Hybrid PAC · CA
Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00937888.
Which side
Helps both parties
59% of the $124K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Connie ChanDemocrat$51K
- Katherine M. AbughazalehDemocrat$5,000
- Darializa Avila ChevalierDemocrat$5,000
- Frederick Haynes IIIDemocrat$5,000
- Claire ValdezDemocrat$3,500
Spends against
- Scott WienerDemocrat$51K
Run by Margaret Dereus (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.
- Treasurer
- Margaret Dereus1
Who funds it
It reported raising $78K: $78K 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.
- $63K from 58 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 74% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: California $22K, New York $18K, District of Columbia $7,750, New Jersey $5,500, Illinois $2,9907
Where its donors work7
| Board Member | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Chadbourne & Parke | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Paradigm Global Group | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Riverwards Group | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Walkup Melodia | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Law Office of Eric Alan Isaacson | 2 gifts | $3,000 |
| Barnes & Thornburg | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Imeu | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Wordmint | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 3 gifts | $600 |
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 June 30, 2026.2
- From individuals $78K
Who it gives to
5 candidates, $22K in direct gifts.3
| Katherine M. Abughazaleh DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Darializa Avila Chevalier DemocratU.S. House, New York 13th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Frederick Haynes III DemocratU.S. House, Texas 30th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Claire Valdez DemocratU.S. House, New York 7th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Chris Rabb DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 3rd District (2026) | $3,500 |
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 September 24, 2026, later than the summary above.4
Spent to help: $51K
| Connie Chan DemocratU.S. House, California 11th District (2026) | $51,111 |
Spent to oppose: $51K
| Scott Wiener DemocratU.S. House, California 11th District (2026) | $51,111 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC (C00937888)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00937888/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00937888/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00937888&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: independent expenditures by Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00937888&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 Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00937888&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00937888&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026