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Healthcare for Action PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00822536.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $171K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Shri ThanedarDemocrat$63K
- Denise PowellDemocrat$59K
- Amish ShahDemocrat$20K
- Matthew MaasdamDemocrat$18K
- Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat$5,000
Run by Benjamin Martello (treasurer) More
Biggest funders American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC) $35K · Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--pac of Aaos $30K · Quorum Health Corporation Political Action Committee $5,000 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
- Benjamin Martello1
Who funds it
It reported raising $370K: $157K from individuals and $10K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)PAC | 1 gift | $35,000 |
| Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--pac of AaosPAC | 1 gift | $30,000 |
| Quorum Health Corporation Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Society for Vascular Surgery Political Action CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $230K from 85 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 87% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Florida $141K, Massachusetts $34K, California $12K, New Jersey $6,000, Wisconsin $6,0007
Where its donors work7
| Evergreen Money | 2 gifts | $135,000 |
| MGH | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Aarete | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Capital | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Caring 4 All of You | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| CNMC | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Filmkarvan | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| PBGH | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Nma | 1 gifts | $3,750 |
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 July 15, 2026.2
- From individuals $157K
- From other committees $10K
- Other $203K
Who it gives to
5 candidates, $14K in direct gifts.3
| Raja Krishnamoorthi DemocratU.S. Senate, Illinois (2026) | $5,000 |
| Annie Andrews DemocratU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $3,500 |
| Amish Shah DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Elizabeth Lee DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 5th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Lauren Underwood DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 14th District (2026) | $1,000 |
Outside spending in races
Ads, mail and other spending about candidates, made without the campaigns, from notices it must file within 24 or 48 hours. These run to October 7, 2026, later than the summary above.4
Spent to help: $157K
| Shri Thanedar DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 13th District (2026) | $62,584 |
| Denise Powell DemocratU.S. House, Nebraska 2nd District (2026) | $59,156 |
| Matthew Maasdam DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 7th District (2026) | $17,523 |
| Amish Shah DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 1st District (2026) | $17,523 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Healthcare for Action PAC (C00822536)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00822536/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Healthcare for Action PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00822536/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough July 15, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Healthcare for Action PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00822536&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: independent expenditures by Healthcare for Action PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00822536&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · 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 Healthcare for Action PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00822536&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Healthcare for Action PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00822536&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026