PAC · DC

Friends of Medical Research Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00566042.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

63% of the $34K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 37%Helps Republicans 63%

Backs

  1. Bill CassidyRepublican$7,500
  2. Rosa L. DeLauroDemocrat$6,500
  3. Tom ColeRepublican$5,000
  4. Diana DeGetteDemocrat$5,000
  5. Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican$4,500

Run by Katheryn Turner (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
July 16, 20142

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
Katheryn Turner2

Who funds it

It reported raising $112K: $110K 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.

  • $110K from 22 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 100% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: New York $110K7

Where its donors work7

Pan Am Equities4 gifts$20,000
Sabin Metal2 gifts$10,000
Third Prime1 gifts$5,000
Woodbranch Investments1 gifts$5,000

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$112K
Spent$124K
Cash on hand$12K
Given to candidates and committees$88K
  • From individuals $110K
  • Other $2,500

Who it gives to

10 candidates, $34K in direct gifts.4

Bill Cassidy RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026)$7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 3rd District (2026)$6,500
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$5,000
Diana DeGette DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 1st District (2026)$5,000
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$4,500
Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 5th District (2026)$1,000
Robert B. Aderholt RepublicanU.S. House, Alabama 4th District (2026)$1,000
Michael K. Simpson RepublicanU.S. House, Idaho 2nd District (2026)$1,000
Jack Reed DemocratU.S. Senate, Rhode Island (2026)$1,000
Steve Womack RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 3rd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Friends of Medical Research Political Action Committee (C00566042)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00566042/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Friends of Medical Research Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00566042/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Friends of Medical Research Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00566042/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Friends of Medical Research Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00566042&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 Friends of Medical Research Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00566042&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Friends of Medical Research Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00566042&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026