Union PAC · CA

Supporters of Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Endorsed Candidates

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00024422.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

70% of the $25K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 70%Helps Republicans 30%

Backs

  1. H8CA14193$15K
  2. Mike McGuireDemocrat$10K
  3. James GallagherRepublican$5,000
  4. Teresa Benitez-ThompsonDemocrat$5,000
  5. Vince FongRepublican$2,500

Run by Dan Reding (treasurer) · Dave Harrison (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Union PAC1
Based in
Concord, CA1
Registered
July 11, 19752

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
Dan Reding2
Custodian of records
Dave Harrison Assistant Treasurer2
Connected to
Operating Engineers Local Union #31

Who funds it

It reported raising $133K: $133K 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.

  • $14K from 131 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: California $8,336, Hawaii $2,600, Utah $1,780, Nevada $1,406, New York $2457

Where its donors work7

Operating Engineers Lu#338 gifts$3,576
Operating Engineers Local 340 gifts$2,959
Operating Engineers Lu #33 gifts$1,670
Bechtel Construction3 gifts$520
Malcolm Drilling6 gifts$435
Redstone Construction2 gifts$351
Gecms2 gifts$311
Maui Kupono Builders1 gifts$300
O C Jones & Sons2 gifts$285
PLC Trenching1 gifts$245

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$133K
Spent$114K
Cash on hand$78K
Given to candidates and committees$60K
  • From individuals $133K

Who it gives to

7 candidates, $40K in direct gifts.4

Candidate H8CA14193 (FEC record)$15,000
Mike McGuire DemocratU.S. House, California 1st District (2026)$10,000
James Gallagher RepublicanU.S. House, California 1st District (2026)$5,000
Teresa Benitez-Thompson DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Vince Fong RepublicanU.S. House, California 20th District (2026)$2,500
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$1,600
Jared Huffman DemocratU.S. House, California 2nd District (2026)$743

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Supporters of Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Endorsed Candidates (C00024422)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024422/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Supporters of Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Endorsed Candidateshttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024422/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Supporters of Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Endorsed Candidates financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024422/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Supporters of Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Endorsed Candidates to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00024422&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 Supporters of Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Endorsed Candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00024422&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Supporters of Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Endorsed Candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00024422&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026