Corporate PAC · WA

Avista Employees for Effective Government

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00041038.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $17K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 0%Helps Republicans 100%

Backs

  1. Russ FulcherRepublican$5,000
  2. James E. RischUnknown$3,500
  3. Kurt AlmeRepublican$3,000
  4. Cliff BentzRepublican$2,500
  5. Dan SullivanRepublican$2,500

Run by Yelena Goloborodko (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Spokane, WA1

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
Yelena Goloborodko1
Connected to
Avista Employees for Effective Government1

Who funds it

It reported raising $27K: $27K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4

Individuals

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

  • $9,053 from 153 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • Top states: Washington $8,160, Idaho $728, Texas $125, Oregon $406

Where its donors work6

Avista153 gifts$9,053

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 September 30, 2026.2

Raised$27K
Spent$24K
Cash on hand$72K
Given to candidates and committees$20K
  • From individuals $27K

Who it gives to

7 candidates, $20K in direct gifts.3

Russ Fulcher RepublicanU.S. House, Idaho 1st District (2026)$5,000
James E. Risch UnknownU.S. Senate, Idaho (2026)$3,500
Kurt Alme RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026)$3,000
Cliff Bentz RepublicanU.S. House, Oregon 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$2,500
Michael Baumgartner RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 5th District (2026)$2,000
Nicholas J. Begich III RepublicanU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026)$2,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Avista Employees for Effective Government (C00041038)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041038/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Avista Employees for Effective Government financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041038/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Avista Employees for Effective Government to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00041038&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 Avista Employees for Effective Government, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00041038&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Avista Employees for Effective Government, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00041038&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026