PAC · CT
Grassroots East - Federal
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00492280.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
100% of the $1,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- George Patrick AustinRepublican$1,500
Run by Loretta Chory (treasurer) 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
- Loretta Chory1
Who funds it
It reported raising $61K: $60K from individuals and $750 from other committees.4
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $40K from 73 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 42% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Connecticut $40K6
Where its donors work6
| Hamilton Point Inv | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Cas Investment Partners | 1 gifts | $3,000 |
| Barber Utilities | 2 gifts | $2,000 |
| GB Law Group | 3 gifts | $2,000 |
| Sign Pro | 1 gifts | $2,000 |
| City of New Britain | 3 gifts | $1,010 |
| Conb | 2 gifts | $1,000 |
| Connecticut Baptist Homes | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| GDSM Progeny Systems | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| High Street Insurance | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
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, 2026.2
- From individuals $60K
- From other committees $750
- Other $250
Who it gives to
1 candidates, $1,500 in direct gifts.3
| George Patrick Austin RepublicanU.S. House, Connecticut 2nd District (2026) | $1,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Grassroots East - Federal (C00492280)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00492280/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Grassroots East - Federal financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00492280/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Grassroots East - Federal to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00492280&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 Grassroots East - Federal, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00492280&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Grassroots East - Federal, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00492280&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026