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PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC (qualified). Lobbyist or registrant PAC.

PAC (qualified)Lobbyist or registrant PACMixed activity · 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activityMonthly filer

Financial snapshot

FEC bulk summary totals through Jul 31, 2026

Total receipts$330.2K

FEC reported disbursements$407.5KReported total may include noncash accounting entries

Individual contributions$320.2K

FEC reported cash on hand$50.8K

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
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON

Registration details

Locally ingested FEC master-file snapshot for 2025–2026

Committee type: PAC (qualified)
Designation: Lobbyist or registrant PAC
Party affiliation: No party affiliation reported
Treasurer: PAYNE, CHRIS MR.
Filing cadence: Monthly filer
Organization type: Corporation
Connected organization: PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: 711 HIGH STREET · GOVERNMENT RELATIONS · DES MOINES, IA, 503920220

Political alignment

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

Evidence-based classificationMixed activity · 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedMixed activity · 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity

FEC registration: PAC (qualified); no 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 hash7a1c27c6402ea8a5a1a91ee41aa94c764530d02b5beda5e21aafc58201aecd27

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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
SOETHOUT, DWIGHT N`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	VP-CHIEF ACTUARY PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M4	Mar 14, 2025	Primary (P)	$1,153	Original filing ↗
URBAN, JOHN N`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsNAPLES FL 34110	MNG DIR-PORTFOLIO MGMT PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M4	Mar 14, 2025	Primary (P)	$384	Original filing ↗
WENIG, BARBARA`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	EXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR - CHIEF BU PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M10	Sep 26, 2025	Primary (P)	$192	Original filing ↗
WENIG, BARBARA`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	EXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR - CHIEF BU PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M10	Sep 12, 2025	Primary (P)	$192	Original filing ↗
STRABLE-SOETHOUT, DEANNA DAWNETTE`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	CHAIR, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE O PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M10	Sep 26, 2025	Primary (P)	$192	Original filing ↗
STRABLE-SOETHOUT, DEANNA DAWNETTE`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	CHAIR, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE O PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M10	Sep 12, 2025	Primary (P)	$192	Original filing ↗
SHUMWAY, ELLEN WILSON`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	SENIOR EXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR- GL PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M10	Sep 26, 2025	Primary (P)	$192	Original filing ↗
SHUMWAY, ELLEN WILSON`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	SENIOR EXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR- GL PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M10	Sep 12, 2025	Primary (P)	$192	Original filing ↗
REDDY, SRINIVAS DHARAM`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	SVP - RETIREMENT & INCOME SOLUTIONS PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M10	Sep 26, 2025	Primary (P)	$192	Original filing ↗
REDDY, SRINIVAS DHARAM`View reported donor profile →`Supports 48% Democratic / 52% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsDES MOINES IA 50392	SVP - RETIREMENT & INCOME SOLUTIONS PRINCIPAL WORKFORCE, LLC.M10	Sep 12, 2025	Primary (P)	$192	Original filing ↗

Recipient	Purpose	Date	Amount	FEC record
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE`C00305318`GAITHERSBURG, MD	24KM6 24KLinked: C00305318	May 16, 2025	$5,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS`C00558825`OTTUMWA, IA	24KM5 24KLinked: C00558825	Apr 21, 2026	$5,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)`C00105981`WASHINGTON, DC	24KM5 24KLinked: C00105981	Apr 21, 2026	$5,000	FEC disbursement search ↗

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