Corporate PAC · DC
LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fund
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00458158.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
82% of the $246K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 18%Helps Republicans 82%
Backs
- Brett GuthrieRepublican$10K
- Mike JohnsonRepublican$10K
- Darline GrahamRepublican$10K
- Richard HudsonRepublican$8,500
- Russell FryRepublican$8,000
Run by Ian Musselman (treasurer) · Ddc Public Affairs (custodian of records) · LKQ Corporation (connected company) 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
- Ian Musselman2
- Custodian of records
- Ddc Public Affairs Custodian Of Records2
- Connected to
- LKQ Corporation1
- Website
- rcgart@bellsouth.net2
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to LKQ Corporation; these are the company's board members and top officers.8
- Justin L. JudeChief executive officer
- Andrew C. ClarkeBoard member
- Dominick P. ZarconeBoard member
- Guhan SubramanianBoard member
- James S. MetcalfBoard member
- Jody MillerBoard member
- John W. MendelBoard member
- Justin L. JudeBoard member
- Meg DivittoBoard member
- Patrick BerardBoard member
- Sue GoveBoard member
- Xavier UrbainBoard member
Who funds it
It reported raising $417K: $416K 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.
- $269K from 6,050 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 9% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Tennessee $165K, Texas $17K, Illinois $15K, Pennsylvania $11K, Kansas $7,0537
Where its donors work7
| LKQ | 6,050 gifts | $269,473 |
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, 2026.3
Raised$417K
Spent$627K
Cash on hand$262K
Given to candidates and committees$390K
- From individuals $416K
- Other $1,000
Who it gives to
80 candidates, $246K in direct gifts.4
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Darline Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $8,500 |
| Russell Fry RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 7th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| David Kustoff RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 8th District (2026) | $6,500 |
| August Pfluger RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 11th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Blake D. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 2nd District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Carol D. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 1st District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Lindsey O. Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $5,500 |
| Steve Daines RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $5,000 |
| Deb Fischer RepublicanU.S. Senate, Nebraska (2030) | $5,000 |
| Kat Cammack RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026) | $5,000 |
| Marsha Blackburn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2030) | $5,000 |
| Ruben Gallego DemocratU.S. Senate, Arizona (2030) | $5,000 |
| Claudia Tenney RepublicanU.S. House, New York 24th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Darrell Issa RepublicanU.S. House, California 48th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026) | $5,000 |
| Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Cliff Bentz RepublicanU.S. House, Oregon 2nd District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Diana Harshbarger RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 1st District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter RepublicanU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026) | $3,000 |
| Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Troy Downing RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 2nd District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Jay Obernolte RepublicanU.S. House, California 23rd District (2026) | $3,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fund (C00458158)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00458158/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fundhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00458158/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00458158/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fund to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00458158&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · 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 LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00458158&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00458158&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8On the record: LKQ Corporation (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/lkq/