Trade association PAC · DC

United States Telecom Association Political Action Committee (Telecompac)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00000984.

Which side

Helps both parties

53% of the $60K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 47%Helps Republicans 53%

Backs

  1. Doris O. MatsuiDemocrat$7,000
  2. Richard HudsonRepublican$3,500
  3. Brett GuthrieRepublican$3,000
  4. Erin HouchinRepublican$3,000
  5. Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican$2,500

Run by Brandon Heiner (treasurer) · Ainslie Lane (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders At&t Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&t Employee Federal PAC) $10K · Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC) $10K · Cincinnati Bell Inc Federal PAC $5,000 More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
July 9, 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
Brandon Heiner2
Custodian of records
Ainslie Lane Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
United States Telecom Association1

Who funds it

It reported raising $160K: $125K from individuals and $35K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

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

At&t Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&t Employee Federal PAC)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Brightspeed PAC of Connect Holding II LLC (Brightspeed PAC)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Cincinnati Bell Inc Federal PACPAC2 gifts$5,000
Consolidated Communications PAC, Inc. - FederalPAC1 gift$5,000
Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC)PAC1 gift$5,000

Individuals

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

  • $120K from 363 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 77% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Texas $28K, District of Columbia $25K, Oklahoma $7,500, Arkansas $5,000, Florida $5,0007

Where its donors work7

BBT2 gifts$10,000
GVTC2 gifts$10,000
US Telecom161 gifts$9,630
Ustelecom Association60 gifts$8,573
Altafiber2 gifts$5,000
Centra Com2 gifts$5,000
Cimarron Telephone2 gifts$5,000
Consolidated Telephone2 gifts$5,000
Duo Broadband2 gifts$5,000
Nex-tech2 gifts$5,000

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 August 31, 2026.3

Raised$160K
Spent$72K
Cash on hand$164K
Given to candidates and committees$72K
  • From individuals $125K
  • From other committees $35K
  • Other $423

Who it gives to

42 candidates, $60K in direct gifts.4

Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026)$7,000
Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026)$3,500
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$3,000
Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026)$3,000
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$2,500
Jennifer L. McClellan DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 4th District (2026)$2,000
Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026)$2,000
Michael A. Rulli RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 6th District (2026)$2,000
Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026)$2,000
Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026)$2,000
Craig A. Goldman RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 12th District (2026)$2,000
Yvette D. Clarke DemocratU.S. House, New York 9th District (2026)$1,500
Kat Cammack RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 3rd District (2026)$1,000
Gus M. Bilirakis RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 12th District (2026)$1,000
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$1,000
Kevin Mullin DemocratU.S. House, California 15th District (2026)$1,000
Zoe Lofgren DemocratU.S. House, California 18th District (2026)$1,000
Robert J. Wittman RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 1st District (2026)$1,000
Nanette Diaz Barragán DemocratU.S. House, California 44th District (2026)$1,000
Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026)$1,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, New Jersey 7th District (2026)$1,000
Raul Ruiz DemocratU.S. House, California 25th District (2026)$1,000
Debbie Dingell DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 6th District (2026)$1,000
Dan Crenshaw RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 2nd District (2026)$1,000
Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026)$1,000
Brian Schatz DemocratU.S. Senate, Hawaii (2028)$1,000
John W. Hickenlooper DemocratU.S. Senate, Colorado (2026)$1,000
Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026)$1,000
Cliff Bentz RepublicanU.S. House, Oregon 2nd District (2026)$1,000
Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: United States Telecom Association Political Action Committee (Telecompac) (C00000984)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000984/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): United States Telecom Association Political Action Committee (Telecompac)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000984/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: United States Telecom Association Political Action Committee (Telecompac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000984/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from United States Telecom Association Political Action Committee (Telecompac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00000984&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 United States Telecom Association Political Action Committee (Telecompac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00000984&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to United States Telecom Association Political Action Committee (Telecompac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00000984&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026