FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00439216 · files monthly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$46.8K raised, $44.8K spent, $31.1K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
83% from donors giving over $200 · 11% from PACs and other committees · largest donor Stan Pierre-Louis, $8.3K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$44.8K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Jay Obernolte ($5K) · 35% of its support to Republicans, 35% to Democrats. See where it goes
Lobbying
Entertainment Software Association lobbied on 7 issues. See lobbying
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$31.3K to 15 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $31,250
Republican 35%
Democratic 35%
Other or unresolved 30%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Republican
5
$11,000
$0
$11,000
35%
Democratic
5
$11,000
$0
$11,000
35%
Other or unresolved
5
$9,250
$0
$9,250
30%
Shown support
15
$31,250
$0
$31,250
100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$44,750 in 32 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Democratic candidates
5
$11K · 25%
Republican candidates
5
$11K · 25%
Other or unresolved candidates
5
$9.3K · 21%
Other party committees
4
$8K · 18%
Other PACs and committees
3
$5.5K · 12%
All recipients
22
$44.8K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
California
2
$6K
Florida
2
$4.5K
New York
2
$4K
Delaware
1
$2.8K
New Mexico
1
$2.5K
Texas
1
$2.5K
Tennessee
1
$2K
Oklahoma
1
$2K
The largest 8 of 12 states.
Recipients 22
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Jay Obernolte3 receipts, latest Jun 9, 2026Jay Obernolte for Congress · H0CA08135$5K
Darren Soto2 receipts, latest Apr 1, 2026Darren Soto for Congress · H6FL09179$3.5K
Yvette D. Clarke2 receipts, latest Jun 9, 2026Clarke for Congress · H4NY11138$3K
Lisa Blunt Rochester1 receipt, latest Oct 27, 2025Lisa Blunt Rochester for Senate · S4DE00060$2.8K
Marc Allison Veasey1 receipt, latest Jun 24, 2025Marc Veasey Congressional Campaign Committee · H2TX33073$2.5K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
Where the money came from $46,795 reported receipts
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$38,75983%
Largest donors
Stan Pierre-Louis40 contributions, latest Aug 31, 2026 · PRESIDENT & CEO · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIA · WASHINGTON, DC$8,320
Aubrey Quinn40 contributions, latest Aug 31, 2026 · SVP, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · WASHINGTON, DC$8,320
Stan McCoyOne contribution on Feb 25, 2026 · SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · WASHINGTON, DC$5,000
Jacob SchatzOne contribution on Dec 2, 2025 · EVP, GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND CHIEF LEGAL OF · ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. · SAN FRANCISCO, CA$5,000
Jason Mahler23 contributions, latest Aug 31, 2026 · SVP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIA · WASHINGTON, DC$4,784
Christianna Barnhart9 contributions, latest May 15, 2025 · SVP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · WASHINGTON, DC$1,872
Michael Lewis32 contributions, latest Aug 31, 2026 · VP IP PROTECTION & SECURITY · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIA · WASHINGTON, DC$1,600
Nick Weger32 contributions, latest Aug 31, 2026 · DIRECTOR, IPPS · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · WASHINGTON, DC$1,600
Jennifer Gibbons24 contributions, latest Aug 31, 2026 · VP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIA · WASHINGTON, DC$600
Gina VetereOne contribution on Jan 31, 2025 · SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · WASHINGTON, DC$125
Adriana Barajas4 contributions, latest Dec 31, 2025 · GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS · ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · WASHINGTON, DC$40
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 11 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 207 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $37.3K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$5,00011%
The largest of the committees is listed. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$1,7053.6%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$1,3312.8%
Where it came from
Bank of America16 receipts, latest May 29, 2026 · Wilmington, Delaware$1,331
Each as the committee named it on this line.
Total reported receipts $46,795
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $37,261 placed by state
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under $1.3K
$1.3K+
$5.2K+
$11.6K+
$20.6K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
District of Columbia206 contributions · 87%
$32,261
California1 contribution · 13%
$5,000
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Entertainment Software Association162 contributions · 71% of ranked
$26,469
Entertainment Software Associa44 contributions · 16% of ranked
$5,792
Electronic Arts INC1 contribution · 13% of ranked
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $44,750 reported
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$44,750100%
NRCC2 payments · latest Jun 9, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$2,000
Marsha For Senate1 payment · latest May 1, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION$2,000
Total reported disbursements $44,750
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $44,750 itemized
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$44,750100%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$44,750
Paid to
Jay Obernolte for Congress$5,000
Darren Soto for Congress$3,500
Heartland Values PAC$3,500
Clarke for Congress$3,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester for Senate$2,750
People for Ben$2,500
Total itemized disbursements $44,750
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 32 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
$44.8K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $12.8K, October 2025.
