Trade association PAC · DC
Ctia - the Wireless Association Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00262295.
Which side
Helps both parties
51% of the $322K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 51%Helps Republicans 49%
Backs
- Doris O. MatsuiDemocrat$10K
- Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat$10K
- Brett GuthrieRepublican$10K
- Richard HudsonRepublican$10K
- Troy A. CarterDemocrat$7,000
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 $419K: $374K from individuals and $44K from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| At&t Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&t Employee Federal PAC)PAC | 3 gifts | $15,000 |
| Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC)PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Ericsson Inc. U.s. Employees Political Action Committee ('ericsson Pac')PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| T-mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-pac)PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| United States Cellular Corporation Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC)PAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Marc Veasey Congressional Campaign CommitteeCandidate's campaign | 1 gift | $2,500 |
| Thom Tillis CommitteeCandidate's campaign | 1 gift | $1,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $346K from 1,695 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 59% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Virginia $87K, Tennessee $56K, Texas $30K, Maryland $27K, California $25K6
Where its donors work6
| Asurion | 35 gifts | $151,000 |
| Ctia | 1,100 gifts | $77,119 |
| Ctia - Wireless Association | 536 gifts | $62,989 |
| Bluewater Wireless LP | 4 gifts | $20,000 |
| American Tower | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Consumer Cellular | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Carolina West Wirless | 6 gifts | $4,000 |
| Nextnav | 1 gifts | $3,500 |
| Assurant | 2 gifts | $3,000 |
| Southern Linc | 1 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 September 30, 2026.2
Raised$419K
Spent$452K
Cash on hand$106K
Given to candidates and committees$452K
- From individuals $374K
- From other committees $44K
- Other $1,500
Who it gives to
114 candidates, $323K in direct gifts.3
| Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Troy A. Carter DemocratU.S. House, Louisiana 2nd District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Jennifer L. McClellan DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 4th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Robert Menendez DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 8th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Kathy Castor DemocratU.S. House, Florida 14th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026) | $6,000 |
| Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026) | $6,000 |
| Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| August Pfluger RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| John W. Hickenlooper DemocratU.S. Senate, Colorado (2026) | $5,000 |
| Catherine Cortez Masto DemocratU.S. Senate, Nevada (2028) | $5,000 |
| Adam Smith DemocratU.S. House, Washington 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026) | $5,000 |
| Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026) | $4,500 |
| Robert J. Wittman RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 1st District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Mark Kelly DemocratU.S. Senate, Arizona (2028) | $4,500 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $4,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $4,000 |
| Margaret Wood Hassan DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2028) | $4,000 |
| Debbie Dingell DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 6th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $4,000 |
| Peter Welch DemocratU.S. Senate, Vermont (2028) | $4,000 |
| Jerry Moran RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2028) | $3,500 |
| Rick W. Allen RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 12th District (2026) | $3,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Ctia - the Wireless Association Political Action Committee (C00262295)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00262295/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Ctia - the Wireless Association Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00262295/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Ctia - the Wireless Association Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00262295&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 Ctia - the Wireless Association Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00262295&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Ctia - the Wireless Association Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00262295&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026