Trade association PAC · DC

Cigar-pac (Cigar Association of America, Inc.)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00121350.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

67% of the $7,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 33%Helps Republicans 67%

Backs

  1. Daniel MeuserRepublican$5,000
  2. Ruben GallegoDemocrat$2,500

Run by Scott Pearce (treasurer) · Dan Cotter (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
February 26, 19802

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
Scott Pearce2
Custodian of records
Dan Cotter2
Connected to
Cigar Association of America, Inc.1
Website
cigarsusa.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $8,126: $400 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.

  • $400 from 1 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: Florida $4007

Where its donors work7

JC Newman Cigar1 gifts$400

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 June 30, 2026.3

Raised$8,126
Spent$16K
Cash on hand$4,838
Given to candidates and committees$7,500
  • From individuals $400
  • Other $7,726

Who it gives to

2 candidates, $7,500 in direct gifts.4

Daniel Meuser RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 9th District (2026)$5,000
Ruben Gallego DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 3rd District (2024)$2,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Cigar-pac (Cigar Association of America, Inc.) (C00121350)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00121350/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Cigar-pac (Cigar Association of America, Inc.)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00121350/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Cigar-pac (Cigar Association of America, Inc.) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00121350/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Cigar-pac (Cigar Association of America, Inc.) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00121350&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 Cigar-pac (Cigar Association of America, Inc.), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00121350&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Cigar-pac (Cigar Association of America, Inc.), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00121350&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026