PAC · TX

Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - Turkishpac

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00454140.

Which side

Helps both parties

57% of the $3,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 43%Helps Republicans 57%

Backs

  1. Beth Van DuyneRepublican$2,000
  2. Steve CohenDemocrat$1,500

Run by Tulay Spicker (treasurer) · Louette Ragusa (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Houston, TX1
Registered
August 20, 20082

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
Tulay Spicker2
Custodian of records
Louette Ragusa Custodian Of Records2

Who funds it

It reported raising $31K: $31K 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.

  • $31K from 24 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 71% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Nevada $20K, Texas $8,800, California $1,000, Colorado $500, ?? $2507

Where its donors work7

Sierra Nevada2 gifts$10,000
Sierra Nevada Coporation2 gifts$10,000
University of Texas- Dallas2 gifts$2,300
Aktas Law1 gifts$1,000
Soc1 gifts$750
Boreas Natural Gas1 gifts$500
Bridgex Ventures1 gifts$500
Goldenwrist Capital1 gifts$500
Koda Resources1 gifts$500
Lakeside Motors1 gifts$500

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$31K
Spent$28K
Cash on hand$3,799
Given to candidates and committees$27K
  • From individuals $31K
  • Other $0

Who it gives to

2 candidates, $3,500 in direct gifts.4

Beth Van Duyne RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 24th District (2026)$2,000
Steve Cohen DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$1,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - Turkishpac (C00454140)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00454140/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - Turkishpachttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00454140/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - Turkishpac financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00454140/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - Turkishpac to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00454140&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 Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - Turkishpac, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00454140&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Turkish American Heritage Political Action Committee - Turkishpac, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00454140&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026