AT&T Inc.'s PAC funded 29 members of Congress. 7 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
AT&T Inc. — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: AT&T's PAC spread $486K across 29 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 7 of those funded members — Cohen, Lofgren, Capito and 4 others — sit on committees including Judiciary and Science, Space, and Technology, with jurisdiction over communications.
Communications is AT&T's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 7 members also traded T — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 7 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CohenD-TN | $20k | 16 | Judiciary | 3 |
| Zoe LofgrenD-CA | $16k | 13 | Science, Space, and Technology | 4 |
| Shelley CapitoR-WV | $13k | 7 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 4 |
| Jacky RosenD-NV | $10k | 7 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 1 |
| John JamesR-MI | $10k | 7 | Energy and Commerce | 2 |
| C. FranklinR-FL | $8k | 4 | Science, Space, and Technology | 1 |
| Gary PetersD-MI | $6k | 5 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 1 |
The other 22 also took PAC money and disclosed T 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.
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