Corporate PAC · DC
Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00097485.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
65% of the $434K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 35%Helps Republicans 65%
Backs
- Roger MarshallRepublican$10K
- Brett GuthrieRepublican$10K
- Steve ScaliseRepublican$10K
- Richard HudsonRepublican$10K
- Tom EmmerRepublican$10K
Run by Thomas S. Hall (treasurer) · Lana Garvin (custodian of records) · Merck & Co. (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
- Thomas S. Hall2
- Custodian of records
- Lana Garvin Coordinator2
- Connected to
- Merck & Co.1
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Merck & Co.; these are the company's board members and top officers.8
- Rob DavisChief executive officer
- Christine E. SeidmanBoard member
- Christopher GillespieBoard member
- Douglas M. Baker, JrBoard member
- G F. SmithBoard member
- Inge ThulinBoard member
- Kathy J. WardenBoard member
- Mary Ellen CoeBoard member
- Pamela CraigBoard member
- Patricia RussoBoard member
- Paul B. RothmanBoard member
- Peter C. WendellBoard member
- Risa Lavizzo-MoureyBoard member
- Rob DavisBoard member
- Stephen L. MayoBoard member
- Tom GlocerBoard member
Who funds it
It reported raising $1.3M: $1.3M 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.
- $1.1M from 5,737 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 3% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Pennsylvania $497K, New Jersey $395K, District of Columbia $55K, North Carolina $43K, Massachusetts $36K7
Where its donors work7
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | 5,735 gifts | $1,062,913 |
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$1.3M
Spent$1.3M
Cash on hand$312K
Given to candidates and committees$940K
- From individuals $1.3M
- Other $9,500
Who it gives to
113 candidates, $434K in direct gifts.4
| Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Josh Gottheimer DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 16th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026) | $8,500 |
| John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026) | $7,500 |
| Donald G. Davis DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $7,500 |
| Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, New Jersey 7th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Deborah K. Ross DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 2nd District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Steve Daines RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026) | $5,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $5,000 |
| Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Kevin Mullin DemocratU.S. House, California 15th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Joni Ernst RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $5,000 |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Kim Schrier DemocratU.S. House, Washington 8th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Nellie Pou DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC) (C00097485)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097485/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097485/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097485/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00097485&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 Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00097485&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00097485&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8On the record: Merck & Co. (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/mrk/