$44.8K
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
What Entertainment Software Association lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, Entertainment Software Association pays lobbyists to press Congress and federal agencies. Each quarter it, or a firm it hires, files a public report under the Lobbying Disclosure Act saying which topics it worked on, what it spent, and whom it contacted. This is what those reports say.
Spent on lobbying in 2026
$4.3M
Quarterly reports read
20
Bills it named
46
Topics it lobbied on
Each report files its work under official topics. The bar shows how often each topic came up across the reports; open one to read what was filed under it. Naming a bill says the organization lobbied on it, not which side it took.
Science/Technologyin 12 report entries · 8 bills named
In its own words
Monitor S. 2937 -- Aligning Incentives for Leadership, Excellence, and Advancement in Development Act (AI LEAD Act).
Monitor S. 2750 -- Strengthening Artificial Intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and Experimentation Act (SANDBOX Act).
Monitor S. 2367 - AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act.
Monitor H.R. 8031 - Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act (GUARDRAILS Act).
Monitor S. 4915 - AI Labeling Act.
Monitor H.R. 8031 - Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act (GUARDRAILS Act)
Issues related to the video game industry, online privacy, and commercial technology and the rights associated with its development.
The NO FAKES Act of 2025 (S. 1367/H.R. 2794).
The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 836).
Issues related to the video game industry and NO FAKES Act.
Trade (domestic/foreign)in 12 report entries · 5 bills named
In its own words
Advocate for free and fair trade and the following issues: extending the permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions; opposing undue digital trade restrictions and opposing network usage fees; opposing digital services taxes; and protecting intellectual property rights.
Monitor S. 172 - Stopping Adversarial Tariff Evasion Act and H.R. 407 -- Prevent Tariff Abuse Act.
Monitor S. 2677 -- A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights.
Monitor S. 2495 - Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025.
Monitor H.R. 4930 - Amending the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand sharing of information regarding suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
Monitor H.R. 4930 - Amending the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand sharing of information re. suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
Strategic guidance and counsel on potential changes to US trade policy; Strategic guidance and counsel on potential legislative or regulatory actions effecting technology/broadband
Issues related to the video game industry, online privacy, and commercial technology and the rights associated with its development. Issues related to semiconducters.
Issues related to the video game industry.
Issues related to the video game industry
Computer Industryin 9 report entries · 5 bills named
In its own words
Issues related to the video game industry, online privacy, and commercial technology and the rights associated with its development.
The NO FAKES Act of 2025 (S. 1367/H.R. 2794).
The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 836).
Issues related to the video game industry;
Issues related to online safety;
Issues related to data privacy and use of technology;
S. 4591, NO FAKES Act of 2026;
Issues related to college sports;
S.4668, Protect College Sports Act
Issues related to the video game industry; NO FAKES Act; the Kids Online Safety Act; the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act, and the Video Privacy Protection Act; the GUARD Act
Issues related to the video game industry; NO FAKES Act; the Kids Online Safety Act; the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act, and the Video Privacy Protection Act.
Issues related to the video game industry; Issues related to online safety; Issues related to data privacy and use of technology; S. 4591, NO FAKES Act of 2026
Issues related to the video game industry; Issues related to online safety; Issues related to data privacy and use of technology
Consumer Issues/Safety/Productsin 9 report entries · 27 bills named
In its own words
Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 6265 -- Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (SAFER GAMING Act);
Advocate for updates to P.L. 100-618 -- Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988;
Monitor S. 836 - Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act;
Advocate for improvements to S. 1748 and H.R. 6484 -- the Kids' Online Safety Act;
Advocate for improvements to S. 1586 and H.R. 3149 -- the App Store Accountability Act and H.R. 6333 and S.4349 -- Parents over Platforms Act;
Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 2657 and S. 4159 -- Sammy's Law;
Advocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, and H.R. 2794 -- the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act);
Monitor S. 1829 -- Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act).
Monitor the following subscription related bills: S. 2254 and H.R. 4819 -- Click to Cancel Act of 2025, S. 2266 and H.R. 4365 -- Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act, and S. 2253 -- Unsubscribe Act of 2025.
