BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)
PAC — Qualified
FORT WORTH, TX · FEC ID: C00235739 · Treasurer: HARTINGH, ERIKA
Total Receipts
$1,382,173
Total Disbursements
$1,503,834
Cash on Hand
$1,386,605
Connected Org
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
$6,590,305 in itemized individual contributions is the join between the BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY employer grouping and BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) (C00235739). That cell covers 113,554 contributions from FEC.gov individual filings. The employer grouping totals $6,933,919; this connected RailPAC is about 95% of that railroad-company string, not Burlington Northern’s full corporate history and not every BNSF subsidiary spelling.
Key figures
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC received $6,590,305 from BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY-coded individual gifts across 113,554 contributions.
- The BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY grouping totals $6,933,919, so this PAC is about 95% of that labeled money.
- About $58 per contribution is the mean of 113,554 itemized lines, not a unique-employee count.
- The join does not link RailPAC receipts to USAspending awards or to independent expenditures.
BNSF Railway Company meeting BNSF RailPAC
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY is the grouped employer key. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) is committee C00235739. This page reports itemized individual gifts that carried both labels. The $6,590,305 figure is the intersection. Connected-PAC name overlap is expected for a railroad PAC. The join still exists so the $6,933,919 industry hub is not treated as identical to the PAC hub.
Filers who typed BNSF, BURLINGTON NORTHERN, SANTA FE, or a shop-town name may sit in other keys if stored separately. The parent Berkshire spelling, if present, is another row. This page stays on BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY as indexed.
One hundred thirteen thousand five hundred fifty-four contributions is a high-volume PAC file. Line count is not a headcount of railroad employees.
Ninety-five percent of the BNSF Railway Company grouping
The BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY grouping shows $6,933,919 in itemized individual money. The RailPAC cell is $6,590,305, or about 95% of that total. About 5% of BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY-coded receipts went to other committees. Those leftover dollars are on the industry hub.
A 95% share is typical of a tightly labeled connected PAC, not proof that the railroad directed every gift. Candidate committees still received a slice of the employer string. The 95% figure applies to this legal-name bucket only.
Questions
- How much did BNSF Railway Company-coded donors give BNSF RailPAC?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $6,590,305 in itemized individual contributions grouped to BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY and received by BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (C00235739). That join covers 113,554 contributions. The employer grouping across all committees is $6,933,919. These figures are not independent expenditures.
- What share of BNSF Railway Company FEC money went to this PAC?
- About 95% of the $6,933,919 BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY total is in this join: $6,590,305 to C00235739. The leftover share went to other committees. A near-total share describes overlap, not a finding that the railroad directed every gift.
- Is this BNSF corporate political spending?
- No. The total is itemized individual contributions whose employer text grouped to BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY and whose recipient is C00235739. Corporate treasury activity and independent expenditures are other FEC categories. The join does not merge those documents.
- Do these PAC gifts fund federal rail grants or contracts?
- No. FEC individual contributions and USAspending obligations are different datasets. Sharing a railroad name does not create a funding pipeline. This tie reports only the employer-committee intersection on itemized individual receipts.
FEC.gov aggregates of itemized individual contributions grouped by employer/industry and recipient committee. Not independent expenditures.
Committee ties
Cycle History
| Cycle | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on Hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2008 | $2,481,969 | $2,615,386 | $250,941 |
| 2010 | $2,597,401 | $2,673,274 | $175,068 |
| 2012 | $2,770,862 | $2,768,545 | $177,385 |
| 2014 | $3,147,508 | $3,090,437 | $234,456 |
| 2016 | $3,473,031 | $3,462,010 | $245,478 |
| 2018 | $3,375,550 | $3,297,825 | $323,203 |
| 2020 | $3,084,158 | $2,656,086 | $751,276 |
| 2022 | $2,488,222 | $1,831,013 | $1,408,485 |
| 2026 | $1,382,173 | $1,503,834 | $1,386,605 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Location | Employer | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MILLER, JOHN H | $39,895 | 3 | ST CLOUD, MN | MILLER PONTIAC-GMC INC | 1980 |
| 2 | KRAMER, MARY | $4,905 | 1 | ST CHARLES, MN | HOMEMAKER | 1980 |
| 3 | MARTIN, JOHN D | $4,344 | 1 | — | RETIRED | 1980 |
| 4 | JONES, GARY | $3,651 | 1 | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | CPA | 1980 |
| 5 | KING, EDWARD J | $2,870 | 1 | SHAWNEE MISSION, MO | KING RADIO CO | 1980 |
| 6 | JONES, JOHN | $2,649 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 7 | BROWN, GEORGE M | $2,495 | 2 | COOPER CITY, FL | INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS | 1980 |
| 8 | FRANK, JOHN | $2,023 | 1 | BOKCHITO, OK | BANKER | 1980 |
| 9 | MURPHY, JOHN M | $1,809 | 2 | CHICAGO, IL | ATTORNEY | 1980 |
| 10 | MURPHY, MICHAEL | $1,561 | 1 | BELLVUE, KY | — | 1980 |
| 11 | FERGUSON, DANIEL | $1,560 | 1 | ROCKFORD, IL | WESTERN NEWELL COMPANY | 1980 |
| 12 | LEE, RAYMOND | $1,440 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | FUR DISTRIBUTOR | 1980 |
| 13 | MITCHELL, WILLIAM J | $1,365 | 1 | KNOXVILLE, TN | RODDY MFG CO INC | 1980 |
| 14 | ANDERSON, DAVID | $1,200 | 2 | DEL MAR, CA | OIL AN GAS PROPERTIES | 1980 |
| 15 | GILLETTE, JOHN | $1,050 | 2 | — | GILLETTE MACHINE & TOOL CO | 1980 |
| 16 | BURNS, DAVID H | $1,050 | 2 | BELLEVUE, WA | BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC | 1980 |
| 17 | BLANTON, JACK S | $1,000 | 2 | HOUSTON, TX | SCURLOCK PETROLEUM | 1980 |
| 18 | ANDERSON, DAVID C | $1,000 | 1 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | PERIODONTIST | 1980 |
| 19 | KENNEY, THOMAS | $810 | 1 | FAIRFAX, VA | STUDENT | 1980 |
| 20 | BURNS, JOHN J | $750 | 1 | PALATINE, IL | JAMES CLARK CO | 1980 |
| 21 | JONES, DAVID | $625 | 2 | LOUISVILLE, KY | HUMANA EXECUTIVE | 1980 |
| 22 | LEASE, ROBERT | $602 | 1 | LONG BEACH, CA | INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS | 1980 |
| 23 | ILLG, CLYDE | $500 | 1 | ST PAUL, MN | BURLINGTON NORTHERN | 1980 |
| 24 | ADAMS, DAVID A | $400 | 1 | — | — | 1980 |
| 25 | KENNEDY, JOHN P | $384 | 4 | HILLSBOROUGH, CA | FIREMAN'S FUND INS CO | 1980 |
| 26 | FRANK, JAMES | $332 | 1 | DENVER, CO | MORTAGE PLUS | 1980 |
| 27 | DAVIS, RICHARD J | $258 | 2 | PORTSMOUTH, VA | MORTGAGE BANKER | 1980 |
| 28 | GRANT, WILLIAM H | $250 | 1 | OAK BROOK, IL | — | 1980 |
| 29 | CARTER, RICHARD | $250 | 1 | ADAIRSVILLE, GA | ENG | 1980 |
| 30 | JACKSON, EARL | $69 | 2 | — | — | 1980 |