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2026 outside spending · who is behind it

Who is behind WELCOMEPAC?

Hybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primariesFEC C00786830

In FEC filings processed so far, WELCOMEPAC reported $824K in independent expenditures in 2026 House and Senate races: $803K supporting and $21K opposing candidates, across 13 candidates. The filer designated 50% of it for the general election.

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Who it spent for and against.

Independent expenditures are, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. Spending for a candidate is the group's own advertising or outreach, not a contribution to the campaign.

Supporting · $803K

  1. Jamie Ager Democrat · North Carolina U.S. House District 11$250K
  2. Jasmeet Bains Democrat · California U.S. House District 22$164K
  3. Paige Cognetti Democrat · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8$103K
  4. Bobby Pulido Democrat · Texas U.S. House District 15$62K
  5. Shannon Kathleen Bird Democrat · Colorado U.S. House District 8$58K
  6. Christina Bohannan Democrat · Iowa U.S. House District 1$45K
  7. Janelle Stelson Democrat · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10$45K
  8. Ben McAdams Democrat · Utah U.S. House District 1$23K
  9. Kristen McDonald Rivet Democrat · Michigan U.S. House District 8$13K
  10. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democrat · Washington U.S. House District 3$13K
  11. Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat · Iowa U.S. House District 3$13K
  12. Rebecca Cooke Democrat · Wisconsin U.S. House District 3$13K

Opposing · $21K

  1. Scott Perry Republican · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10$21K

Who funds it.

Listed: organizations and committees that gave this group at least $10K this cycle, and individuals who gave it at least $250K (counting contributions of $5,000 or more), named and employed as filed with the FEC. Smaller donors are not named here and no address is shown.

These funders account for $1.8M of the $3.0M in itemized receipts this group reported for the cycle (60%). Receipts include transfers from other committees and can include refunds or loans.

Committees

  1. THIRD WAY ↗ Filer that is not a political committee · FEC C90021171$103K
  2. WINTHECENTER PAC ↗ PAC with no sponsoring organization · FEC C00805275$10K

Organizations

  1. THE WELCOME PARTY, INC. Organization, as filed$450K
  2. GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS, INC. Organization, as filed$90K
  3. BCOM SOLUTIONS, LLC Organization, as filed$29K
  4. LONE STAR FORWARD FUND INC. Organization, as filed$25K

Individuals giving at least $250K

  1. Jason E Carroll Employer as filed: HUDSON RIVER TRADING$500K
  2. Debra A Efroymson Employer as filed: HEALTHBRIDGE$300K
  3. Samuel R Walton Employer as filed: RESTORATION WORKS LLC$290K

What this does not show.

A gift to an outside group is not a gift to any candidate, and nothing here shows that a funder chose, saw or approved a particular ad. When a funder is a nonprofit, a company or another group, the FEC record names that donor and stops: the people and companies who fund it are not shown unless it reports them to the FEC. Groups that do not file with the FEC, state-level groups and late 24- and 48-hour reports are not included.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Outside spending is independent expenditures for or against named 2026 House and Senate candidates, itemized by committees in the FEC bulk files, primaries included, with the general-election share as each filer designated it. Funders are itemized receipts in the FEC bulk files for the cycle. Late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs, independent expenditures reported by groups that are not political committees, state-level groups and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor, agreement or wrongdoing.