Applied Materials, Inc.'s PAC funded 3 members of Congress. 2 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
Applied Materials, Inc. — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: Applied's PAC spread $20K across 3 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 2 of those funded members — Lofgren and Curtis — sit on committees including Science, Space, and Technology and Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with jurisdiction over technology.
Technology is Applied's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 2 members also traded AMAT — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 2 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe LofgrenD-CA | $13k | 8 | Science, Space, and Technology | 4 |
| John CurtisR-UT | $4k | 2 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 4 |
The other 1 also took PAC money and disclosed AMAT trades — but hold no current seat on a committee overseeing technology.
PAC contributions are legal and disclosed. This surfaces co-occurrence of corporate donations, lobbying, and personal stock trades — not evidence of coordination or quid pro quo.