Corporate PAC · IL
Cme Group Inc. PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00076299.
Which side
Helps both parties
59% of the $447K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 41%Helps Republicans 59%
Backs
- Glenn ThompsonRepublican$10K
- Lindsey O. GrahamRepublican$10K
- Frank D. LucasRepublican$10K
- Darin LaHoodRepublican$10K
- Hakeem S. JeffriesDemocrat$10K
Run by Marty Gepsman (treasurer) 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
- Marty Gepsman1
Who funds it
It reported raising $803K: $770K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $707K from 612 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 77% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Illinois $494K, District of Columbia $50K, Florida $49K, New York $44K, California $10K6
Where its donors work6
| Cme Chicago Mercantile Exchange | 472 gifts | $247,904 |
| Cme Group | 15 gifts | $24,499 |
| CTC Trading Group | 4 gifts | $20,000 |
| Advantage Futures | 4 gifts | $10,600 |
| Children's Research Triangle Chicago | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| E M Combs | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| 2 gifts | $10,000 | |
| Henning & Carey Trading | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| J M B Trading | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| MBF | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
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 August 31, 2026.2
Raised$803K
Spent$944K
Cash on hand$1.2M
Given to candidates and committees$886K
- From individuals $770K
- Other $32K
Who it gives to
95 candidates, $450K in direct gifts.3
| Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lindsey O. Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $10,000 |
| Frank D. Lucas RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Sean Casten DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Pete Ricketts RepublicanU.S. Senate, Nebraska (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Bill Huizenga RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Donald G. Davis DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $7,500 |
| Bryan Steil RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026) | $7,500 |
| Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026) | $7,500 |
| Jonathan L. Jackson DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $7,500 |
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Vicente Gonzalez DemocratU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Brittany Pettersen DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 7th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bill Foster DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026) | $5,000 |
| Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Cme Group Inc. PAC (C00076299)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076299/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Cme Group Inc. PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076299/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Cme Group Inc. PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00076299&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 Cme Group Inc. PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00076299&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Cme Group Inc. PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00076299&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026