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Washington (CNN) -- Ready for Hillary, a super PAC founded by Hillary Clinton devotees, has started to grease the wheels of state politics, currying favor with local Democrats by exchanging important data about the group's supporters with Senate and House campaigns ahead of the 2014 midterms.

The list exchanges are a clear attempt by the super PAC to build goodwill and to win over state parties ahead of a possible Clinton presidential run in 2016.

To date, the PAC has exchanged records with campaigns in 14 different states: Six U.S. Senate campaigns, four House races, four gubernatorial campaigns and three Democratic committees and organizations, according to a person familiar with the list swaps.

In return, Ready for Hillary is receiving data from each campaign and growing their list of possible volunteers and donors ahead of 2016.

Representatives from the group declined to name specific campaigns with which they have swapped names, citing confidentially agreements with each campaign.

Ready for Hillary has built the list a number of ways.

Supporters become part of the group's voter file when they give a donation or attend an event put on by the group. The PAC has held over 500 events across the country -- the majority of which were in early presidential primary and caucus states. All of those names, emails and phone numbers, along with some other details, go into the Ready for Hillary voter file.

Although seemingly simple, there is power in the names. Some political data experts argue a good data file is worth more than donations.

A former state party data director, who asked for anonymity to speak candidly, said getting names from a national organization is an "enormously helpful."

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Hoping for '16 payoff, Ready for Hillary greases midterm wheels