Cal Tech/JPL
2025–2026 federal contribution records · FEC Schedule A
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2025–2026 federal contribution records · FEC Schedule A
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Across this cycle, 141,375 contributions come from electronic filings the FEC has not yet processed into its bulk data; those rows are replaced by the FEC version when it does.
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Explore the reported connections for Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Contributor and recipient lists are available below.
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Reported contributor groups, with evidence-based name-variant matching; not verified unique people · 10 per page
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Reported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · PASADENA, CA, 91103 · CALTECH/JPL · Government · PHYSICIST · 43 transaction rows
96% Democratic · 4% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · PASADENA, CA, 91107 · JPL/CALTECH · Government · SCIENTIST · 67 transaction rows
99% Democratic · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · SOUTH PASADENA, CA, 91030 · JET PROPULSION LABORATORY · Government · ENGINEER · 6 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsEvidence-based cluster of 5 reported identities; not a verified identity merge · SAN MARINO, CA, 91108 · JPL · Government · CALTECH · Reported as BAINES, KEVIN HAYS MR. / BAINES, KEVIN / BAINES, KEVIN HAYS / BAINES, KEVIN H. MR. / 1 more · 122 transaction rows
RepublicanDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · LA CRESCENTA, CA, 91214 · JPL · Government · ENGINEER · 2 transaction rows
94% Democratic · 6% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsEvidence-based cluster of 2 reported identities; not a verified identity merge · PASADENA, CA, 91104 · JPL · Government · SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEER · Reported as BERNDT, SAMUEL-HUNTER / BERNDT, SAMUEL · 33 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsEvidence-based cluster of 3 reported identities; not a verified identity merge · PASADENA, CA, 91101 · J.P.L. · Government · RESEARCH SCIENTIST · Reported as BAINES, KEVIN H. MR. / BAINES, KEVIN HAYS DR. / BAINES, KEVIN HAYS MR. · 14 transaction rows
100% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsEvidence-based cluster of 3 reported identities; not a verified identity merge · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90034 · JPL · Government · SYSTEM DESIGNER · Reported as SHAMES, PETER / SHAMES, PETER M / SHAMES, PETER M. · 89 transaction rows
92% Democratic / 6% Republican · 2% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90004 · JET PROPULSION LABORATORY · Government · ELECTRICAL ENGINEER · 36 transaction rows
86% Democratic · 14% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsEvidence-based cluster of 2 reported identities; not a verified identity merge · PASADENA, CA, 91101 · JET PROPULSION LABORATORY · Government · PLANETARY RESEARCH SCIENTEST · Reported as BAINES, KEVIN HAYS MR / BAINES, KEVIN H. · 23 transaction rows
RepublicanDerived from contributionsWhere the contributions went · 10 per page
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Senate campaign committee · COLUMBUS, OH · BROWN, SHERROD · U.S. Senate OH 00 · 3 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsPAC (not qualified) · RALEIGH, NC · 2 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsSenate campaign committee · COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA · TUREK, JOSHUA · U.S. Senate IA 00 · 2 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsHybrid PAC (qualified) · WASHINGTON, DC · 12 transaction rows
87% Democratic · 13% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsParty committee (qualified) · WASHINGTON, DC · SULLIVAN, DAN · U.S. Senate AK 00 · 68 transaction rows
RepublicanDerived from contributionsHybrid PAC (qualified) · WASHINGTON, DC · 4 transaction rows
100% Democratic · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsSenate campaign committee · AUSTIN, TX · TALARICO, JAMES · U.S. Senate TX 00 · 18 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsPAC (not qualified) · WASHINGTON, DC · 4 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsPAC with non-contribution account · DALLAS, TX · 3 transaction rows
Party not classifiedUnclassifiedSenate campaign committee · ST CLAIR SHORES, MI · EL-SAYED, ABDUL · U.S. Senate MI 00 · 2 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsReported as Cal Tech/JPL
Industry classification summary
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) and a major NASA field center. While managed by Caltech, its primary identity and function are as a government research facility for space exploration.
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