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Did Tom Barrett report refunds to the three insurer PACs?

Matches stated record claim. His filings report refunds to each of the three insurer PACs identified in this check, all before the October 6 debate.

Tom Barrett

Money: insurer PAC refunds

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What they say

At the October 6 debate, Barrett said he had rejected health-insurance PAC contributions.

What the record shows ·

Filings report a $2,500 refund to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s PAC on January 9, 2026, and $1,000 each to Centene’s and UnitedHealth Group’s PACs on September 15, 2026.

Limit: UnitedHealth’s refund appears under other disbursements. This checks these three gifts, not all health-industry donations.

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  1. Decision 2026: Michigan's 7th Congressional District Debatehttps://www.pbs.org/video/decision-2026-michigans-7th-congressional-district-debate-paftzd/

    WKAR Public Media · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    WKAR's video of the October 6 debate, made with WILX News 10 and FOX 47. Its English caption file is the transcript used for every statement and time from this debate. Only one English transcript was read, so statements are described, not quoted.

    candidate statement

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  2. Tom Barrett for Congress, April quarterly 2025, amended (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 26, 2026

    SA11C reports a $2,500 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC contribution on March 31, 2025; committee C00084061.

    fec filing

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  3. Tom Barrett for Congress, July quarterly 2025, amended (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 26, 2026

    SA11C reports $1,000 from Centene PAC (C00397851) on May 30 and $1,000 from UnitedHealth Group PAC (C00274431) on June 30, 2025.

    fec filing

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  4. Tom Barrett for Congress, April quarterly 2026, amended (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 26, 2026

    SB20c transaction BFBFC9C144E1346CC8A0 reports a $2,500 refund to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC on January 9, 2026.

    fec filing

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  5. Tom Barrett for Congress, October quarterly 2026 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 26, 2026

    SB20c transaction B529E803105614222984 reports a $1,000 Centene PAC refund on September 15, 2026. SB21 transaction B0313D38033274EFAB18 reports a $1,000 United Health Group PAC contribution refund that day, under other disbursements. That row has no recipient committee ID; its name and address match the original receipt. Original gifts are coded P2026, while the Blue Cross and Centene refunds are coded G2026. Refund rows do not link original transactions. These are reported refunds, not proof of bank clearance or tracing of the same checks.

    fec filing

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  6. Tom Barrett for Congress, Pre-general report 2026 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 26, 2026

    Filed October 22; coverage October 1–14, 2026. Read with all nine most-recent 2025–26 filings for the three-PAC comparison. No conclusion about all health-industry contributions.

    fec filing

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