JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s PAC funded 19 members of Congress. 10 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: JPMorgan's PAC spread $198K across 19 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 10 of those funded members — Gottheimer, Steil, Larson and 7 others — sit on committees including Financial Services and Ways and Means, with jurisdiction over financial services.
Financial services is JPMorgan's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 10 members also traded JPM — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 10 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh GottheimerD-NJ | $40k | 12 | Financial Services | 2 |
| Bryan SteilR-WI | $33k | 12 | Financial Services | 1 |
| John LarsonD-CT | $14k | 8 | Ways and Means | 1 |
| Thomas SuozziD-NY | $11k | 6 | Ways and Means | 5 |
| Katie BrittR-AL | $10k | 2 | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | 2 |
| Kevin HernR-OK | $10k | 4 | Ways and Means | 17 |
| Roger WilliamsR-TX | $9k | 4 | Financial Services | 1 |
| Bill CassidyR-LA | $6k | 2 | Finance | 2 |
| Byron DonaldsR-FL | $4k | 2 | Financial Services | 3 |
| Lisa McClainR-MI | $2k | 1 | Financial Services | 7 |
The other 9 also took PAC money and disclosed JPM trades — but hold no current seat on a committee overseeing financial services.
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.