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Source #78738

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TitleFEC committee C00572156: Vista Outdoor Inc. PAC
Original URLhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00572156/
PublicationFederal Election Commission
Source typefec_record
Date2026-10-01
EntityVista Outdoor Inc. PAC
Captured2026-10-01T07:59:33.768Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-01T07:59:33.768Z UTC
SHA-256814dfd88178d18213a0081ff9397f178e21383a5fa149e36ac8aa83ab23c34f4
Content length616 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Federal Election Commission records for committee C00572156 (VISTA OUTDOOR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A VISTA OUTDOOR PAC)).
Profile: committee_type=Q designation=B organization_type=C connected_organization=VISTA OUTDOOR INC. party=
Contributions to members' principal campaign committees (FEC Schedule A, as received by the recipient):
2024	2023-04-24	$5,000	to Tom Emmer (R-MN) [C00545749]	line 11C
2024	2023-04-28	$5,000	to Mike Thompson (D-CA) [C00326363]	line 11C
2024	2023-04-11	$5,000	to Martin Heinrich (D-NM) [C00434563]	line 11C
2024	2023-04-06	$2,000	to Adrian Smith (R-NE) [C00412890]	line 11C

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