PaidForPolitics

PAC · CA · C00848721

Pacific Defense Strategies, INC. Political Action Committee

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

First filed Aug. 22, 2023. Treasurer: Wayne Thompson. Connected organization: Pacific Defense Strategies, INC.. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    Not reported
  • Spent
    Not reported
  • Cash on hand
    Not reported
  • Outside spending
    $0

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. Ken Calvert (R)House · CA-40
    • Given$7K
  2. Steve Womack (R)House · AR-03
    • Given$7K
  3. Guy Reschenthaler (R)House · PA-14
    • Given$4K
  4. Kevin Mullin (D)House · CA-15
    • Given$4K
  5. Marilyn Strickland (D)House · WA-10
    • Given$2K
  6. Ashley Hinson (R)Senate · IA
    • Given$1K
  7. Jake Ellzey (R)House · TX-06
    • Given$1K
  8. Dan S. Sullivan (R)Senate · AK
    • Given$1K
  9. Stephanie Bice (R)House · OK-05
    • Given$1K
  10. John Moolenaar (R)House · MI-02
    • Given$1K

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
M-Pac$10,000
Washington State Democratic Central Committee$5,000
A New Direction PAC$5,000
Razor PAC$3,000
NRSC$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
Kent MaderCoo, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAMarch 25, 2025$5,000
Adam GoodwinGovernment Relations VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAMarch 12, 2025$5,000
Richard LuChief Strategy Officer, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAFeb. 20, 2026$5,000
Lars KarlssonChief Technology Officer, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAFeb. 20, 2026$5,000
Kent MaderCoo, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAJan. 22, 2026$5,000
Predrag MitrovicProduct Management Director, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAMarch 2, 2026$3,000
Predrag MitrovicProduct Management Director, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAMarch 6, 2025$3,000
Richard LuChief Strategy Officer, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAFeb. 20, 2025$3,000
Samantha DonohueEngineering Operations VP, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAJan. 20, 2026$3,000
Niraj SrivastavaIntegrated Cmoss Systems VP, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAJan. 13, 2025$3,000
Travis SlocumbCEO, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAApril 13, 2026$2,000
Daniel KilfoyleCto, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAMarch 23, 2026$2,000
Niraj SrivastavaIntegrated Cmoss Systems VP, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAJan. 9, 2026$2,000
Frank PietrykaVP, Ew, Sigint & Autonomy, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAJan. 22, 2025$1,000
Samantha DonohueEngineering Operations VP, Pacific DefensePersonEl Segundo, CAJan. 22, 2025$1,000
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAAug. 21, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAAug. 7, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAJuly 24, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAJuly 10, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAApril 17, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAApril 3, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAMay 29, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAMay 15, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAMay 1, 2026$100
Bryan TerleckySpace Systems VP, Pacific Defense Strategies INCPersonEl Segundo, CAJune 26, 2026$100