Union PAC · DC
SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00004036.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $2.2M it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.6
Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%
Backs
- Joanna MendozaDemocrat$210K
- Bob BrooksDemocrat$169K
- Richard PanDemocrat$59K
- Jasmeet BainsDemocrat$54K
- Marni Von WilpertDemocrat$54K
Spends against
- Nicholas J. Begich IIIRepublican$190K
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.Republican$76K
- Aaron FlintRepublican$59K
- Juan CiscomaniRepublican$55K
- Gabe EvansRepublican$34K
Run by Rocio Saenz (treasurer) · Megan Sweeney (custodian of records) More
Biggest funders 1199 Service Employees Int'l Union Federal Political Action Fund $10.1M · Local 32bj Service Employees International Union American Dream Political Action Fund $909K · Workers United for Political Power Campaign Comm. $401K 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
- Rocio Saenz2
- Custodian of records
- Megan Sweeney Custodian Of Records2
- Connected to
- Service Employees International Union1
- Website
- WWW.SEIU.ORG2
Who funds it
It reported raising $81.0M: $69.0M from individuals and $1,000 from other committees.6
Companies, groups and committees7
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| 1199 Service Employees Int'l Union Federal Political Action FundPAC | 7 gifts | $10,091,676 |
| Local 32bj Service Employees International Union American Dream Political Action FundPAC | 1 gift | $908,588 |
| Workers United for Political Power Campaign Comm.PAC | 43 gifts | $400,672 |
| New York State Public Employees Federation-copePAC | 42 gifts | $302,697 |
| Philadelphia Joint Board Political Action CommitteePAC | 20 gifts | $10,282 |
| Rochester Regional Joint Board Political Education CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $4,200 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $196K from 5,170 itemized gifts by individuals8
- Top states: California $159K, Illinois $9,112, District of Columbia $7,185, Maryland $4,120, Virginia $2,7858
Where its donors work8
| County of Los Angeles | 1,913 gifts | $67,250 |
| SEIU | 607 gifts | $33,132 |
| Los Angeles County | 914 gifts | $30,820 |
| County of Ventura | 210 gifts | $8,503 |
| SEIU Local 1 | 92 gifts | $8,407 |
| San Bernardino County | 214 gifts | $7,702 |
| City of Los Angeles | 214 gifts | $6,818 |
| County of Riverside | 111 gifts | $3,940 |
| San Francisco County | 94 gifts | $3,660 |
| Sacramento County | 117 gifts | $3,492 |
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$81.0M
Spent$37.4M
Cash on hand$51.4M
Outside spending to August 31$263K
- From individuals $69.0M
- From other committees $1,000
- Other $11.9M
Who it gives to
208 candidates, $1.0M in direct gifts.4
| Analilia Mejia DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 11th District (2026) | $15,000 |
| Lois Frankel DemocratU.S. House, Florida 23rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| James R. Walkinshaw DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 11th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brendan F. Boyle DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz DemocratU.S. House, Florida 20th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Greg Casar DemocratU.S. House, Texas 37th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Andrea Salinas DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bennie G. Thompson DemocratU.S. House, Mississippi 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Val T. Hoyle DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Emilia Strong Sykes DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Greg Landsman DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nellie Pou DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| James E. Clyburn DemocratU.S. House, South Carolina 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike McGuire DemocratU.S. House, California 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Joyce Beatty DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Connie Chan DemocratU.S. House, California 11th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jeff Merkley DemocratU.S. Senate, Oregon (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard Pan DemocratU.S. House, California 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Kathy Castor DemocratU.S. House, Florida 14th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Suzanne Bonamici DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Maxine Dexter DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 3rd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Gwen Moore DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 4th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Linda T. Sánchez DemocratU.S. House, California 41st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Maggie Goodlander DemocratU.S. House, New Hampshire 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Jack Reed DemocratU.S. Senate, Rhode Island (2026) | $5,000 |
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 October 12, 2026, later than the summary above.5
Spent to help: $740K
| Joanna Mendoza DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026) | $210,000 |
| Bob Brooks DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 7th District (2026) | $163,501 |
| Jasmeet Bains DemocratU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $48,833 |
| Richard Pan DemocratU.S. House, California 6th District (2026) | $48,833 |
| Marni Von Wilpert DemocratU.S. House, California 48th District (2026) | $48,833 |
| Manny Rutinel DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026) | $33,875 |
| James Talarico DemocratU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $31,200 |
| Aftyn Behn DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 7th District (2026) | $25,000 |
| Roy Cooper DemocratU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026) | $22,410 |
| Samuel Kelley Forstag DemocratU.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026) | $19,688 |
| Brian Poindexter DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026) | $14,688 |
| Teresa Benitez-Thompson DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 2nd District (2026) | $14,391 |
| Troy Dale Jackson DemocratU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $13,356 |
| Bill Hill IndependentU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026) | $11,458 |
| Mary Peltola DemocratU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $11,458 |
| Jon Ossoff DemocratU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026) | $10,824 |
| Donavan McKinney DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 13th District (2026) | $8,117 |
| Paige Gebhardt Cognetti DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 8th District (2026) | $3,750 |
Spent to oppose: $443K
| Nicholas J. Begich III RepublicanU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026) | $190,125 |
| Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 8th District (2026) | $76,375 |
| Aaron Flint RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026) | $59,062 |
| Juan Ciscomani RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026) | $55,125 |
| Gabe Evans RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026) | $33,875 |
| Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026) | $14,688 |
| Ryan Mackenzie RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 7th District (2026) | $13,625 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) (C00004036)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00004036&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5FEC: independent expenditures by SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00004036&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 6Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 7FEC: receipts of SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00004036&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8FEC: itemized individual contributions to SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00004036&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026