Comcast Corporation's PAC funded 25 members of Congress. 9 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
Comcast Corporation — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: Comcast's PAC spread $336K across 25 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 9 of those funded members — Curtis, Harshbarger, Capito and 6 others — sit on committees including Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Commerce, with jurisdiction over communications.
Communications is Comcast's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 9 members also traded CMCSA — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 9 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John CurtisR-UT | $30k | 14 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 4 |
| Diana HarshbargerR-TN | $23k | 8 | Energy and Commerce | 9 |
| Shelley CapitoR-WV | $15k | 3 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 3 |
| Jared MoskowitzD-FL | $12k | 7 | Judiciary | 3 |
| John JamesR-MI | $12k | 4 | Energy and Commerce | 1 |
| Steve CohenD-TN | $11k | 7 | Judiciary | 1 |
| Jerry MoranR-KS | $10k | 4 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2 |
| C. FranklinR-FL | $5k | 2 | Science, Space, and Technology | 7 |
| George WhitesidesD-CA | $2k | 1 | Science, Space, and Technology | 1 |
The other 16 also took PAC money and disclosed CMCSA trades — but hold no current seat on a committee overseeing communications.
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.