Corporate PAC · OH

Cleveland-cliffs Inc. Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00290973.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

79% of the $43K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 21%Helps Republicans 79%

Backs

  1. Troy BaldersonRepublican$5,000
  2. Frank J. MrvanDemocrat$5,000
  3. Carol D. MillerRepublican$4,500
  4. Michael R. TurnerRepublican$3,500
  5. Mike CareyRepublican$3,000

Run by Patrick Bloom (treasurer) · Justin Phillips (custodian of records) · Cleveland-Cliffs (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Cleveland, OH1
Registered
March 17, 19942

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
Patrick Bloom2
Custodian of records
Justin Phillips Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
Cleveland-Cliffs1

Who funds it

It reported raising $139K: $139K 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.

  • $119K from 952 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 23% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Ohio $115K, District of Columbia $1,600, Michigan $1,575, Indiana $1,073, Minnesota $4607

Where its donors work7

Cleveland-cliffs951 gifts$116,733
Cleveland- Cliffs1 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, 2026.3

Raised$139K
Spent$140K
Cash on hand$44K
Given to candidates and committees$93K
  • From individuals $139K

Who it gives to

17 candidates, $43K in direct gifts.4

Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026)$5,000
Frank J. Mrvan DemocratU.S. House, Indiana 1st District (2026)$5,000
Carol D. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 1st District (2026)$4,500
Michael R. Turner RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 10th District (2026)$3,500
Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026)$3,000
Michael A. Rulli RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 6th District (2026)$3,000
Beth Van Duyne RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 24th District (2026)$2,500
Jim Banks RepublicanU.S. Senate, Indiana (2030)$2,500
Pete Stauber RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 8th District (2026)$2,500
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$2,000
Chrissy Houlahan DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 6th District (2026)$2,000
David P. Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 14th District (2026)$2,000
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$1,500
Terri A. Sewell DemocratU.S. House, Alabama 7th District (2026)$1,000
Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$1,000
Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026)$1,000
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Cleveland-cliffs Inc. Political Action Committee (C00290973)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00290973/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Cleveland-cliffs Inc. Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00290973/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Cleveland-cliffs Inc. Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00290973/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Cleveland-cliffs Inc. Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00290973&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 Cleveland-cliffs Inc. Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00290973&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Cleveland-cliffs Inc. Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00290973&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026