Corporate PAC · MD

Shield Ai Political Action Committee (Saipac)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00782532.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

69% of the $62K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 31%Helps Republicans 69%

Backs

  1. Ken CalvertRepublican$8,500
  2. Pat FallonRepublican$8,500
  3. Ed CaseDemocrat$5,000
  4. Sam GravesRepublican$5,000
  5. Robert J. WittmanRepublican$5,000

Run by Sterling S. Mchale (treasurer) · Compliance Cfs (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Bethesda, MD1
Registered
June 21, 20212

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
Sterling S. Mchale2
Custodian of records
Compliance Cfs Custodian Of Records2
Affiliated with
Shield Ai2

Who funds it

It reported raising $106K: $103K 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.

  • $91K from 426 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 69% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: California $36K, Virginia $22K, Illinois $10K, Texas $8,777, New York $5,1207

Where its donors work7

Shield Ai416 gifts$43,684
Riot Ventures2 gifts$10,000
A16z1 gifts$5,000
Agc Partners1 gifts$5,000
Apandion1 gifts$5,000
Disruptive1 gifts$5,000
Homebrew1 gifts$5,000
NLK1 gifts$5,000
Cro1 gifts$2,500

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$106K
Spent$92K
Cash on hand$53K
Given to candidates and committees$89K
  • From individuals $103K
  • Other $3,300

Who it gives to

17 candidates, $62K in direct gifts.4

Ken Calvert RepublicanU.S. House, California 40th District (2026)$8,500
Pat Fallon RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 4th District (2026)$8,500
Ed Case DemocratU.S. House, Hawaii 1st District (2026)$5,000
Sam Graves RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 6th District (2026)$5,000
Robert J. Wittman RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 1st District (2026)$5,000
Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026)$5,000
Jerry Moran RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2028)$4,200
Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026)$3,500
Marc A. Veasey DemocratU.S. House, Texas 33rd District (2026)$3,300
Brian Schatz DemocratU.S. Senate, Hawaii (2028)$2,500
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$2,500
Adam Smith DemocratU.S. House, Washington 9th District (2026)$2,500
Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$2,000
Trent Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 1st District (2026)$1,500
Jake Ellzey RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 6th District (2026)$1,500
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$1,000
Richard McCormick RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 7th District (2026)$250

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Shield Ai Political Action Committee (Saipac) (C00782532)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00782532/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Shield Ai Political Action Committee (Saipac)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00782532/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Shield Ai Political Action Committee (Saipac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00782532/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Shield Ai Political Action Committee (Saipac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00782532&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 Shield Ai Political Action Committee (Saipac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00782532&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Shield Ai Political Action Committee (Saipac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00782532&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026