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Source #77524

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TitleFEC committee C00477299: Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC)
Original URLhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477299/
PublicationFederal Election Commission
Source typefec_record
Date2026-10-01
EntityVmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC)
Captured2026-10-01T07:34:39.260Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-01T07:34:39.260Z UTC
SHA-256012402046af500f721dacf932a25ebf7499038d7953edfd646a4e3d68bcffdd6
Content length4,375 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Federal Election Commission records for committee C00477299 (VMWARE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VMWARE PAC)).
Profile: committee_type=Q designation=B organization_type=C connected_organization=VMWARE LLC party=
Contributions to members' principal campaign committees (FEC Schedule A, as received by the recipient):
2024	2023-06-07	$5,000	to Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) [C00384057]	line 11C
2024	2023-11-29	$5,000	to Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) [C00384529]	line 11C
2024	2023-06-04	$5,000	to Michael T. McCaul (R-TX) [C00392688]	line 11C
2024	2023-11-01	$5,000	to Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) [C00420760]	line 11C
2024	2023-11-01	$5,000	to Steve Daines (R-MT) [C00491357]	line 11C
2024	2023-09-14	$5,000	to Steven Horsford (D-NV) [C00668228]	line 11C
2024	2023-12-29	$5,000	to Susan M. Collins (R-ME)…

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