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NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)

PAC (qualified). Lobbyist or registrant PAC.

PAC (qualified)Lobbyist or registrant PACMixed activity · 27% Democratic / 70% Republican · 2% unclassifiedInferred from activityMonthly filer

Financial snapshot

FEC bulk summary totals through Jul 31, 2026

Total receipts$641K

FEC reported disbursements$920.4KReported total may include noncash accounting entries

Individual contributions$615K

FEC reported cash on hand$304.1K

Coverage Not reported to Jul 31, 2026Contribution refunds $0Debts owed by committee $0Last report Not reported

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Sep 12, 2026 · Index refreshed: Sep 12, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Sep 12, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Sep 12, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate connections

Candidate identity and documented relationships · 2025–2026

Candidate campaign receiving transfers
AGUILAR, PETEDemocraticFEC reported
U.S. House · California · District 33
Election 2026 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H2CA31125 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
ALFORD, MARK

Registration details

Locally ingested FEC master-file snapshot for 2025–2026

Committee type: PAC (qualified)
Designation: Lobbyist or registrant PAC
Party affiliation: Unknown party
Treasurer: ROEHL, DAN
Filing cadence: Monthly filer
Organization type: Membership organization
Connected organization: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: 2055 L STREET, NW · SUITE 700 · WASHINGTON, DC, 20036

Political alignment

Registration, linked-candidate, and disclosed money-flow evidence

Evidence-based classificationUnknown party affiliation reportedMixed activity · 27% Democratic / 70% Republican · 2% unclassifiedInferred from activity

FEC registration: PAC (qualified); Unknown party affiliation reported. Classification basis: Inferred from activity. This describes disclosed financial activity, not an official party registration or ideological score. The figures below separately preserve the filer’s Schedule E support and opposition designations.

No candidate support/oppose spending foundThis cycle has no locally ingested Schedule E rows for this committee. Registration, linked-candidate, committee-transfer, and recipient-reported conduit evidence can still establish the alignment shown above.

$0 supporting · $0 opposing · 0 rowsOfficial FEC outside spending ↗

Source & provenance

Trace this profile back to the public record

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hasha9729ebf57afb374c1f43e4898cf649311a653b70eac744d7f5df6c0ef5f05ed

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Financial figures are processed FEC totals and may change when amended reports are filed. Registration fields preserve raw master-file values loaded for the 2025–2026 snapshot.

Contributor	Reported context	Date	Election	Amount	FEC record
THE WENDYS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE`C00369090`Supports Mixed activity · 27% Democratic / 72% Republican · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activityDUBLIN OH 43017	Not reportedM10Linked: C00369090	Sep 9, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
MCINTOSH, BRUCE`View reported donor profile →`Supports 23% Democratic / 75% Republican · 2% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsRICHMOND KY 40475	PRESIDENT - OWNER COMMONWEALTH CORRAL, INCM10	Sep 25, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
NIEMET, CHRIS`View reported donor profile →`Supports 27% Democratic / 70% Republican · 2% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsFULTON MO 65251	MANAGING MEMBER C&D ENTERPRISES OF MERRILLVILLE, LLCM10	Sep 11, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
HOLM, ERIC`View reported donor profile →`Supports 16% Democratic / 83% Republican · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsWINTER PARK FL 32789	PRESIDENT METRO CORRAL PARTNERSM10	Sep 11, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
REDLER, SCOTT`View reported donor profile →`Supports 11% Democratic / 87% Republican · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsWICHITA KS 67206	OWNER REDLER HOSPITALITYM10	Sep 10, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
BALESTRERI, THEODORE`View reported donor profile →`Supports 27% Democratic / 70% Republican · 2% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsMONTEREY CA 93940	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT HOSPITALITY O RESTAURANTS CENTRAL/SARDINE FACTORY/CAM9	Aug 26, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
BRENNAN, RALPH`View reported donor profile →`Supports 15% Democratic / 83% Republican · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsNEW ORLEANS LA 70130	OWNER RALPH BRENNAN RESTAURANT GROUP, LLCM8	Jul 30, 2026	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
SOBOCINSKI, CARL`View reported donor profile →`Supports 27% Democratic / 70% Republican · 2% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsGREENVILLE SC 29601	OWNER TABLE 301 RESTAURANT GROUPM8	Jul 10, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
BALESTRERI, THEODORE`View reported donor profile →`Supports 27% Democratic / 70% Republican · 2% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsMONTEREY CA 93940	CHAIRMAN & CEO SARDINE FACTORYM7	Jun 15, 2026	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
INSPIRE BRANDS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE`C00492157`Supports Mixed activity · 48% Democratic / 44% Republican · 8% unclassifiedInferred from activityATLANTA GA 30328	Not reportedM6Linked: C00492157	May 19, 2026	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗

Recipient	Purpose	Date	Amount	FEC record
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND`C00771246`ALEXANDRIA, VA	24KM3 24KLinked: C00771246	Feb 24, 2025	$30,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
SMITH VICTORY`C00573436`ATHENS, GA	24KM6 24KLinked: C00573436	May 28, 2025	$25,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND`C00771246`ALEXANDRIA, VA	24KM3 24KLinked: C00771246	Feb 2, 2026	$25,000	FEC disbursement search ↗

NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)

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