PAC (qualified)Lobbyist/registrant PACWashington, District of ColumbiaActive
The ASPIRE PAC (short for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Rising and Empowering Political Action Committee), formerly known as the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Leadership PAC (CAPAC Leadership PAC), is an American political action committee focused on supporting Democratic-affiliated candidates of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent and those that support and promote the issues of the AAPI community. Founded in 2011, it is the political arm of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. (Linked public record: Wikipedia organization profile)
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00506907 · files monthly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
In its own words, filed under Candidates from a group. Read the statement
Money
$2M raised, $2M spent, $40.2K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
55% from PACs and other committees · 25% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Elizabeth R. Varet, $15K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$135K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Derek Tran ($10K) · 100% of its support to Democrats. See where it goes
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
Why this committee exists In its own words
“ASPIRE PAC is committed to supporting candidates of AANHPI descent and incumbents who represent large communities of AANHPI voters. As one of the only PACs dedicated to investing directly in the AANHPI community, ASPIRE PAC offers a voice for the AANHPI community and works to mobilize the AANHPI vote.
ASPIRE PAC is chaired by Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland and was launched in 2011 by Congresswoman Judy Chu. Today, the caucus has grown to 20 Democratic AANHPI Members of Congress, including 3 U.S. Senators.”
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. The statement is filed under topics from a fixed list, chosen by AI models when two of three agree; which side it takes is in its own words.
No published list of positions
Its site sums up what it stands for in the statement above, and publishes no list of positions beyond it.
Not yet reviewed.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$115K to 20 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $115,000
Democratic 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$135,000 in 30 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
21
$120K · 89%
Other PACs and committees
3
$15K · 11%
All recipients
24
$135K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
California
8
$50K
Nevada
1
$10K
Hawaii
1
$10K
Arizona
2
$10K
Illinois
2
$10K
Virginia
2
$7.5K
Michigan
1
$5K
New Jersey
1
$5K
The largest 8 of 11 states.
Recipients 24
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $1,969,505 reported receipts
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$1,089,68655%
Chul Pak2 contributions, latest Aug 13, 2026 · ATTORNEY · WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI · NEW YORK, NY$10,000
Poarch Band of Creek Indians2 contributions, latest Feb 16, 2026 · Organization · ATMORE, AL$10,000
Jeffrey Roh2 contributions, latest Feb 14, 2026 · CEO · INTUITIVEX · SEATTLE, WA$10,000
The Chickasaw Nation3 contributions, latest Mar 30, 2026 · Organization · ADA, OK$10,000
Michael Burke19 contributions, latest Jul 31, 2026 · REDONDO BEACH, CA$6,440
Kevin Casey2 contributions, latest Jan 20, 2026 · CONSULTANT · S-3 GROUP · WASHINGTON, DC$5,500
Carianne Lee2 contributions, latest Feb 10, 2026 · LOBBYIST · PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS · WASHINGTON, DC$5,500
Brian McLaughlin2 contributions, latest Jun 8, 2026 · BUSINESS OWNER · IMPERIUM GLOBAL ADVISORS · POTOMAC, MD$5,500
Gregg Olson52 contributions, latest Oct 25, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · ALBANY, OR$5,022
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla IndiansOne contribution on Jun 30, 2025 · Organization · PALM SPRINGS, CA$5,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 1,890 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $418.3K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$376,56119%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$862<0.1%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$572<0.1%
Where it came from
Amalgamated Bank1 receipt, latest Sep 4, 2026 · Washington, District of Columbia$572
Each as the committee named it on this line.
Total reported receipts $1,969,505
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 $418,294 placed by state
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under $5.1K
$5.1K+
$20.4K+
$45.9K+
$81.6K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
California470 contributions · 30%
$127,496
New York164 contributions · 21%
$86,302
District of Columbia32 contributions · 12%
$49,000
Hawaii33 contributions · 8.6%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $2,012,411 reported
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$1,840,15191%
Paid to
NGP VAN Inc.13 payments · latest Oct 13, 2026 · PAC SOFTWARE$204,828
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$135,0006.7%
Paid to
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$20,0001%
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$17,2600.9%
Total reported disbursements $2,012,411
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 $1,970,582 itemized
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$659,14733%
Filed as
PAC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$227,793
PAC SMS FUNDRAISING SERVICES$125,064
PAC EVENT CATERING$57,050
PAC SMS FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$41,155
Spending over time
$2M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $213.8K, June 2025.
