PAC - Qualified
Aspire PAC
FEC committee C00506907. Last filed September 20, 2026.
FEC C00506907Last filed 2026-09-20Totals through 2026-08-31
The short version
- Raised $1.8M and spent $1.9M in the 2026 cycle, through August 31, 2026.
- Largest donor on record: Strickland for Washington (Candidate committee), $10K.
What it is
Aspire PAC is registered with the FEC as a PAC.
A traditional PAC gives money directly to candidates, up to $5,000 per election. Donations to it are limited to $5,000 a year per person. Corporate and union PACs can only ask for money from their own executives, employees and shareholders, or members, not from the company or union treasury.
Issues it says it stands for
No record found. The FEC does not record issues. The candidates it supports and opposes are listed below.
Registration
| Type | PAC - Qualified |
|---|---|
| Connected organization | None |
| Treasurer | Lee, Lauren Decot |
| Registered in | DC |
| First filed with the FEC | December 2, 2011 |
| Website | http://aspirepac.org/ |
Who it supports and opposes
No independent expenditure notices on record for the 2026 cycle.
Direct contributions to candidates
| Recipient | Given | Checks |
|---|---|---|
| Frost Group | $173K | 18 |
| Ngp Van Inc. | $171K | 9 |
| Karis Consulting Group | $149K | 17 |
| Sapphire Strategies | $139K | 8 |
| Blue Nevada Consulting Corp | $110K | 11 |
| 8821 Strategies | $110K | 11 |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research | $56K | 1 |
| 50 Bowery | $53K | 3 |
| The Frost Group | $30K | 3 |
| Gusto | $27K | 2 |
| Impact Research, Inc. | $27K | 1 |
| Paychex | $26K | 2 |
| Apaics | $20K | 2 |
| Lake Research Partners | $14K | 1 |
| Salamander Resort | $14K | 1 |
| Normington Petts | $12K | 1 |
| David Binder Research, Inc | $9K | 1 |
| Switchboard | $9K | 1 |
| Jordan, Nic | $8K | 1 |
Largest itemized contributions processed by the FEC, 2026 cycle.
Who funds it
Donor mix
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small donors, $200 or less (not named) | $366K | 20% |
| Individuals giving over $200 (named) | $454K | 25% |
| PACs and other political committees | $1.0M | 56% |
| Other receipts (companies, nonprofits, a hybrid PAC's unlimited account) | $0 | 0% |
| Total raised | $1.8M | 100% |
FEC committee totals, 2026 cycle, through August 31, 2026. The 10 largest donors include recent electronic filings, so their share can run ahead of these totals.
Largest named donors
| Donor | Type | Given | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strickland for Washington FEC | Candidate committee | $10K | 2 |
| Chul Pak Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Individual | $10K | 2 |
| Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee FEC | PAC | $10K | 2 |
| American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee on Political Education | PAC | $10K | 2 |
| Pacific Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee FEC | PAC | $10K | 2 |
| American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac) FEC | PAC | $10K | 2 |
| Wells Fargo and Company Employee PAC (Aka Wells Fargo Employee PAC) FEC | PAC | $10K | 2 |
| National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee | PAC | $10K | 2 |
| Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC) FEC | PAC | $10K | 2 |
| Elizabeth R. Varet Self Employed | Individual | $10K | 2 |
| Rock Holdings Inc. PAC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Progressive Turnout Project | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| John Chou Not Employed | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC) FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. Employees' Political Action Committee (Ceipac) FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Tahoma PAC FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Jeannie Park Not Employed | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Richard Kim Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Himi Kim Osc | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Lily Fan Nysla | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Anthropic Pbc Political Action Committee (Anthropac) FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| End Citizens United | PAC | $5K | 1 |
Built from the 100 largest itemized receipts processed by the FEC through August 14, 2026, plus the largest receipts in reports filed electronically through September 30, 2026 (marked "Recent filing").
Where its individual donors work
| Employer | Given | Donations |
|---|---|---|
| Null | $37K | 10 |
| Self | $19K | 81 |
| SEIU | $10K | 2 |
| Intuitivex | $10K | 2 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | $10K | 2 |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | $7K | 2 |
| S-3 Group | $6K | 2 |
| Imperium Global Advisors | $6K | 2 |
| The Roosevelt Group | $6K | 2 |
| Pioneer Public Affairs | $6K | 2 |
Employer as reported by each donor, 2026 cycle, FEC processed totals. Retired, self employed and not employed donors are not shown.
Primary Sources
- FEC committee page: fec.gov/data/committee/C00506907
- FEC filings: all reports filed by Aspire PAC
- Independent expenditures: fec.gov
- Receipts: fec.gov