Membership group PAC · CA
Sierra Club Political Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00135368.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $26K 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
- Graham PlatnerDemocrat$3,000
- Jared HuffmanDemocrat$2,021
- Pramila JayapalDemocrat$2,000
- Diana DeGetteDemocrat$2,000
- Sarah ElfrethDemocrat$1,521
Run by Rahel Melaku (treasurer) 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
- Rahel Melaku2
- Connected to
- Sierra Club Independent Action1
- Website
- sierraclub.org2
Who funds it
It reported raising $459K: $457K 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.
- $203K from 434 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 18% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: California $39K, New York $23K, Colorado $14K, Washington $13K, Florida $8,2627
Where its donors work7
| Sierra Club | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Confederated Tribes of Colville Re | 2 gifts | $2,000 |
| NM Philharmonic | 2 gifts | $2,000 |
| City College of New York | 15 gifts | $1,500 |
| B H P Petroleum | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Cerebras Systems | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Coldwell Banker Realty | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Harvard Art Museums | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Joy Creations | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| State of California | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
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$459K
Spent$77K
Cash on hand$433K
Outside spending to August 31$22
- From individuals $457K
- Other $2,563
Who it gives to
20 candidates, $26K in direct gifts.4
| Graham Platner DemocratU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $3,000 |
| Jared Huffman DemocratU.S. House, California 2nd District (2026) | $2,021 |
| Pramila Jayapal DemocratU.S. House, Washington 7th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Diana DeGette DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 1st District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Sarah Elfreth DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 3rd District (2026) | $1,521 |
| Gabe Vasquez DemocratU.S. House, New Mexico 2nd District (2026) | $1,521 |
| Maxine Dexter DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 3rd District (2026) | $1,521 |
| Maxwell Frost DemocratU.S. House, Florida 10th District (2026) | $1,500 |
| Becca Balint DemocratU.S. House, Vermont at large (2026) | $1,000 |
| Josh Riley DemocratU.S. House, New York 19th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Greg Landsman DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Delia C. Ramirez DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 3rd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Wala Blegay DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 5th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Rebecca Cooke DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Nate Blouin DemocratU.S. House, Utah 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Mary Gay Scanlon DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 5th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Donavan McKinney DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 13th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| William Lawrence DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 7th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Christian D. Menefee DemocratU.S. House, Texas 18th District (2026) | $500 |
| John Cavanaugh DemocratU.S. House, Nebraska 2nd District (2026) | $28 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Sierra Club Political Committee (C00135368)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00135368/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Sierra Club Political Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00135368/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Sierra Club Political Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00135368/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Sierra Club Political Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00135368&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Sierra Club Political Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00135368&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Sierra Club Political Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00135368&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026