$2M
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.
A name search for “ASPIRE” in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings found no issues reported. FEC and the Senate share no organization identifier, so lobbying is matched by name; a sponsor that lobbies under another name is not found.
The ASPIRE PAC (short for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Rising and Empowering Political Action Committee), formerly known as the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Leadership PAC (CAPAC Leadership PAC), is an American political action committee focused on supporting Democratic-affiliated candidates of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent and those that support and promote the issues of the AAPI community. Founded in 2011, it is the political arm of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Linked public record: Wikipedia organization profile.
CCConnie ChanDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-11 · via Connie Chan For Congress1 payment, latest Dec 2, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 2, 2025$5K
EKEsther Kim-VaretDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-40 · via Esther Kim Varet For Congress1 payment, latest Jun 2, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 2, 2025$5K
Bars drawn to $10K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Derek Tran2 receipts, latest Mar 26, 2025Derek Tran for Congress · H4CA45170$10K
Amerish Bera2 receipts, latest Sep 9, 2025Bera for Congress · H0CA03078$10K
Susie Lee2 receipts, latest Mar 26, 2025Susie Lee for Congress · H6NV04020$10K
Edward Case2 receipts, latest Sep 9, 2025Case for Congress · H2HI02128$10K
Connie Chan1 receipt, latest Dec 2, 2025Connie Chan for Congress · H6CA11268$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.
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.
$36,152
Virginia77 contributions · 4.1%
$17,015
Maryland69 contributions · 4%
$16,786
Washington79 contributions · 3.6%
$14,982
Massachusetts54 contributions · 2.6%
$10,924
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
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 1,405 contributions · 27% of ranked
$109,381
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 181 contributions · 10% of ranked
$41,709
Pacific Marine & Supply Co7 contributions · 2.6% of ranked
$10,535
Andreessen Horowitz2 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$10,000
Intuitivex2 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$10,000
Seiu2 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$10,000
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz2 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$7,000
Imperium Global Advisors2 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$5,500
A further $16,054 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, None, blank), so it is not ranked. 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 ($376,561) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 1,346 contributions · 26% of ranked
$103,730
Attorney19 contributions · 8.6% of ranked
$34,600
Consultant31 contributions · 6.4% of ranked
$25,750
CEO4 contributions · 5% of ranked
$20,000
Founder4 contributions · 3.8% of ranked
$15,500
Investor5 contributions · 3.8% of ranked
$15,500
President10 contributions · 3.4% of ranked
$13,500
Finance12 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$10,750
A further $15,673 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (N/A, blank), so it is not ranked. 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 ($376,561) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Amish For Arizona1 payment · latest Jun 2, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION$5,000
PAC EVENT TRAVEL$31,131
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING & TRAVEL$29,722
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$26,050
DIGITAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES$24,000
PAC EVENT TRAVEL EXPENSES$20,841
PAC FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE$16,726
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$13,050
PAC EVENT SPACE RENTAL$11,235
Paid to
Karis Consulting Group$166,228
Sapphire Strategies$156,854
Frost Group$108,018
Switchboard$33,365
The Frost Group$32,868
The Ritz Carlton$32,218
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$365,86119%
Filed as
PAC RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES$166,050
PAC RESEARCH SERVICES$58,038
PAC RESEARCH$55,800
RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES$50,100
POLLING$26,021
RESEARCH$5,255
PAC POLLING RESEARCH$4,598
Paid to
8821 Strategies$110,000
Blue Nevada Consulting Corp$100,150
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research$59,954
