Corporate PAC · DC
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action Committee (Vpac)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00468660.
Which side
Helps both parties
59% of the $205K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 59%Helps Republicans 41%
Backs
- Mark R. WarnerDemocrat$10K
- Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican$10K
- Nanette Diaz BarragánDemocrat$9,000
- Katherine M. ClarkDemocrat$7,500
- Diana DeGetteDemocrat$7,500
Run by Samantha Ventimiglia (treasurer) · Vertex Pharmaceuticals (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
- Samantha Ventimiglia1
- Connected to
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals1
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Vertex Pharmaceuticals; these are the company's board members and top officers.7
- Reshma KewalramaniChief executive officer
Who funds it
It reported raising $294K: $290K from individuals and $0 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.
- $239K from 3,304 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 20% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Massachusetts $184K, District of Columbia $39K, California $5,315, North Carolina $5,000, Pennsylvania $5,0006
Where its donors work6
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2,948 gifts | $184,398 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals (US) | 249 gifts | $26,968 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 4 gifts | $20,000 |
| Vertex US Distribution | 99 gifts | $6,965 |
| 5000 - Vertex US - Fan Pier | 3 gifts | $410 |
| 5000 - Vertex US - Boston | 1 gifts | $50 |
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, 2026.2
Raised$294K
Spent$375K
Cash on hand$121K
Given to candidates and committees$368K
- From individuals $290K
- Other $3,500
Who it gives to
66 candidates, $205K in direct gifts.3
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán DemocratU.S. House, California 44th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Diana DeGette DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $7,000 |
| Patty Murray DemocratU.S. Senate, Washington (2028) | $6,500 |
| Jake Auchincloss DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 4th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $6,000 |
| Margaret Wood Hassan DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2028) | $6,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Robert Menendez DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 8th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026) | $4,500 |
| Jacky Rosen DemocratU.S. Senate, Nevada (2030) | $4,500 |
| John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Tim Kaine DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2030) | $4,000 |
| Catherine Cortez Masto DemocratU.S. Senate, Nevada (2028) | $4,000 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2030) | $4,000 |
| Gus M. Bilirakis RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 12th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Jim Banks RepublicanU.S. Senate, Indiana (2030) | $4,000 |
| Lori Trahan DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 3rd District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Mazie K. Hirono DemocratU.S. Senate, Hawaii (2030) | $3,500 |
| Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Terri A. Sewell DemocratU.S. House, Alabama 7th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026) | $2,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action Committee (Vpac) (C00468660)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00468660/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action Committee (Vpac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00468660/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action Committee (Vpac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00468660&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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action Committee (Vpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00468660&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action Committee (Vpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00468660&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7On the record: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/vrtx/