Corporate PAC · LA

Canal Barge Company Inc PAC (Canal Barge PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00541110.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

85% of the $17K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 15%Helps Republicans 85%

Backs

  1. James ComerRepublican$2,500
  2. Mike EzellRepublican$2,500
  3. Dan SullivanRepublican$2,500
  4. Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannRepublican$2,500
  5. Rick LarsenDemocrat$2,500

Run by William S Murphy (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
New Orleans, LA1
Registered
January 30, 20132

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
William S Murphy2
Affiliated with
Canal Barge Company Inc2

Who funds it

It reported raising $24K: $24K 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.

  • $17K from 52 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 44% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Louisiana $15K, California $1,500, District of Columbia $1,0007

Where its donors work7

Canal Barge48 gifts$10,675
Bellwether Technology1 gifts$1,000

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 September 30, 2026.3

Raised$24K
Spent$56K
Cash on hand$16K
Given to candidates and committees$56K
  • From individuals $24K

Who it gives to

8 candidates, $17K in direct gifts.4

James Comer RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 1st District (2026)$2,500
Mike Ezell RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 4th District (2026)$2,500
Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$2,500
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 3rd District (2026)$2,500
Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Alexandra Mealer RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 9th District (2026)$2,500
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2026)$1,000
Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Canal Barge Company Inc PAC (Canal Barge PAC) (C00541110)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00541110/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Canal Barge Company Inc PAC (Canal Barge PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00541110/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Canal Barge Company Inc PAC (Canal Barge PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00541110/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Canal Barge Company Inc PAC (Canal Barge PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00541110&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 Canal Barge Company Inc PAC (Canal Barge PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00541110&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Canal Barge Company Inc PAC (Canal Barge PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00541110&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026