QUALCOMM Incorporated's PAC funded 3 members of Congress. 1 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
QUALCOMM Incorporated — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: QUALCOMM's PAC spread $27K across 3 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 1 of those funded members — McCaul — sit on the Homeland Security committee, with jurisdiction over technology.
Technology is QUALCOMM's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 1 members also traded QCOM — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 1 member
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McCaulR-TX | $21k | 6 | Homeland Security | 27 |
The other 2 also took PAC money and disclosed QCOM trades — but hold no current seat on a committee overseeing technology.
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.