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Source #78589

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TitleFEC committee C00842898: Houston Pilots PAC
Original URLhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00842898/
PublicationFederal Election Commission
Source typefec_record
Date2026-10-01
EntityHouston Pilots PAC
Captured2026-10-01T07:56:31.894Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-01T07:56:31.894Z UTC
SHA-25680716c6ec05be204a3a6eb6a30effd44628d023ef59ab3a3229031d9a5f6cc99
Content length1,563 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars)
Federal Election Commission records for committee C00842898 (HOUSTON PILOTS PAC).
Profile: committee_type=N designation=U organization_type=C connected_organization=HOUSTON PILOTS party=
Contributions to members' principal campaign committees (FEC Schedule A, as received by the recipient):
2026	2025-12-10	$3,500	to Christian D. Menefee (D-TX) [C00899831]	line 11C
2026	2026-06-25	$3,500	to Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) [C00441014]	line 11C
2026	2025-02-14	$3,300	to Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) [C00660795]	line 11C
2026	2025-02-14	$3,300	to Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) [C00660795]	line 11C
2026	2026-04-21	$2,500	to Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) [C00539825]	line 11C
2026	2026-05-21	$2,000	to Christian D. Menefee (D-TX) [C00899831]	line 11C
2026	2026-03-12	$2,000	to Christian D. Menefee (D-TX) [C00899831]	line…

Verifying this receipt

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