CSX Corporation's PAC funded 7 members of Congress. 5 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
CSX Corporation — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: CSX's PAC spread $44K across 7 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 5 of those funded members — Westerman, Capito, Hoyle and 2 others — sit on committees including Transportation and Infrastructure and Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with jurisdiction over industrials.
Industrials is CSX's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 5 members also traded CSX — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 5 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce WestermanR-AR | $17k | 9 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 2 |
| Shelley CapitoR-WV | $15k | 5 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2 |
| Valerie HoyleD-OR | $4k | 2 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 1 |
| Tommy TubervilleR-AL | $4k | 2 | Armed Services | 6 |
| Robert BresnahanR-PA | $1k | 1 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 2 |
The other 2 also took PAC money and disclosed CSX trades — but hold no current seat on a committee overseeing industrials.
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.