Leadership PAC · DC

People in Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00854430.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $104K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Haley M. StevensDemocrat$10K
  2. Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat$10K
  3. Susie LeeDemocrat$8,500
  4. Patrick RyanDemocrat$7,000
  5. Robin L. KellyDemocrat$7,000

Run by Jay Petterson (treasurer) More

Biggest funders National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $10K · Across the Aisle PAC $7,000 · Zeneca Inc. Political Action Committee (Azpac) $6,000 More

On the record

Type
Leadership PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1

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
Jay Petterson1
Connected to
Davis1

Who funds it

It reported raising $134K: $23K from individuals and $106K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
Across the Aisle PACPAC3 gifts$7,000
Zeneca Inc. Political Action Committee (Azpac)PAC2 gifts$6,000
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Political Action Committee (Alnylam PAC)PAC1 gift$5,000
Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)PAC1 gift$5,000
American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-pac)PAC1 gift$5,000
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)PAC1 gift$5,000
Committee Organized for the Trading of Cotton PAC of the American Cotton Shippers AssociatPAC1 gift$5,000
Fair Shot PACPAC1 gift$5,000
International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncPAC1 gift$5,000
Itg Holdings U.s.a. Inc. Political Action Committee (Aka Itg PAC)PAC1 gift$5,000
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACPAC1 gift$5,000
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Rural Broadband PACPAC2 gifts$5,000
Swedish Match North America LLC PACPAC1 gift$5,000
Transdigm Group Inc. Employee Political Action CommitteePAC1 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.

  • $23K from 6 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 87% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Texas $10K, California $8,000, Nevada $5,0006

Where its donors work6

Hunt Companies2 gifts$10,000
Coinbase3 gifts$8,000

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, 2026.2

Raised$134K
Spent$124K
Cash on hand$43K
Given to candidates and committees$102K
  • From individuals $23K
  • From other committees $106K
  • Other $4,600

Who it gives to

27 candidates, $104K in direct gifts.3

Haley M. Stevens DemocratU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026)$10,000
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026)$8,500
Patrick Ryan DemocratU.S. House, New York 18th District (2026)$7,000
Robin L. Kelly DemocratU.S. Senate, Illinois (2026)$7,000
Laura Gillen DemocratU.S. House, New York 4th District (2026)$5,500
Jared Moskowitz DemocratU.S. House, Florida 25th District (2026)$5,000
Josh Harder DemocratU.S. House, California 9th District (2026)$5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 7th District (2026)$4,500
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$4,000
Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)$4,000
Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026)$3,500
Angie Craig DemocratU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2026)$2,500
Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026)$2,500
Greg Landsman DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 1st District (2026)$2,500
John W. Mannion DemocratU.S. House, New York 22nd District (2026)$2,000
Shomari Figures DemocratU.S. House, Alabama 2nd District (2026)$2,000
Jimmy Gomez DemocratU.S. House, California 34th District (2026)$2,000
Gabe Vasquez DemocratU.S. House, New Mexico 2nd District (2026)$2,000
Wesley Bell DemocratU.S. House, Missouri 1st District (2026)$2,000
Valerie P. Foushee DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 4th District (2026)$2,000
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$2,000
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 3rd District (2026)$2,000
Derek Tran DemocratU.S. House, California 45th District (2026)$2,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, California 31st District (2026)$2,000
Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026)$2,000
Raymond Edward Smith Jr. DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 3rd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: People in Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC (C00854430)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00854430/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: People in Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00854430/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from People in Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00854430&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    FEC: receipts of People in Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00854430&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to People in Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00854430&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026