Corporate PAC · NC

Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00847848.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $11K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 0%Helps Republicans 100%

Backs

  1. Ted CruzRepublican$2,500
  2. Richard HudsonRepublican$2,500
  3. Ted BuddRepublican$2,500
  4. John JoyceRepublican$2,500
  5. Eric SchmittRepublican$1,000

Run by Steven Brewer (treasurer) · Justin Phillips (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Fayetteville, NC1
Registered
August 10, 20232

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
Steven Brewer2
Custodian of records
Justin Phillips Custodian Of Records2
Affiliated with
Connected Holding II LLC2

Who funds it

It reported raising $60K: $60K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

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

  • $47K from 719 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 11% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: New Jersey $7,700, North Carolina $6,190, Florida $4,637, Illinois $4,085, Georgia $4,0067

Where its donors work7

Brightspeed Management708 gifts$46,665
Brightspeed11 gifts$440

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 May 6, 2026.3

Raised$60K
Spent$109K
Cash on hand$0
Given to candidates and committees$21K
  • From individuals $60K
  • Other $376

Who it gives to

5 candidates, $11K in direct gifts.4

Ted Cruz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2030)$2,500
Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026)$2,500
Ted Budd RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2028)$2,500
John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026)$2,500
Eric Schmitt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Missouri (2028)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC) (C00847848)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00847848/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00847848/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00847848/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through May 6, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00847848&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 Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00847848&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00847848&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026