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Source #78583

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TitleFEC committee C00405076: Best Buy Employee Political Forum PAC
Original URLhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00405076/
PublicationFederal Election Commission
Source typefec_record
Date2026-10-01
EntityBest Buy Employee Political Forum PAC
Captured2026-10-01T07:56:24.550Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-01T07:56:24.550Z UTC
SHA-256409f6dc8eb1b8177f21bd913feb420d129c1560d856c9d3153261d6b0d17d665
Content length12,749 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars)
Federal Election Commission records for committee C00405076 (BEST BUY CO., INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM).
Profile: committee_type=Q designation=B organization_type=C connected_organization=BEST BUY CO., INC. party=
Contributions to members' principal campaign committees (FEC Schedule A, as received by the recipient):
2026	2025-03-05	$3,000	to Jason Smith (R-MO) [C00541862]	line 11C
2026	2026-05-07	$2,500	to Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) [C00443689]	line 11C
2026	2026-06-03	$2,500	to Mike Johnson (R-LA) [C00608695]	line 11C
2026	2025-02-11	$2,500	to Thom Tillis (R-NC) [C00545772]	line 11C
2026	2025-04-01	$2,500	to Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) [C00558627]	line 11C
2026	2026-05-05	$2,500	to Katherine M. Clark (D-MA) [C00541888]	line 11C
2026	2026-05-08	$2,500	to Tom Emmer (R-MN) [C00545749]	line…

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