PAC · NY
Torchlight PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00922617.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $8,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Mark TakanoDemocrat$5,000
- Antonio ReynosoDemocrat$3,500
Run by Erik Bottcher (sponsor) · Mark Robinson (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
- Mark Robinson1
- Sponsor
- Erik BottcherDemocrat1
Who funds it
It reported raising $1.1M: $1.1M from individuals and $38K 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.
- $1.3M from 741 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 79% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: New York $939K, California $64K, District of Columbia $45K, New Jersey $40K, Florida $35K6
Where its donors work6
| Cardinal Health | 4 gifts | $17,000 |
| Midnight Theatricals | 2 gifts | $14,000 |
| Nederlander Productions | 2 gifts | $14,000 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 2 gifts | $7,500 |
| A&m | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
| Assemblymember | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
| Atw Partners | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
| Benj Pasek | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
| Brodsky Organization | 2 gifts | $7,000 |
| Fairfax County Public Schools | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
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 June 30, 2026.2
- From individuals $1.1M
- From other committees $38K
- Other $4,500
Who it gives to
2 candidates, $8,500 in direct gifts.3
| Mark Takano DemocratU.S. House, California 39th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Antonio Reynoso DemocratU.S. House, New York 7th District (2026) | $3,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Torchlight PAC (C00922617)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00922617/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Torchlight PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00922617/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Torchlight PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00922617&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 Torchlight PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00922617&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Torchlight PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00922617&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026