WelcomePAC

An independent committee backing Democratic House candidates in red and purple districts. Says it supports pragmatic Democrats in House districts the party overlooks, aiming to win majorities, reduce polarization and govern well. (WelcomePAC website)

FEC category: Nonconnected PAC (an independent political group). FEC filings. Who it endorsed in 2026.

Given directly

$51,000to 7 current members of CongressJanuary 2023 through the latest 2026 reports.
$51,000to 7 Democrats100% of it.

Bundled: gifts from its donors that it forwarded

$256,450to 10 current members of CongressJanuary 2023 through the latest 2026 reports. #20 on this list.
$256,450to 10 Democrats100% of it.

From reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Two kinds of money are counted, separately: direct contributions from a PAC's own account to a member's campaign, and bundled (earmarked) gifts: donations from individuals, each earmarked for a particular candidate, that a group collected and forwarded to the campaign. "Received" means the campaign got the money; it doesn't mean the group controls how the member votes. Super PAC spending isn't counted, since it isn't given to a campaign. What's a PAC? · How we count.

Senators who received money (0)

None.

Representatives who received money (10)

MemberDirectBundled
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, Washington District 3		$15,000$40,850
Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, Michigan District 8		$10,000$36,500
Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, Texas District 34		$5,000$40,000
Adam Gray (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, California District 13		$5,000$37,500
Jared F. Golden (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, Maine District 2		$5,000$37,500
Thomas R. Suozzi (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, New York District 3		$5,000$36,500
Janelle S. Bynum (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, Oregon District 5		$6,000$6,600
George Whitesides (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, California District 27		—$7,000
Maxine Dexter (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, Oregon District 3		—$7,000
Andrea Salinas (Democrat)
U.S. Representative, Oregon District 6		—$7,000

Quick answers

Who does WelcomePAC give money to?
WelcomePAC's PAC gave $51,000 directly to 7 current members of Congress from January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports: 7 Democrats ($51,000). The largest amounts went to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez ($15,000), Kristen McDonald Rivet ($10,000) and Janelle S. Bynum ($6,000). It also forwarded $256,450 in bundled (earmarked) gifts from its donors to 10 members: 10 Democrats ($256,450). The largest went to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez ($40,850), Vicente Gonzalez ($40,000) and Jared F. Golden ($37,500). From FEC filings.
How many members of Congress has WelcomePAC given to?
10 of the 539 current members received money from it (direct or bundled) since January 2023: 0 senators and 10 representatives.
Does WelcomePAC give to Republicans or Democrats?
Directly: 7 Democrats ($51,000). Bundled: 10 Democrats ($256,450).
What does WelcomePAC support?
An independent committee backing Democratic House candidates in red and purple districts. Says it supports pragmatic Democrats in House districts the party overlooks, aiming to win majorities, reduce polarization and govern well. (WelcomePAC website)
What is a PAC?
A political action committee: a group registered with the Federal Election Commission that raises money and spends it on elections, including by giving to candidates. Corporations, labor unions, trade associations and membership groups can sponsor one, which may raise money only from people tied to the sponsor (its employees, members or shareholders, for example). Independent (nonconnected) PACs can raise from the public, and many politicians have a leadership PAC to give to other candidates. In 2025–26 a PAC that gives to several candidates can give each one up to $5,000 per election.
What is a super PAC?
A committee that can raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations, unions and other PACs, but only to spend independently: ads and other activity not coordinated with a campaign. It doesn't give to campaigns, so super PAC money isn't in the PAC totals here.
What is a bundled (earmarked) donation?
A donation from an individual that a group collects and passes on to the candidate it's earmarked for. Under federal rules it counts as that individual's own contribution (up to $3,500 per election in 2025–26), and the campaign reports it as earmarked through the group. It's separate from the PAC's own direct contributions.

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