Corporate PAC · KS

Garmin International Inc Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00660894.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

73% of the $122K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 27%Helps Republicans 73%

Backs

  1. Ron EstesRepublican$10K
  2. Sharice DavidsDemocrat$10K
  3. Jerry MoranRepublican$10K
  4. Ted CruzRepublican$10K
  5. Troy BaldersonRepublican$5,000

Run by Angela Watson (treasurer) · Daniel Trope (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Olathe, KS1
Registered
November 15, 20172

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
Angela Watson2
Custodian of records
Daniel Trope Assistant Treasurer2
Connected to
Garmin International1

Who funds it

It reported raising $127K: $127K 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.

  • $118K from 152 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 47% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Kansas $97K, Missouri $5,408, Illinois $5,000, Maine $3,299, Arizona $2,9967

Where its donors work7

Garmin International117 gifts$62,048
Garmin8 gifts$21,498
Garmin International Cin4 gifts$2,998
Garmin Interntional4 gifts$2,498
Garmin Intl5 gifts$1,649
Aerodata4 gifts$1,498
Garmin USA5 gifts$1,299

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 June 30, 2026.3

Raised$127K
Spent$136K
Cash on hand$148K
Given to candidates and committees$136K
  • From individuals $127K

Who it gives to

30 candidates, $122K in direct gifts.4

Ron Estes RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 4th District (2026)$10,000
Sharice Davids DemocratU.S. House, Kansas 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Jerry Moran RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2028)$10,000
Ted Cruz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2030)$10,000
Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026)$5,000
Derek Schmidt RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Sam Graves RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 6th District (2026)$5,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$5,000
Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2020)$5,000
Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Ted Budd RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2028)$5,000
Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026)$4,500
Gus M. Bilirakis RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 12th District (2026)$2,500
Brendan F. Boyle DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 2nd District (2026)$2,500
David Schweikert RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 1st District (2026)$2,500
Tracey Mann RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 1st District (2026)$2,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz DemocratU.S. House, Florida 20th District (2026)$2,500
Valerie P. Foushee DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 4th District (2026)$2,500
Ruben Gallego DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 3rd District (2024)$2,500
Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026)$2,500
Rick Scott RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2030)$2,500
Greg Stanton DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 4th District (2026)$2,500
Andrea Salinas DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 6th District (2026)$2,500
David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026)$2,500
Deborah K. Ross DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Russell Fry RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 7th District (2026)$2,000
Nicholas A. Langworthy RepublicanU.S. House, New York 23rd District (2026)$2,000
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$2,000
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: Garmin International Inc Political Action Committee (C00660894)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00660894/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Garmin International Inc Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00660894/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Garmin International Inc Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00660894/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Garmin International Inc Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00660894&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 Garmin International Inc Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00660894&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Garmin International Inc Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00660894&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026