Corporate PAC · DC

Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00339085.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

62% of the $56K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 62%Helps Republicans 38%

Backs

  1. Scott H. PetersDemocrat$6,000
  2. Alex PadillaDemocrat$5,000
  3. Deborah K. RossDemocrat$5,000
  4. Ashley HinsonRepublican$5,000
  5. Jim JordanRepublican$5,000

Run by Laurie Self (treasurer) · Qualcomm (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate 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
Laurie Self1
Connected to
Qualcomm1

Who runs the company behind it

PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Qualcomm; these are the company's board members and top officers.7

Who funds it

It reported raising $225K: $218K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4

Individuals

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

  • $195K from 1,437 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 32% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: California $115K, District of Columbia $37K, Florida $10K, Illinois $10K, New Hampshire $10K6

Where its donors work6

Qualcomm1,343 gifts$192,198
Qualcomm Technologies94 gifts$2,948

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$225K
Spent$283K
Cash on hand$20K
Given to candidates and committees$283K
  • From individuals $218K
  • Other $7,500

Who it gives to

16 candidates, $56K in direct gifts.3

Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026)$6,000
Alex Padilla DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2028)$5,000
Deborah K. Ross DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Ashley Hinson RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Jim Jordan RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 4th District (2026)$5,000
Eric Schmitt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Missouri (2028)$5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto DemocratU.S. Senate, Nevada (2028)$5,000
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$5,000
Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026)$3,500
Jake Auchincloss DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 4th District (2026)$2,500
Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$2,500
Haley M. Stevens DemocratU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026)$2,000
Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026)$2,000
Suhas Subramanyam DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 10th District (2026)$1,000
Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026)$1,000
Jay Obernolte RepublicanU.S. House, California 23rd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac) (C00339085)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00339085/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00339085/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00339085&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 Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00339085&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00339085&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    On the record: Qualcomm (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/qcom/