Corporate PAC · DC
Echostar Corporation and Dish Network Corporation PAC (Echostar Dish Network PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00330647.
Which side
Helps both parties
56% of the $124K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 56%Helps Republicans 44%
Backs
- Pete AguilarDemocrat$10K
- Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat$10K
- Brett GuthrieRepublican$10K
- Doris O. MatsuiDemocrat$10K
- Joe NeguseDemocrat$5,500
Run by Jeffrey Blum (treasurer) · Jessica Straus (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
- Jeffrey Blum2
- Custodian of records
- Jessica Straus Custodian Of Records2
- Connected to
- Dish Network Corporation1
Who funds it
It reported raising $384K: $384K 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.
- $323K from 2,960 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 25% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Colorado $302K, Maryland $5,000, New Jersey $3,500, Texas $3,276, Florida $3,0007
Where its donors work7
| Dish Network | 2,945 gifts | $307,218 |
| Echostar | 9 gifts | $5,110 |
| Draftkings | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| State of Indiana | 1 gifts | $3,000 |
| Echostar/dish | 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 August 31, 2026.3
Raised$384K
Spent$360K
Cash on hand$125K
Given to candidates and committees$354K
- From individuals $384K
Who it gives to
31 candidates, $124K in direct gifts.4
| Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd 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 |
| Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Jay Obernolte RepublicanU.S. House, California 23rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $5,000 |
| Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026) | $5,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Gabe Evans RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026) | $4,000 |
| Marilyn Strickland DemocratU.S. House, Washington 10th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Marc A. Veasey DemocratU.S. House, Texas 33rd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Robert Menendez DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 8th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026) | $2,500 |
| Brittany Pettersen DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 7th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán DemocratU.S. House, California 44th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Jeff Hurd RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 3rd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Lori Trahan DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 3rd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Diana DeGette DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 14th District (2026) | $1,500 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $1,500 |
| Patty Murray DemocratU.S. Senate, Washington (2028) | $1,000 |
| Troy A. Carter DemocratU.S. House, Louisiana 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Rick W. Allen RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 12th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Echostar Corporation and Dish Network Corporation PAC (Echostar Dish Network PAC) (C00330647)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00330647/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Echostar Corporation and Dish Network Corporation PAC (Echostar Dish Network PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00330647/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Echostar Corporation and Dish Network Corporation PAC (Echostar Dish Network PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00330647/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Echostar Corporation and Dish Network Corporation PAC (Echostar Dish Network PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00330647&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 Echostar Corporation and Dish Network Corporation PAC (Echostar Dish Network PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00330647&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Echostar Corporation and Dish Network Corporation PAC (Echostar Dish Network PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00330647&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026