PAC · CA · C00912451

Spaceship Earth PAC

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Leadership PAC (tied to a sitting politician).

First filed July 17, 2025. Treasurer: Jay Petterson. Connected organization: Whitesides. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $118,296
  • Spent
    $112,765
  • Cash on hand
    $5,531
  • 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

No candidate-level spending reported by these groups yet this cycle.

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

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
Whitesides Victory FundOrganizationNewhall, CAJune 29, 2026$17,000 (opens in a new tab)
Eliezer YudkowskySenior Research Fellow, Machine Intelligence ResearchPersonBellevue, WAMay 1, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Vanaken, JohnSecurities Trader, Self EmployedPersonCanyon Country, CAApril 26, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Arnold, JohnCo-Founder, Arnold VenturesPersonHouston, TXApril 12, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Woody HuntExecutive Chairman, Hunt CompaniesPersonEl Paso, TXMarch 3, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.A. Political Fund (Letter Carrier PoliticalPACWashington, DCJan. 13, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePACChicago, ILDec. 18, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Vanaken, JohnSecurities Trader, Self EmployedPersonCanyon Country, CADec. 5, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
L3harris Technologies, INC. PACPACArlington, VAApril 30, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
L3harris Technologies, INC. PACPACArlington, VADec. 26, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Ciriello, JanetNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonLos Angeles, CAJuly 21, 2026$250 (opens in a new tab)

See every contribution to Spaceship Earth PAC on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.