PAC

Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc.

Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. PAC (Sema & Pri PAC)

Trade group

Trade association · FEC committee C00389403

Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. gave $232K directly to 74 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. PAC (Sema & Pri PAC), and 71% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 52 of the 66 candidates with a result won.

Checks to candidates

$232K

74 candidates on the 2026 ballot

Winners bought

8 more still being counted

Hit rate

79%

$150K on winners, $51K on losers

Party split

71% / 29%

Republicans / Democrats

Who funds it

The people giving to the Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. PAC

101 named people gave $364K in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.

Joseph LazaroffAttorney · Law Offices of Joseph L. Lazaroff · CT$10K2 gifts
Tim MartinPresident · Aftermarket Advisors · CA$10K2 gifts
Brian HerronPresident · Drew Technologies Inc. · MI$10K2 gifts
Andrew MernoneCOO · Hp Tuners · IL$10K2 gifts
John KrusePrincipal, Auctioneer, Chief Appraiser · Worldwide Auctioneers · IN$10K2 gifts
Keith ProciukCEO · Hp Tuners · IL$10K2 gifts
John JohnsonManaging Director · The Spartan Group · CA$10K2 gifts
Scott PetersonPresident/CEO · Summit Racing Equipment · OH$10K2 gifts
Richard PlattPresident · Specialty Auto Parts U.S.a. · MI$10K2 gifts
Melissa ScolesPresident & CEO · Qa1 · MN$10K2 gifts

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Paul SergiFounder · Summit Racing Equipment · OH$10K2 gifts
Doug LanePresident · Motor State Distributing · MI$10K2 gifts
Mark QuiggPresident · Engine Power Components · MI$10K2 gifts
Paul BrothersCOO & Director R&D · Comp Performance Group · TN$10K2 gifts
Magdee AbdallahOwner · Sa Gear Inc · IL$9K2 gifts
Rich ButlerCEO · R&R Marketing Consultants · MI$7K14 gifts
Alec WymanVice President of Marketing · Hennessey Performance Engineering · TX$5K
Ted WentzPresident/CEO · Quadratec Inc. · PA$5K
Justin SavagePartner · Sidley Austin LLP · VA$5K
Dan KahnPresident · Kahn Media · NC$5K10 gifts
Mike SpagnolaCEO · Sema · CA$5K
Chris SehornCEO · Circle D Specialties & Reid Racing · TX$5K
Al NoeChief Marketing Officer · Summit Racing Equipment · OH$5K
Mark MellingPresident/CEO · Melling Performance · MI$5K
Matt MellingExecutive · Melling Performance · MI$5K

Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.

Biggest checks

The candidates this committee paid the most, and whether they won.

Candidate	Race	Amount	Result
Diana Harshbarger	Tennessee 1st District	$10K	✓ Won
Richard Hudson	North Carolina 9th District	$9K	✗ Lost
Jay Obernolte	California 23rd District	$9K	… Counting
Pete Ricketts	Nebraska Senate	$8K	✓ Won
Gabe Vasquez	New Mexico 2nd District	$7K	✓ Won
Dan J. Sullivan	Alaska Senate	$7K	… Counting
Gabe Evans	Colorado 8th District	$6K	✗ Lost
Claudia Tenney	New York 24th District	$6K	✓ Won
Norma Torres	California 35th District	$5K	✓ Won
Shelley Moore Capito	West Virginia Senate	$5K	✓ Won

Questions people ask

How much did Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. give to candidates in 2026?: Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. gave $232K directly to 74 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. PAC (Sema & Pri PAC), and 71% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 52 of the 66 candidates with a result won.
Which politicians did Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. give the most to in 2026?: Diana Harshbarger (Republican, Tennessee 1st District, $10K), Richard Hudson (Republican, North Carolina 9th District, $9K), Jay Obernolte (Republican, California 23rd District, $9K), Pete Ricketts (Republican, Nebraska Senate, $8K), Gabe Vasquez (Democrat, New Mexico 2nd District, $7K).