Corporate PAC · DC
Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00194746.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
69% of the $287K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Cliff BentzRepublican$8,000
- Darin LaHoodRepublican$8,000
- Erin HouchinRepublican$8,000
- Rudy Yakym IIIRepublican$7,500
- Jon HustedRepublican$7,500
Run by Catherine Bentley (treasurer) · Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (connected company) More
Biggest funders Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation Political Action Committee (Guidewell PAC) $150K · Premera Blue Cross Political Action Committee/premera PAC $65K · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC $60K More
On the record
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
- Catherine Bentley1
- Connected to
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association1
Who funds it
It reported raising $875K: $277K from individuals and $35K from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $215K from 2,631 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 16% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: District of Columbia $215K6
Where its donors work6
| Bcbsa | 2,064 gifts | $109,016 |
| Excellus BCBS | 27 gifts | $47,000 |
| Excellus | 10 gifts | $16,000 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | 61 gifts | $8,145 |
| Excellus Bluecross Blueshield | 5 gifts | $7,500 |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesot | 63 gifts | $5,870 |
| BCBS of Rhode Island | 204 gifts | $5,460 |
| Usable Mutual Insurance | 93 gifts | $3,370 |
| Excelsior Orthopaedics | 2 gifts | $2,500 |
| Heritage Christian Services | 2 gifts | $2,500 |
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
- From individuals $277K
- From other committees $35K
- Other $563K
Who it gives to
91 candidates, $294K in direct gifts.3
| Cliff Bentz RepublicanU.S. House, Oregon 2nd District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $7,500 |
| James E. Risch UnknownU.S. Senate, Idaho (2026) | $7,500 |
| Nellie Pou DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 9th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Diana DeGette DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 1st District (2026) | $6,000 |
| David Kustoff RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 8th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Nicholas A. Langworthy RepublicanU.S. House, New York 23rd District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Rand Paul RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2028) | $5,000 |
| Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Trent Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ken Calvert RepublicanU.S. House, California 40th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Jack Reed DemocratU.S. Senate, Rhode Island (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $5,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| John Hoeven RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Dakota (2028) | $5,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $5,000 |
| Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Brad Finstad RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Mike Haridopolos RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 8th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026) | $5,000 |
| Blake D. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 2nd District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Addison P. McDowell RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 6th District (2026) | $4,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC (C00194746)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00194746/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00194746/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00194746&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00194746&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00194746&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026