PAC · NY · C00137273

M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust Political Action Committee

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates.

First filed Oct. 17, 1980. Treasurer: Melissa Lindsay. Connected organization: M&T Bank. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $169,144
  • Spent
    $198,907
  • Cash on hand
    $52,372
  • Outside spending
    $0

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
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Showing the top 20 of 27 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Kevin PearsonVice Chairman, M&T BankPersonLutherville, MDFeb. 17, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Rene JonesChairman & CEO, M&T BankPersonAmherst, NYDec. 24, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Eric FeldsteinExecutive Vice President, M&T BankPersonBuffalo, NYMarch 17, 2026$3,500 (opens in a new tab)
Richard McCarthySenior Evp, M&T BankPersonE. Amherst, NYFeb. 26, 2026$3,000 (opens in a new tab)
Timothy ByrdExecutive Vice President, M&T BankPersonBuffalo, NYDec. 5, 2025$3,000 (opens in a new tab)
Michael DrurySenior Evp, M&T BankPersonFort Myers, FLJuly 24, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
E Jennifer WarrenSevp, M&T BankPersonNew York, NYFeb. 26, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Brady GreenEvp, M&T BankPersonBuffalo, NYDec. 5, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Eric FeldsteinSevp, M&T BankPersonBuffalo, NYSept. 26, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Michael DrurySenior Evp, M&T BankPersonLititz, PAOct. 31, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Peter D'ArcyHead of Commercial Banking, M&T BankPersonLarchmont, NYDec. 18, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Denise CramerExecutive Vice President, M&T BankPersonGrand Island, NYDec. 8, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
David DiluigiSevp, M&T BankPersonAshburn, VAFeb. 20, 2026$2,000 (opens in a new tab)
Mark AardemaVP, M&T BankPersonBuffalo, NYAug. 15, 2026$1,500 (opens in a new tab)
David DiluigiAdmin VP, M&T BankPersonAshburn, VAFeb. 28, 2025$1,500 (opens in a new tab)
Peter D'ArcyHead of Commercial Banking, M&T BankPersonLarchmont, NYJan. 8, 2025$1,500 (opens in a new tab)
Mark AardemaVP, M&T BankPersonBuffalo, NYSept. 4, 2025$1,500 (opens in a new tab)
Leslie DeichEvp, M&T BankPersonBridgeport, CTAug. 15, 2026$1,000 (opens in a new tab)
Joseph BanisterExecutive VP, M&T BankPersonBryn Mawr, PAAug. 15, 2026$1,000 (opens in a new tab)
Shannon LazareSenior Vice President, M&T BankPersonMahwah, NJMay 26, 2026$1,000 (opens in a new tab)
Denise MonahanExecutive Vice President, M&T BankPersonCinnaminson, NJMarch 2, 2026$1,000 (opens in a new tab)
Brian P KlockEvp, M&T BankPersonBoston, MAMarch 7, 2026$1,000 (opens in a new tab)
Neeraj SinghSevp, M&T BankPersonEast Amherst, NYDec. 6, 2025$1,000 (opens in a new tab)
James OhoppeExecutive Vice President, M&T BankPersonNew York, NYDec. 8, 2025$1,000 (opens in a new tab)
Steven MirskyEvp, M&T BankPersonBerkeley Heights, NJDec. 15, 2025$1,000 (opens in a new tab)

See every contribution to M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust Political Action Committee on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.