one critic described as “right-wing” and “anti-Semitic” were established, along with conspiracy theories and sweeping narratives about history and politics, including the idea that “history is a war between the Platonists (the good guys) and the evil Aristotelians.” In the mid-1980s, LaRouche moved his headquarters to Northern Virginia and created an armed camp. LaRouche was convicted of scheming to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 1987 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but was released in 1994.  ¹⁴

LaRouche was encouraged by the election of President Donald Trump, citing Trump’s “intent to return the nation to the economic tradition of Alexander Hamilton,” his commitment to manufacturing and industry, and his intention to “end the policies of British imperial free trade.”  ¹⁴

Leadership

As of 2026, Barbara Boyd was the treasurer of Promethean PAC. At the time, Boyd was an author at Promethean Action, where she has contributed more that 250 articles. Boyd worked as the chief paralegal in the criminal trials of Lyndon LaRouche. ¹⁵

Related Organization

Promethean Action (formerly LaRouche PAC Action) (nonprofit)

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2. “Trump’s Platform.” Promethean PAC. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://www.prometheanpac.com/20241015_platform.
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10. “Live Monday Strategic Discussion.” Promethean PAC. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://www.prometheanpac.com/live_video_calls.
11. “Saturday Classes.” Promethean PAC. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://www.prometheanpac.com/saturday_classes.
12. “2026 Bootcamp.” Promethean PAC. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://www.prometheanpac.com/2026_bootcamp.
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