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Source #78235

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TitleFEC committee C00398222: Mr. Smith PAC
Original URLhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00398222/
PublicationFederal Election Commission
Source typefec_record
Date2026-10-01
EntityMr. Smith PAC
Captured2026-10-01T07:49:24.601Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-01T07:49:24.601Z UTC
SHA-256cf42e26ddee40783ea3b6fcf56519cd60ea912fcc88326e392b518b2a874ac1e
Content length972 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars)
Federal Election Commission records for committee C00398222 (CDM SMITH INC. NATIONAL PAC).
Profile: committee_type=Q designation=U organization_type=C connected_organization=CDM SMITH INC. party=
Contributions to members' principal campaign committees (FEC Schedule A, as received by the recipient):
2026	2025-09-30	$5,000	to Kevin Cramer (R-ND) [C00504704]	line 11C
2026	2025-09-17	$5,000	to Sam Graves (R-MO) [C00359034]	line 11C
2026	2025-12-04	$5,000	to David Rouzer (R-NC) [C00501643]	line 11C
2026	2025-03-31	$5,000	to Ken Calvert (R-CA) [C00257337]	line 11C
2026	2025-09-26	$5,000	to Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) [C00539825]	line 11C
2026	2025-11-25	$3,000	to Rick Larsen (D-WA) [C00345546]	line 11C
2026	2025-12-09	$1,500	to Joe Neguse (D-CO) [C00648253]	line 11C
2026	2026-03-25	$1,000	to…

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