Meta Platforms, Inc.'s PAC funded 11 members of Congress. 5 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
Meta Platforms, Inc. — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: Meta's PAC spread $63K across 11 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 5 of those funded members — Capito, Sullivan, Curtis and 2 others — sit on committees including Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Commerce, with jurisdiction over communications.
Communications is Meta's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 5 members also traded META — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 5 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley CapitoR-WV | $14k | 8 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 3 |
| Dan SullivanR-AK | $11k | 7 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2 |
| John CurtisR-UT | $8k | 5 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2 |
| Jerry MoranR-KS | $5k | 3 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 1 |
| Diana HarshbargerR-TN | $1k | 1 | Energy and Commerce | 10 |
The other 6 also took PAC money and disclosed META 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.