Leadership PAC · DC

Pineapple PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00539601.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $128K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Jack ReedDemocrat$10K
  2. Jill N. TokudaDemocrat$10K
  3. Christopher A. CoonsDemocrat$10K
  4. Cory A. BookerDemocrat$10K
  5. Mark R. WarnerDemocrat$10K

Run by Mazie K. Hirono (sponsor) · Jadine Nielsen (treasurer) · Judith Zamore (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders Air Line Pilots Association PAC $10K · Alaska Air Group Inc. Political Action Committee $10K · American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E $10K More

On the record

Type
Leadership PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
December 4, 20122

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
Jadine Nielsen2
Custodian of records
Judith Zamore Assistant Treasurer2
Sponsor
Mazie K. HironoDemocrat2
Affiliated with
Hirono2

Who funds it

It reported raising $444K: $88K from individuals and $356K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

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

Air Line Pilots Association PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Alaska Air Group Inc. Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EPAC2 gifts$10,000
At&t Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&t Employee Federal PAC)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Bhfs-e, PC PAC (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Political Action Committee)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Blue Origin LLC Political Action Committee (Blue Origin PAC)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalPAC2 gifts$10,000
Deloitte Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (GDC PAC)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Google LLC NetpacPAC2 gifts$10,000
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)PAC3 gifts$10,000

Individuals

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

  • $78K from 31 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 87% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: District of Columbia $20K, Hawaii $18K, Virginia $17K, Missouri $10K, Washington $7,0007

Where its donors work7

Pacific Biodiesel Technologies3 gifts$12,500
Civic Service2 gifts$10,000
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld2 gifts$5,000
Bloom Strategic Counsel2 gifts$5,000
Comcast2 gifts$5,000
Gee Strategies Group2 gifts$5,000
Oceanit1 gifts$5,000
Smi3 gifts$5,000
Williams & Jensen2 gifts$5,000
Intuitivex2 gifts$3,000

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, 2026.3

Raised$444K
Spent$436K
Cash on hand$19K
Given to candidates and committees$162K
  • From individuals $88K
  • From other committees $356K
  • Other $0

Who it gives to

16 candidates, $128K in direct gifts.4

Jack Reed DemocratU.S. Senate, Rhode Island (2026)$10,000
Jill N. Tokuda DemocratU.S. House, Hawaii 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026)$10,000
Cory A. Booker DemocratU.S. Senate, New Jersey (2026)$10,000
Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026)$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper DemocratU.S. Senate, Colorado (2026)$10,000
Jon Ossoff DemocratU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026)$10,000
Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026)$10,000
Edward J. Markey DemocratU.S. Senate, Massachusetts (2026)$10,000
Jeff Merkley DemocratU.S. Senate, Oregon (2026)$10,000
Mary Peltola DemocratU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$5,000
Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026)$5,000
Roy Cooper DemocratU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026)$5,000
Josh Turek DemocratU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026)$5,000
Troy Dale Jackson DemocratU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$5,000
Juliana Stratton DemocratU.S. Senate, Illinois (2026)$2,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Pineapple PAC (C00539601)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00539601/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Pineapple PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00539601/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026