Corporate PAC · DC
Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00589119.
Which side
Helps both parties
52% of the $314K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 48%Helps Republicans 52%
Backs
- Emilia Strong SykesDemocrat$10K
- Tom EmmerRepublican$10K
- J. French HillRepublican$10K
- James A. HimesDemocrat$10K
- Bill HuizengaRepublican$10K
Run by Karl Kaufmann (treasurer) · Synchrony Financial (connected company) 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
- Karl Kaufmann1
- Connected to
- Synchrony Financial1
Who funds it
It reported raising $611K: $610K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $499K from 7,320 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 18% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Connecticut $464K, Illinois $15K, Georgia $6,357, New York $4,704, North Carolina $4,7006
Where its donors work6
| Synchrony Financial | 7,317 gifts | $496,938 |
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, 2026.2
Raised$611K
Spent$582K
Cash on hand$310K
Given to candidates and committees$572K
- From individuals $610K
- Other $418
Who it gives to
55 candidates, $314K in direct gifts.3
| Emilia Strong Sykes DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| James A. Himes DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bill Huizenga RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Gwen Moore DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bryan Steil RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Ann Wagner RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brittany Pettersen DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Young Kim RepublicanU.S. House, California 40th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Janelle S. Bynum DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Joyce Beatty DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Terri A. Sewell DemocratU.S. House, Alabama 7th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| John Thune RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2028) | $7,500 |
| Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Troy Downing RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 2nd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Vicente Gonzalez DemocratU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Sean Casten DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 6th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Gregory W. Meeks DemocratU.S. House, New York 5th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Zachary Nunn RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Blake D. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Sam T. Liccardo DemocratU.S. House, California 16th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Daniel Meuser RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac) (C00589119)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00589119/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00589119/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00589119&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00589119&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00589119&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026