Union PAC · WA

Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598 Political Action Committee (Pipe Trades 598 PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00545780.

Which side

Helps both parties

50% of the $10K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 50%Helps Republicans 50%

Backs

  1. Patty MurrayDemocrat$5,000
  2. Nate PowellIndependent$5,000
  3. Matt BoehnkeRepublican$5,000

Run by Nickolas Bumpaous (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Union PAC1
Based in
Pasco, WA1
Registered
June 12, 20132

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
Nickolas Bumpaous2
Connected to
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 5981

Who funds it

It reported raising $823K: $751K 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.

  • $500K from 6,165 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 2% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Washington $458K, Oregon $21K, Idaho $5,950, Texas $2,974, Montana $2,9317

Where its donors work7

Wa Treatment Completion C1,623 gifts$137,172
Apollo Sheet Metal1,421 gifts$94,641
Mckinstry759 gifts$58,562
J H Kelly212 gifts$35,305
Intermech460 gifts$32,267
Haskell244 gifts$29,238
BNB Mechanical212 gifts$17,048
Southland Industries162 gifts$14,801
Macdonald-miller Fac Solu195 gifts$13,368
Central Washington Refrig130 gifts$9,677

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$823K
Spent$619K
Cash on hand$845K
Given to candidates and committees$20K
  • From individuals $751K
  • Other $72K

Who it gives to

3 candidates, $15K in direct gifts.4

Patty Murray DemocratU.S. Senate, Washington (2028)$5,000
Nate Powell IndependentU.S. House, Washington 5th District (2026)$5,000
Matt Boehnke RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 4th District (2026)$5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598 Political Action Committee (Pipe Trades 598 PAC) (C00545780)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00545780/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598 Political Action Committee (Pipe Trades 598 PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00545780/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598 Political Action Committee (Pipe Trades 598 PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00545780/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598 Political Action Committee (Pipe Trades 598 PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00545780&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    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
    FEC: receipts of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598 Political Action Committee (Pipe Trades 598 PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00545780&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598 Political Action Committee (Pipe Trades 598 PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00545780&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026