Trade association PAC · PA

American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00364109.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

75% of the $59K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 25%Helps Republicans 75%

Backs

  1. Dan SullivanRepublican$10K
  2. Brett GuthrieRepublican$5,000
  3. Ben Ray LujánDemocrat$5,000
  4. Jay ObernolteRepublican$3,500
  5. Markwayne MullinRepublican$3,000

Run by Grant B Spellmeyer (treasurer) More

Biggest funders TDS Telecommunications Corporation PAC $5,000 · Gci Communication Corp. PAC $2,500 · Mediacom Communications Corp PAC $2,000 More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Beaver, PA1

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Grant B Spellmeyer1
Connected to
American Cable Association Inc.1

Who funds it

It reported raising $201K: $192K from individuals and $9,500 from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

TDS Telecommunications Corporation PACPAC2 gifts$5,000
Gci Communication Corp. PACPAC1 gift$2,500
Mediacom Communications Corp PACPAC1 gift$2,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $185K from 337 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 62% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Pennsylvania $44K, New Jersey $34K, Ohio $22K, Arizona $21K, Alaska $11K6

Where its donors work6

American Cable Association239 gifts$39,756
Astound Broadband14 gifts$25,050
Cable One11 gifts$22,500
MCTV4 gifts$20,000
Gci3 gifts$11,000
Schurz Communications4 gifts$11,000
Service Electric Cablevision2 gifts$8,000
Boycom Cablevision3 gifts$5,500
Shentel2 gifts$5,000
Great Plains Communications5 gifts$4,000

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.2

Raised$201K
Spent$145K
Cash on hand$288K
Given to candidates and committees$143K
  • From individuals $192K
  • From other committees $9,500

Who it gives to

24 candidates, $61K in direct gifts.3

Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$10,000
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026)$5,000
Jay Obernolte RepublicanU.S. House, California 23rd District (2026)$3,500
Markwayne Mullin RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2026)$3,000
Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026)$3,000
John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026)$2,500
Cynthia M. Lummis RepublicanU.S. Senate, Wyoming (2026)$2,500
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$2,500
Troy A. Carter DemocratU.S. House, Louisiana 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026)$2,500
Katie Boyd Britt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alabama (2028)$2,000
Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$2,000
Mike Kennedy RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 4th District (2026)$2,000
Candidate S6GA00378 (FEC record)$2,000
Robert Menendez DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 8th District (2026)$2,000
Deb Fischer RepublicanU.S. Senate, Nebraska (2030)$1,500
Lisa Murkowski RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2028)$1,500
John R. Curtis RepublicanU.S. Senate, Utah (2030)$1,000
Cliff Bentz RepublicanU.S. House, Oregon 2nd District (2026)$1,000
Nicholas J. Begich III RepublicanU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026)$1,000
Michael A. Rulli RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 6th District (2026)$1,000
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$1,000
Debbie Dingell DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 6th District (2026)$1,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC) (C00364109)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00364109/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00364109/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00364109&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    FEC: receipts of American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00364109&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00364109&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026