Trade association PAC · DC

Wireless Internet Service Providers Association PAC (Wispa PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00609263.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

67% of the $4,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 33%Helps Republicans 67%

Backs

  1. Brett GuthrieRepublican$2,000
  2. John W. HickenlooperDemocrat$1,500
  3. Robert E. LattaRepublican$1,000

Run by John Keefe (treasurer) · David Zumwalt (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
February 17, 20162

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
John Keefe2
Custodian of records
David Zumwalt Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
Wireless Internet Service Providers Association1
Website
wispa.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $8,700: $8,700 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.

  • $8,600 from 8 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 58% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Oklahoma $2,500, Texas $2,500, Florida $1,000, Virginia $600, Indiana $5007

Where its donors work7

Wispa2 gifts$3,100
Element81 gifts$2,500
Ippay1 gifts$1,000
Country Wireless1 gifts$500
Cticonnect1 gifts$500
Nmsurf1 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$8,700
Spent$27K
Cash on hand$54K
Given to candidates and committees$26K
  • From individuals $8,700

Who it gives to

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

Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$2,000
John W. Hickenlooper DemocratU.S. Senate, Colorado (2026)$1,500
Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Wireless Internet Service Providers Association PAC (Wispa PAC) (C00609263)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00609263/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Wireless Internet Service Providers Association PAC (Wispa PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00609263/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Wireless Internet Service Providers Association PAC (Wispa PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00609263/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Wireless Internet Service Providers Association PAC (Wispa PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00609263&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 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association PAC (Wispa PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00609263&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Wireless Internet Service Providers Association PAC (Wispa PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00609263&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026