Union PAC · PA

Communication Workers of America Local 13000

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00109595.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $50K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Mary Gay ScanlonDemocrat$10K
  2. Brendan F. BoyleDemocrat$10K
  3. Madeleine DeanDemocrat$10K
  4. Dwight EvansDemocrat$5,000
  5. Sharif StreetDemocrat$5,000

Run by Joseph A. Smolczynski (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Union PAC1
Based in
Philadelphia, PA1
Registered
May 7, 19792

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
Joseph A. Smolczynski2
Connected to
Cwa Local 130001

Who funds it

It reported raising $212K: $204K 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.

  • $15K from 446 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: Pennsylvania $13K, New Jersey $1,770, Delaware $305, West Virginia $1407

Where its donors work7

Verizon401 gifts$13,709
Cwa Local 1300032 gifts$942
Comcast12 gifts$690
American Red Cross1 gifts$70

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$212K
Spent$222K
Cash on hand$272K
Given to candidates and committees$52K
  • From individuals $204K
  • Other $7,319

Who it gives to

7 candidates, $50K in direct gifts.4

Mary Gay Scanlon DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 5th District (2026)$10,000
Brendan F. Boyle DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Madeleine Dean DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 4th District (2026)$10,000
Dwight Evans DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Sharif Street DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Rachel Wallace DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 9th District (2026)$5,000
Chrissy Houlahan DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 6th District (2026)$5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Communication Workers of America Local 13000 (C00109595)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109595/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Communication Workers of America Local 13000https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109595/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Communication Workers of America Local 13000 financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109595/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Communication Workers of America Local 13000 to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00109595&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 Communication Workers of America Local 13000, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00109595&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Communication Workers of America Local 13000, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00109595&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026