Union PAC · DC
Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00002089.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
99% of the $617K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 99%Helps Republicans 1%
Backs
- Analilia MejiaDemocrat$15K
- Josh RileyDemocrat$10K
- Edward J. MarkeyDemocrat$10K
- Val T. HoyleDemocrat$10K
- Emilia Strong SykesDemocrat$10K
Run by Ameenah Salaam (treasurer) · Krystal Dehaba (custodian of records) 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
- Ameenah Salaam2
- Custodian of records
- Krystal Dehaba Custodian Of Records2
- Connected to
- Communications Workers of America1
- Website
- cwa-union.org2
Who funds it
It reported raising $6.2M: $6.2M 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.
- $1.1M from 58,237 itemized gifts by individuals7
- Top states: New York $254K, Texas $119K, Ohio $69K, New Jersey $68K, California $65K7
Where its donors work7
| Verizon NY | 16,300 gifts | $140,378 |
| Att Mobility | 2,363 gifts | $90,476 |
| Att / South Western Bell | 2,645 gifts | $89,338 |
| Att / Ameritech Combined Units | 1,782 gifts | $84,720 |
| Att / Bellsouth Telecomms | 2,394 gifts | $81,708 |
| Cwa Staff Deductions | 1,092 gifts | $67,010 |
| NJ State Employees Admn Clerical | 1,417 gifts | $46,229 |
| Att / Pt&t | 900 gifts | $30,927 |
| Verizon Midatlantic-dc-md-va-wva | 3,584 gifts | $30,432 |
| Kaleida Health | 2,026 gifts | $29,714 |
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$6.2M
Spent$5.6M
Cash on hand$2.8M
Given to candidates and committees$2.4M
- From individuals $6.2M
- Other $12K
Who it gives to
144 candidates, $623K in direct gifts.4
| Analilia Mejia DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 11th District (2026) | $15,000 |
| Josh Riley DemocratU.S. House, New York 19th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Edward J. Markey DemocratU.S. Senate, Massachusetts (2026) | $10,000 |
| Val T. Hoyle DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Emilia Strong Sykes DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Kaela Berg DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Al Green DemocratU.S. House, Texas 18th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bob Brooks DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brian Poindexter DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Alex Bores DemocratU.S. House, New York 12th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brad Lander DemocratU.S. House, New York 10th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Aisha Wahab DemocratU.S. House, California 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Samuel Kelley Forstag DemocratU.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Troy Dale Jackson DemocratU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $10,000 |
| Delia C. Ramirez DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 3rd District (2026) | $9,500 |
| Rebecca Cooke DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026) | $8,500 |
| Christopher R. Deluzio DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 17th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Paul Tonko DemocratU.S. House, New York 20th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Sylvia R. Garcia DemocratU.S. House, Texas 29th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Patrick Ryan DemocratU.S. House, New York 18th District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Joyce Beatty DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 3rd District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Frederick Haynes III DemocratU.S. House, Texas 30th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| James Talarico DemocratU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $5,750 |
| Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026) | $5,500 |
| Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee (C00002089)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00002089&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00002089&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00002089&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026