Corporate PAC · VA

Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; the

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00507962.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

63% of the $163K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 37%Helps Republicans 63%

Backs

  1. Mike CareyRepublican$7,000
  2. Doris O. MatsuiDemocrat$6,000
  3. Andrew R. GarbarinoRepublican$5,500
  4. Blake D. MooreRepublican$5,000
  5. John ThuneRepublican$5,000

Run by Mark Aaron Miller (treasurer) · AES Corporation (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Arlington, VA1
Registered
December 19, 20112

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Mark Aaron Miller2
Connected to
AES Corporation1

Who runs the company behind it

PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to AES Corporation; these are the company's board members and top officers.8

Who funds it

It reported raising $235K: $231K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $202K from 1,754 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 22% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Virginia $81K, Colorado $18K, Maryland $17K, Texas $17K, District of Columbia $17K7

Where its donors work7

Aes353 gifts$111,396
Aes Clean Energy Services1,318 gifts$73,874
Aes Next Operations25 gifts$8,945
Aes Big SKY28 gifts$4,803
Aes US Services30 gifts$2,790

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$235K
Spent$225K
Cash on hand$83K
Given to candidates and committees$198K
  • From individuals $231K
  • Other $4,038

Who it gives to

83 candidates, $166K in direct gifts.4

Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026)$7,000
Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026)$6,000
Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026)$5,500
Blake D. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 2nd District (2026)$5,000
John Thune RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2028)$5,000
Brian Schatz DemocratU.S. Senate, Hawaii (2028)$5,000
Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026)$4,500
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$4,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 8th District (2026)$4,000
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$4,000
David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026)$3,500
Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026)$3,500
Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026)$3,500
Martin Heinrich DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2030)$3,500
Sean Casten DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 6th District (2026)$3,500
Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026)$3,000
Jeff Hurd RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 3rd District (2026)$3,000
Paul Tonko DemocratU.S. House, New York 20th District (2026)$3,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$2,500
John R. Curtis RepublicanU.S. Senate, Utah (2030)$2,500
Mike Kennedy RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 4th District (2026)$2,500
Thom Tillis RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026)$2,500
Jennifer A. Kiggans RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Kathy Castor DemocratU.S. House, Florida 14th District (2026)$2,500
Jim Banks RepublicanU.S. Senate, Indiana (2030)$2,500
Juan Ciscomani RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026)$2,000
James E. Risch UnknownU.S. Senate, Idaho (2026)$2,000
John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$2,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, New Jersey 7th District (2026)$2,000
Nick LaLota RepublicanU.S. House, New York 1st District (2026)$2,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; the (C00507962)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00507962/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; thehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00507962/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; the financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00507962/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; the to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00507962&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; the, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00507962&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; the, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00507962&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: AES Corporation (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/aes/