General Dynamics Corporation's PAC funded 12 members of Congress. 5 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
General Dynamics Corporation — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: General's PAC spread $241K across 12 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 5 of those funded members — Franklin, Larsen, Capito and 2 others — sit on committees including Science, Space, and Technology and Transportation and Infrastructure, with jurisdiction over industrials.
Industrials is General's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 5 members also traded GD — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 5 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. FranklinR-FL | $44k | 23 | Science, Space, and Technology | 3 |
| Rick LarsenD-WA | $33k | 22 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 2 |
| Shelley CapitoR-WV | $26k | 13 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 4 |
| Gilbert CisnerosD-CA | $9k | 6 | Armed Services | 4 |
| Robert BresnahanR-PA | $8k | 6 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 1 |
The other 7 also took PAC money and disclosed GD 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.
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