Trade association PAC · DC
Hardwood Federation PAC, Inc
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00396671.
Which side
Helps both parties
54% of the $71K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 46%Helps Republicans 54%
Backs
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat$6,500
- Bruce WestermanRepublican$5,000
- Glenn ThompsonRepublican$5,000
- Patrick RyanDemocrat$5,000
- Shontel M. BrownDemocrat$5,000
Run by Dana Lee Cole (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.
Who funds it
It reported raising $94K: $94K from individuals and $0 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.
- $92K from 109 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 38% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Indiana $17K, Tennessee $16K, Pennsylvania $8,350, North Carolina $8,065, Missouri $8,0006
Where its donors work6
| Frank Miller Lumber | 8 gifts | $16,000 |
| National Hardwood Magazine | 5 gifts | $6,000 |
| Mid TN Lumber | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| Missouri Pacific Lumber | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| Cascade Hardwood | 2 gifts | $4,000 |
| East Perry Lumber | 4 gifts | $3,000 |
| Meadow River Hardwood Lumber | 2 gifts | $3,000 |
| Quality Hardwoods | 2 gifts | $3,000 |
| Pike Lumber | 5 gifts | $2,730 |
| Hardwood Industries | 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, 2026.2
Raised$94K
Spent$97K
Cash on hand$52K
Given to candidates and committees$81K
- From individuals $94K
Who it gives to
34 candidates, $71K in direct gifts.3
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Patrick Ryan DemocratU.S. House, New York 18th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Mark B. Messmer RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 8th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Shomari Figures DemocratU.S. House, Alabama 2nd District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Austin Scott RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 8th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Jake Auchincloss DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 4th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Donald G. Davis DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 1st District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Carol D. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 1st District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026) | $1,500 |
| David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Cliff Bentz RepublicanU.S. House, Oregon 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 5th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Marilyn Strickland DemocratU.S. House, Washington 10th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Angie Craig DemocratU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2026) | $1,000 |
| Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026) | $1,000 |
| Claudia Tenney RepublicanU.S. House, New York 24th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Scott DesJarlais RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 4th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Gregory F. Murphy RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 3rd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| John W. Rose RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 6th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Mike Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 16th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Thomas P. Tiffany RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 7th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| James R. Baird RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 4th District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Hardwood Federation PAC, Inc (C00396671)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00396671/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Hardwood Federation PAC, Inc financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00396671/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Hardwood Federation PAC, Inc to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00396671&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 Hardwood Federation PAC, Inc, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00396671&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Hardwood Federation PAC, Inc, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00396671&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026