PAC · MD

Blue Dog Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00305318.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $162K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Johnny GarciaDemocrat$12K
  2. J. Luis CorreaDemocrat$10K
  3. Mike ThompsonDemocrat$10K
  4. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.Democrat$10K
  5. Vicente GonzalezDemocrat$10K

Run by Mike Thompson (treasurer) · Vickie Winpisinger (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders Blue Dog Victory Fund $58K · American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) $10K · Molina Healthcare, Inc. PAC $10K More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Gaithersburg, MD1
Registered
August 17, 19952

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
Mike Thompson2
Custodian of records
Vickie Winpisinger Assistant Treasurer2
Affiliated with
Blue Dog Victory Fund2
Website
BLUEDOGDEMS.COM2

Who funds it

It reported raising $2.1M: $545K from individuals and $1.5M from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

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

Blue Dog Victory FundPAC6 gifts$58,238
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)PAC3 gifts$10,000
Molina Healthcare, Inc. PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
National Association of Landscape Professionals Inc. PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
National Association of Wholesaler-distributors Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
National Community Pharmacists Association - PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac)PAC2 gifts$10,000
National Cotton Council of America Committee for the Advancement of CottonPAC2 gifts$10,000
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacPAC2 gifts$10,000
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Rural Broadband PACPAC2 gifts$10,000

Individuals

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

  • $307K from 508 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 62% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: District of Columbia $66K, Virginia $46K, California $36K, Washington $25K, Maryland $23K7

Where its donors work7

Niagara Bottling2 gifts$10,000
Northlane Capital Partners2 gifts$10,000
Jane Street Capital1 gifts$5,000
Lone Pine Capital1 gifts$5,000
Medley Partners1 gifts$5,000
Nierenberg Investment Management Compa1 gifts$5,000
Opportunity Financial2 gifts$5,000
Venture Global Partners1 gifts$5,000
Prasam2 gifts$4,500
Cornerstone Government Affairs5 gifts$4,250

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, 2026.3

Raised$2.1M
Spent$2.1M
Cash on hand$206K
Given to candidates and committees$341K
  • From individuals $545K
  • From other committees $1.5M
  • Other $79K

Who it gives to

21 candidates, $162K in direct gifts.4

Johnny Garcia DemocratU.S. House, Texas 35th District (2026)$12,500
J. Luis Correa DemocratU.S. House, California 46th District (2026)$10,000
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Vicente Gonzalez DemocratU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026)$10,000
Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026)$10,000
Josh Gottheimer DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 5th District (2026)$10,000
Henry Cuellar DemocratU.S. House, Texas 28th District (2026)$10,000
Rebecca Cooke DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Jamie Ager DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 11th District (2026)$10,000
Bobby Pulido DemocratU.S. House, Texas 15th District (2026)$10,000
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$5,000
Jared F. Golden DemocratU.S. House, Maine 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Jasmeet Bains DemocratU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026)$5,000
Mary Peltola DemocratU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026)$5,000
Shannon Kathleen Bird DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026)$5,000
Bale Dalton DemocratU.S. House, Florida 7th District (2026)$5,000
Thien Ho DemocratU.S. House, California 6th District (2026)$5,000
Bob Brooks DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 7th District (2026)$5,000
Leela J Gray DemocratU.S. House, Florida 13th District (2026)$5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Blue Dog Political Action Committee (C00305318)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00305318/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Blue Dog Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00305318/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Blue Dog Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00305318/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Blue Dog Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00305318&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Blue Dog Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00305318&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Blue Dog Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00305318&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026