Union PAC · DC

D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'l BRHD of Teamsters)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00032979.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

77% of the $960K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 77%Helps Republicans 23%

Backs

  1. Christian D. MenefeeDemocrat$15K
  2. Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.Republican$10K
  3. Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat$10K
  4. Debbie DingellDemocrat$10K
  5. Christopher H. SmithRepublican$10K

Run by Fred E. Zuckerman (treasurer) · Fred Zuckerman (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Union PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
March 7, 19752

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
Fred E. Zuckerman2
Custodian of records
Fred Zuckerman General Secty-Treas.2
Connected to
International Brotherhood of Teamsters1

Who funds it

It reported raising $13.9M: $13.8M 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.

  • $709K from 37,553 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: California $107K, Minnesota $49K, New York $49K, Massachusetts $40K, Texas $36K7

Where its donors work7

United Parcel Service21,884 gifts$167,420
International Brotherhood of Teamsters433 gifts$20,702
Bmwed504 gifts$20,270
Teamsters Local Union 120261 gifts$19,945
Burlington Northern & Sante Fe Railway262 gifts$11,098
Teamsters Local Union 237262 gifts$9,379
Teamsters Local Union 986172 gifts$9,225
Teamsters Local Union 117160 gifts$8,020
CSX215 gifts$7,538
Union Pacific200 gifts$7,063

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, 2026.3

Raised$13.9M
Spent$9.1M
Cash on hand$7.7M
Given to candidates and committees$1.6M
  • From individuals $13.8M
  • Other $52K

Who it gives to

242 candidates, $978K in direct gifts.4

Christian D. Menefee DemocratU.S. House, Texas 18th District (2026)$15,000
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 8th District (2026)$10,000
Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026)$10,000
Debbie Dingell DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 6th District (2026)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith RepublicanU.S. House, New Jersey 4th District (2026)$10,000
Jefferson Van Drew RepublicanU.S. House, New Jersey 2nd District (2026)$10,000
John Garamendi DemocratU.S. House, California 8th District (2026)$10,000
Mark Pocan DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Nicole Malliotakis RepublicanU.S. House, New York 11th District (2026)$10,000
Donald Norcross DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 1st District (2026)$10,000
Lori Trahan DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Suzanne Bonamici DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 1st District (2026)$10,000
Maxine Dexter DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Jeff Merkley DemocratU.S. Senate, Oregon (2026)$10,000
Riley M. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026)$10,000
Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026)$10,000
Jon Ossoff DemocratU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026)$10,000
Mike McGuire DemocratU.S. House, California 1st District (2026)$10,000
Pete Stauber RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 8th District (2026)$9,500
Michael Lawler RepublicanU.S. House, New York 17th District (2026)$9,000
Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026)$9,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 2nd District (2026)$9,000
Janelle S. Bynum DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 5th District (2026)$8,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026)$7,500
Val T. Hoyle DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 4th District (2026)$7,500
Nick LaLota RepublicanU.S. House, New York 1st District (2026)$7,500
James R. Walkinshaw DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 11th District (2026)$7,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz DemocratU.S. House, Florida 20th District (2026)$7,500
Seth Magaziner DemocratU.S. House, Rhode Island 2nd District (2026)$7,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'l BRHD of Teamsters) (C00032979)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'l BRHD of Teamsters)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'l BRHD of Teamsters) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'l BRHD of Teamsters) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00032979&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 D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'l BRHD of Teamsters), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00032979&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'l BRHD of Teamsters), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00032979&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026