Corporate PAC · CA
Universal Music Group Employee Action Fund
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00392464.
Which side
Helps both parties
50% of the $102K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Jamie RaskinDemocrat$10K
- Maria Elvira SalazarRepublican$7,500
- Laurel M. LeeRepublican$6,000
- Deborah K. RossDemocrat$5,500
- Darrell IssaRepublican$4,500
Run by Cary Davidson (treasurer) · Universal Music Group (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
- Cary Davidson2
- Connected to
- Universal Music Group1
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Universal Music Group; these are the company's board members and top officers.8
- Lucian GraingeChief executive officer
Who funds it
It reported raising $122K: $122K 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.
Where its donors work7
| Universal Music Group | 1,617 gifts | $102,198 |
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
- From individuals $122K
Who it gives to
41 candidates, $102K in direct gifts.4
| Jamie Raskin DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Maria Elvira Salazar RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 27th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Laurel M. Lee RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 15th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Deborah K. Ross DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 2nd District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Darrell Issa RepublicanU.S. House, California 48th District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Katie Boyd Britt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alabama (2028) | $4,000 |
| Yvette D. Clarke DemocratU.S. House, New York 9th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $3,500 |
| Ritchie Torres DemocratU.S. House, New York 15th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026) | $3,500 |
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Nathaniel Moran RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 1st District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Adam B. Schiff DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2030) | $2,500 |
| Bryan Steil RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 4th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Russell Fry RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 7th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Judy Chu DemocratU.S. House, California 28th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Ben Cline RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 6th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Sydney Kamlager-Dove DemocratU.S. House, California 37th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $2,000 |
| Derek Schmidt RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 2nd District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $2,000 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2030) | $2,000 |
| Madeleine Dean DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 4th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026) | $1,500 |
| Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026) | $1,500 |
| Eric Schmitt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Missouri (2028) | $1,500 |
| Chip Roy RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 21st District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Jay Obernolte RepublicanU.S. House, California 23rd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz DemocratU.S. House, Florida 20th District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Universal Music Group Employee Action Fund (C00392464)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00392464/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Universal Music Group Employee Action Fundhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00392464/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Universal Music Group Employee Action Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00392464/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Universal Music Group Employee Action Fund to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00392464&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Universal Music Group Employee Action Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00392464&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Universal Music Group Employee Action Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00392464&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8On the record: Universal Music Group (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/umg-2/