Impact Research, Inc.$27,133
Lake Research Partners$18,390
Gbao Strategies$14,333
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$254,66213%
Filed as
PAC PAYROLL$126,064
SALARY$64,720
PAYROLL$41,299
PAC PAYROLL EXPENSES$15,105
PAC PAYROLL EXPRESSES$7,475
Paid to
Jordan, NIC$75,383
Jordan, Nicholas$67,151
Kwon, James$52,662
NOH, Andrew$28,909
Paychex$18,534
Shin, Angela$12,023
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$196,55810%
Filed as
SOFTWARE$100,622
PAC SOFTWARE$51,559
PAC SMS SERVICES$38,768
PAC SOFTWARE SERVICES$4,770
PAC WEBSITE HOSTING$725
PAC WEB HOSTING$76
PAC WEBHOST$38
Paid to
NGP VAN Inc.$151,235
Sapphire Strategies$37,673
Catalist, LLC$4,770
Squarespace Inc.$1,480
Switchboard$1,096
SHOWIT.COM$305
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$155,4577.9%
Filed as
PAC SOFTWARE FEES$53,593
PAC PAYROLL TAXES$47,307
PAYROLL TAXES$38,736
PAC TAXES$6,575
PAC MERCHANT FEES$1,683
PAC PAYROLL FEE$1,576
PAC PAYROLL FEES$1,523
PAYROLL FEES$1,489
PAC BANK FEES$1,205
BANK FEE$660
PAC BANK FEE$549
PAYROLL FEE$466
Paid to
Paychex$80,689
NGP VAN Inc.$53,593
Gusto$16,982
Amalgamated Bank$2,510
ActBlue Technical Services$1,683
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$135,0006.9%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$135,000
Paid to
Derek Tran for Congress$10,000
Susie Lee for Congress$10,000
Bera for Congress$10,000
Case for Congress$10,000
Dave MIN for Congress$7,500
In Our Hands$5,000
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$94,9724.8%
Filed as
PAC TRAVEL$50,123
TRAVEL EXPENSES$23,608
TRAVEL$14,893
PAC TRAVEL EXPENSES$5,870
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT$478
Paid to
50 Bowery$32,258
United Airlines$14,048
The Frost Group$12,564
Amtrak$8,359
Westin Hotel$3,662
Hilton Hotels$2,879
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$67,8233.4%
Filed as
PAC ACCOUNTING SERVICES$29,509
PAC CONSULTING SERVICES$18,000
COMPLIANCE SERVICES AND POSTAGE$12,005
COMPLIANCE SERVICES$8,000
PAC LEGAL SERVICES$309
Paid to
PCMS, LLC$29,509
MBA Consulting Group Inc.$20,005
Blue Nevada Consulting Corp$10,000
Frost Group$8,000
Elias Law Group$309
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$27,5171.4%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$15,268
PAC CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$12,249
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$27,517
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$5,0000.3%
Filed as
PAC MEDIA CONSULTING SERVICES$5,000
Paid to
Deja Cherise Operana-Foxx$5,000
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$4,5150.2%
Filed as
PAC MEALS$2,178
PAC MEETING FOOD & BEVERAGE$1,482
PAC MEETING MEALS$855
Paid to
National Democratic Club$4,074
The Original Q-Shack$231
Capital Grille$211
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$3,2430.2%
Filed as
PAC PRINTING$1,557
TRAVEL AND SHIPPING$1,143
PAC SHIPPING$497
PAC MAILING AND POSTAGE SERVICES$46
Paid to
The Frost Group$1,143
Uprinting$842
Artist Proof Collective$715
Fedex Corp. PAC$497
PCMS, LLC$46
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$819<0.1%
Filed as
DISPUTED TRANSACTION - CREDITED 09/04/2026$572
PER DIEM$247
Paid to
Amalgamated Bank$572
Choi, Grace$247
Not broken out by the committeeReported as a lump sum, with memo entries pointed to for the detail. Where those entries were filed and read, this page counts the payees they name instead; what is left here was never itemised.$6<0.1%
Filed as
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED$6
Paid to
Frost Group$6
Total itemized disbursements $1,970,582
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 569 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
25 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $184,443 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Frost Group29 payments · 10% of all spending
$210,339
NGP VAN Inc.13 payments · 10% of all spending
$204,828
Sapphire Strategies18 payments · 9.7% of all spending
$194,526
Karis Consulting Group25 payments · 9.3% of all spending
$186,535
Paychex40 payments · 6.2% of all spending
$125,196
Blue Nevada Consulting Corp11 payments · 5.5% of all spending
$110,150
8821 Strategies11 payments · 5.5% of all spending
$110,000
Jordan, Nicholas11 payments · 3.3% of all spending
$67,151
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.
$5K
Esther Kim Varet for CongressHouse campaign committee · Connected to FRIENDS OF HOAN HUYNH AND ESTHER KIM VARET · 1 payment
Amish for ArizonaHouse campaign committee · Connected to AMISH SHAH VICTORY FUND · 1 payment
$5K
$135K across 24 recipient committees, or 6.7% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown. A further $2.5K was filed as memo entries, which FEC reports separately to avoid counting it twice.
