RTX Corporation's PAC funded 14 members of Congress. 6 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
RTX Corporation — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: RTX's PAC spread $176K across 14 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 6 of those funded members — Capito, Westerman, Tuberville and 3 others — sit on committees including Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Transportation and Infrastructure, with jurisdiction over industrials.
Industrials is RTX's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 6 members also traded RTX — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 6 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley CapitoR-WV | $16k | 12 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 1 |
| Bruce WestermanR-AR | $16k | 11 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 2 |
| Tommy TubervilleR-AL | $8k | 4 | Armed Services | 1 |
| George WhitesidesD-CA | $6k | 5 | Armed Services | 1 |
| John CurtisR-UT | $4k | 3 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 3 |
| Gilbert CisnerosD-CA | $1k | 1 | Armed Services | 6 |
The other 8 also took PAC money and disclosed RTX 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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