PAC · DC

Turkish American Coalition Pac- Tac-pac

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00530865.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

65% of the $41K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 35%Helps Republicans 65%

Backs

  1. Pete SessionsRepublican$7,150
  2. Steve CohenDemocrat$5,500
  3. Michael BaumgartnerRepublican$5,400
  4. Aaron BeanRepublican$4,900
  5. Zachary NunnRepublican$4,900

Run by Melih Bektas (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - Turkishpac $1,000 · Federation of Turkish American Assoc. $500 More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1

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
Melih Bektas1

Who funds it

It reported raising $76K: $75K from individuals and $1,000 from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - TurkishpacCommittee1 gift$1,000
Federation of Turkish American Assoc.Company or group1 gift$500

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $71K from 105 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 39% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Nevada $20K, Massachusetts $17K, Maryland $8,208, Virginia $5,977, Rhode Island $3,2506

Where its donors work6

Sierra Nevada4 gifts$20,000
Erd Metal2 gifts$6,000
Saltzman & Evinch12 gifts$5,750
Wise Guys Deli House3 gifts$2,250
DND Homes1 gifts$2,000
Core Investments3 gifts$1,250
Brown University1 gifts$1,000
Downcity Pizza1 gifts$1,000
Electric Power Engineers2 gifts$1,000
Essex Petroleum Transportation1 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 June 30, 2026.2

Raised$76K
Spent$73K
Cash on hand$4,479
Given to candidates and committees$70K
  • From individuals $75K
  • From other committees $1,000

Who it gives to

11 candidates, $41K in direct gifts.3

Pete Sessions RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 17th District (2026)$7,150
Steve Cohen DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$5,500
Michael Baumgartner RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 5th District (2026)$5,400
Aaron Bean RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 4th District (2026)$4,900
Zachary Nunn RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026)$4,900
Nellie Pou DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 9th District (2026)$4,100
Abraham J. Hamadeh RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 8th District (2026)$2,500
Pat Harrigan RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 10th District (2026)$2,250
Seth Moulton DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 6th District (2026)$2,100
Suhas Subramanyam DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 10th District (2026)$1,500
James R. Walkinshaw DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 11th District (2026)$1,150

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Turkish American Coalition Pac- Tac-pac (C00530865)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00530865/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Turkish American Coalition Pac- Tac-pac financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00530865/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Turkish American Coalition Pac- Tac-pac to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00530865&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    FEC: receipts of Turkish American Coalition Pac- Tac-pac, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00530865&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Turkish American Coalition Pac- Tac-pac, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00530865&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026