Monitor S. 3495 -- Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act.
Monitor S. 3774 - Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct Act (SCAM Act).
Copyright/Patent/Trademarkin 9 report entries · 8 bills named
In its own words
Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act);
Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4668 and H.R. 9137 -- Protect College Sports Act of 2026.
Issues related to the video game industry, online privacy, and commercial technology and the rights associated with its development.
The NO FAKES Act of 2025 (S. 1367/H.R. 2794).
The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 836).
Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act
Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 1367 and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act
Issues related to the video game industry, issues related to the GUARD Act
Telecommunicationsin 9 report entries · 8 bills named
In its own words
Monitor S. 69 -- the Curtailing Online Limitations that Lead Unconstitutionally to Democracy's Erosion Act (the COLLUDE Act);
Monitor S. 3546, H.R. 10322 -- Sunset Section 230 Act;
Monitor H.R. 6334 -- Deepfake Liability Act;
Monitor H.R. 6266 and S. 3193 -- Algorithm Accountability Act;
Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 3062 -- Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act);
Monitor S. 5360 - AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act (AWARE Act).
Monitor S. 3546 -- Sunset Section 230 Act;
Monitor S. 3062 -- Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act);
Issues related to the video game industry; NO FAKES Act; the Kids Online Safety Act; the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act, the Video Privacy Protection Act, and the GUARD Act
Strategic guidance and counsel on potential changes to US trade policy; Strategic guidance and counsel on potential legislative or regulatory actions effecting technology/broadband
Issues related to the video game industry; NO FAKES Act; the Kids Online Safety Act; the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act, and the Video Privacy Protection Act.
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $56.6K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
NRSC$7.5K
Roger Wicker$5K
Senator Roger Wicker$5K
Ted Cruz$5K
The Honorable Brett Guthrie$5K
Senator Dan Sullivan$3K
John Cornyn$2K
Ashley Hinson$1.5K
Deb Fischer$1.5K
Rep. James Gallagher$1.5K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION”, found by searching “ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Oct 26, 2026. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
Entertainment Software Association PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a lobbyist/registrant PAC. Its FEC record names Entertainment Software Association as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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JOJay ObernolteRepublican · U.S. House · CA-23 · via Jay Obernolte For Congress3 payments, latest Jun 9, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 9, 2026$5K
DSDarren SotoDemocratic · U.S. House · FL-09 · via Darren Soto For Congress2 payments, latest Apr 1, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Apr 1, 2026$3.5K
Heartland Values PACPAC or other committee1 payment, latest Sep 18, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$3.5K
Marsha for SenateSenate campaign committee · Connected to 2024 THUNE REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY · 1 payment
$2K
$44.8K across 22 recipient committees, or 100% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
$5,000
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($1,705) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
President & CEO40 contributions · 22% of ranked
$8,320
SVP Communications And Public Affairs40 contributions · 22% of ranked
$8,320
SVP Government Affairs32 contributions · 18% of ranked
$6,656
SVP General Counsel2 contributions · 14% of ranked
$5,125
EVP Global Affairs And Chief Legal Of1 contribution · 13% of ranked
$5,000
Director Ipps32 contributions · 4.3% of ranked
$1,600
VP IP Protection & Security32 contributions · 4.3% of ranked
$1,600
VP Government Affairs24 contributions · 1.6% of ranked
$600
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($1,705) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
Monitor H.R. 8413 -- the SECURE Data Act, comprehensive data privacy framework.
Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 3062 - the Guidelines for User Age verification and Responsible Dialog Act (GUARD Act).
Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4407 -- the Childrens Health, Advancement, Trust, Boundaries, and Oversight in Technology Act (CHATBOT Act).
Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4668 -- Protect College Sports Act.
Advocate for improvements to S. 1586 and H.R. 3149 -- the App Store Accountability Act and H.R. 6333 -- Parents over Platforms Act;
Advocate for improvements to S. 1367 and H.R. 2794 -- the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act);
Issues related to the video game industry, online privacy, and commercial technology and the rights associated with its development.
The NO FAKES Act of 2025 (S. 1367/H.R. 2794).
The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 836).
Issues related to the video game industry; NO FAKES Act; the Kids Online Safety Act; the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act, the Video Privacy Protection Act, the GUARD Act
Issues related to the video game industry; NO FAKES Act; the Kids Online Safety Act; the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act, and the Video Privacy Protection Act.