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Commercial Space Federation PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00893917.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
65% of the $20K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- H2MD04315$3,500
- George WhitesidesDemocrat$3,500
- Pete AguilarDemocrat$3,500
- Chris Van HollenDemocrat$2,500
- Brian BabinRepublican$2,500
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.
Who funds it
It reported raising $52K: $16K from individuals and $36K from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Axiom Space Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACPAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Relativity Space Political Action Committee (Relativity PAC)PAC | 2 gifts | $6,000 |
| Blue Origin LLC Political Action Committee (Blue Origin PAC)PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Political Action Committee (Rocket Lab PAC)PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $16K from 6 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 78% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Colorado $9,854, California $2,500, Virginia $1,941, Minnesota $970, District of Columbia $5006
Where its donors work6
| Voyager Technologies | 2 gifts | $9,854 |
| Space X | 1 gifts | $2,500 |
| Blue Origin | 1 gifts | $1,941 |
| American Institute of Aeronautics and | 1 gifts | $970 |
| Center for Advancement of Science in S | 1 gifts | $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 September 30, 2026.2
- From individuals $16K
- From other committees $36K
Who it gives to
9 candidates, $24K in direct gifts.3
| Candidate H2MD04315 (FEC record) | $3,500 |
| George Whitesides DemocratU.S. House, California 27th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Chris Van Hollen DemocratU.S. Senate, District of Columbia (2028) | $2,500 |
| Brian Babin RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 36th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Mike Haridopolos RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 8th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Salud O. Carbajal DemocratU.S. House, California 24th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Vince Fong RepublicanU.S. House, California 20th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Commercial Space Federation PAC (C00893917)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00893917/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Commercial Space Federation PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00893917/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Commercial Space Federation PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00893917&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 Commercial Space Federation PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00893917&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Commercial Space Federation PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00893917&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026