Union PAC · PA

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00162818.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $36K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.6

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Sharif StreetDemocrat$21K
  2. Madeleine DeanDemocrat$5,000
  3. Dwight EvansDemocrat$5,000
  4. Brendan F. BoyleDemocrat$5,000

Run by James Foy (treasurer) · Christine Bott (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Union PAC1
Based in
Philadelphia, PA1
Registered
October 18, 19822

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
James Foy2
Custodian of records
Christine Bott Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
Local 98 IBEW1

Who funds it

It reported raising $4.0M: $3.3M from individuals and $0 from other committees.6

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $2.2M from 36,297 itemized gifts by individuals8
  • Top states: Pennsylvania $2.2M8

Where its donors work8

Electricians Local 9826,784 gifts$1,681,437
Electricians Local989,276 gifts$487,713

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$4.0M
Spent$5.1M
Cash on hand$12.9M
Outside spending to September 30$19K
  • From individuals $3.3M
  • Other $704K

Who it gives to

4 candidates, $18K in direct gifts.4

Madeleine Dean DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 4th District (2026)$5,000
Dwight Evans DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Brendan F. Boyle DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Sharif Street DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026)$2,500

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 May 15, 2026, later than the summary above.5

Spent to help: $19K

Sharif Street DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026)$18,999

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education (C00162818)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00162818/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Educationhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00162818/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00162818/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00162818&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    FEC: independent expenditures by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00162818&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  6. 6
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  7. 7
    FEC: receipts of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00162818&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00162818&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026