Corporate PAC · CA

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00282038.

Which side

Helps both parties

53% of the $48K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 53%Helps Republicans 47%

Backs

  1. Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat$5,500
  2. Linda T. SánchezDemocrat$4,000
  3. Jay ObernolteRepublican$3,500
  4. Jason SmithRepublican$3,000
  5. Darrell IssaRepublican$2,500

Run by Cary Davidson (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Culver City, CA1
Registered
June 21, 19932

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
Cary Davidson2
Connected to
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.1

Who funds it

It reported raising $43K: $43K 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.

  • $37K from 480 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: California $37K7

Where its donors work7

Sony Pictures Entertainment480 gifts$37,193

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$43K
Spent$72K
Cash on hand$333K
Given to candidates and committees$72K
  • From individuals $43K

Who it gives to

21 candidates, $48K in direct gifts.4

Sydney Kamlager-Dove DemocratU.S. House, California 37th District (2026)$5,500
Linda T. Sánchez DemocratU.S. House, California 41st District (2026)$4,000
Jay Obernolte RepublicanU.S. House, California 23rd District (2026)$3,500
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$3,000
Darrell Issa RepublicanU.S. House, California 48th District (2026)$2,500
Ted Lieu DemocratU.S. House, California 36th District (2026)$2,500
Jamie Raskin DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 8th District (2026)$2,500
Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026)$2,500
Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026)$2,000
Laurel M. Lee RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 15th District (2026)$2,000
Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026)$2,000
Nicole Malliotakis RepublicanU.S. House, New York 11th District (2026)$2,000
Joyce Beatty DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 3rd District (2026)$2,000
Stephanie I. Bice RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 5th District (2026)$2,000
Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026)$2,000
Terri A. Sewell DemocratU.S. House, Alabama 7th District (2026)$2,000
Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026)$1,500
Judy Chu DemocratU.S. House, California 28th District (2026)$1,000
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$1,000
Aaron Bean RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 4th District (2026)$1,000
Greg Stanton DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 4th District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. PAC (C00282038)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00282038/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00282038/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00282038/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00282038&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 Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00282038&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00282038&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026