PaidForPolitics

PAC · CA · C00392464

Universal Music Group Employee Action Fund

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

First filed Nov. 12, 2003. Treasurer: Cary Davidson. Connected organization: Universal Music Group. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $121,960
  • Spent
    $139,000
  • Cash on hand
    $60,072
  • Outside spending
    $0

Through reports covering Aug. 31, 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
  1. Jamie Raskin (D)House · MD-08
    • Given$10K
  2. Maria Elvira Salazar (R)House · FL-27
    • Given$8K
  3. Laurel M. Lee (R)House · FL-15
    • Given$6K
  4. Deborah Ross (D)House · NC-02
    • Given$6K
  5. Darrell Issa (R)House · CA-48
    • Given$5K
  6. Katie Boyd Britt (R)Senate · AL
    • Given$4K
  7. Ashley Moody (R)Senate · FL
    • Given$4K
  8. Susan Collins (R)Senate · ME
    • Given$4K
  9. Ritchie Torres (D)House · NY-15
    • Given$4K
  10. Chris Coons (D)Senate · DE
    • Given$4K
  11. Yvette D. Clarke (D)House · NY-09
    • Given$4K
  12. Joe Neguse (D)House · CO-02
    • Given$3K
  13. Nathaniel Moran (R)House · TX-01
    • Given$3K
  14. Bryan Steil (R)House · WI-01
    • Given$3K
  15. Adam B. Schiff (D)Senate · CA
    • Given$3K
  16. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D)House · GA-04
    • Given$3K
  17. Judy Chu (D)House · CA-28
    • Given$2K
  18. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)Senate · DE
    • Given$2K
  19. Derek Schmidt (R)House · KS-02
    • Given$2K
  20. Ben Cline (R)House · VA-06
    • Given$2K

Showing the top 20 of 41 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

RecipientAmount
Equality PAC$10,000
The Recording Industry Association of America, INC. Political Action Committee$5,000
Blue Hen Federal PAC$5,000
Advancing Democracy and Mobilization PAC$5,000
Congressional Black Caucus PAC$5,000
Courage PAC$2,500
Blue Dog Victory Fund$2,000
Turnout for Democracy$1,000

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.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Troy TomlinsonExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CASept. 30, 2025$208
Troy TomlinsonExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CASept. 15, 2025$208
Donald FreyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CASept. 30, 2025$208
Donald FreyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CASept. 15, 2025$208
Eric BermanExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CASept. 30, 2025$208
Eric BermanExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CASept. 15, 2025$208
Michele AnthonyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CASept. 30, 2025$208
Michele AnthonyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CASept. 15, 2025$208
Troy TomlinsonExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 31, 2025$208
Troy TomlinsonExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 15, 2025$208
Donald FreyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 31, 2025$208
Donald FreyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 15, 2025$208
Eric BermanExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 31, 2025$208
Eric BermanExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 15, 2025$208
Michele AnthonyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 31, 2025$208
Michele AnthonyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 15, 2025$208
Troy TomlinsonExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 31, 2026$208
Troy TomlinsonExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 15, 2026$208
Eric BermanExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 31, 2026$208
Eric BermanExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 15, 2026$208
Michele AnthonyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 31, 2026$208
Michele AnthonyExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAAug. 15, 2026$208
Troy TomlinsonExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAJuly 31, 2026$208
Troy TomlinsonExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAJuly 15, 2026$208
Eric BermanExecutive, Universal Music GroupPersonSanta Monica, CAJuly 31, 2026$208