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Saildrone

Saildrone Inc. Political Action Committee (SAILPAC)

Corporate PAC FEC C00829564

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$23K
Company lobbying, all issues $3.1M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the company’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Saildrone reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 2 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Defense8 of 88/8
  • Homeland Security8 of 88/8
  • Intelligence8 of 88/8
  • Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries8 of 88/8
  • Science/Technology8 of 88/8
Budget/Appropriations 2 of 8 · Show all 6
  • Budget/Appropriations2 of 82/8

No bills were named in this period. The filings describe issues without bill numbers.

From the filings

“Educate Members of Congress on autonomous marine vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry, and maritime domain awareness in the FY 2027 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.”
Q3 2026 filing · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
“Educate Members of Congress on autonomous maritime vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative, advanced technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry and maritime domain awareness.”
Q3 2026 filing · Science/Technology, Intelligence

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • DefenseDOD
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • InteriorDOI
  • Navy

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Saildrone, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 10 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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