PAC · DC

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00104901.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

64% of the $341K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 36%Helps Republicans 64%

Backs

  1. John CornynRepublican$10K
  2. Hakeem S. JeffriesDemocrat$10K
  3. Brett GuthrieRepublican$10K
  4. Susan M. CollinsRepublican$10K
  5. Kevin HernRepublican$8,250

Run by Geoff Verhoff (treasurer) · Melissa Laurenza (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders Tax Cuts & Jobs PAC $10K More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
October 20, 19782

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
Geoff Verhoff2
Custodian of records
Melissa Laurenza Custodian Of Records2

Who funds it

It reported raising $613K: $601K from individuals and $10K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Tax Cuts & Jobs PACPAC2 gifts$10,000

Individuals

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

  • $597K from 688 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 51% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: District of Columbia $419K, Texas $96K, New York $65K, California $11K, Massachusetts $5,0007

Where its donors work7

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld687 gifts$595,871

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$613K
Spent$541K
Cash on hand$124K
Given to candidates and committees$518K
  • From individuals $601K
  • From other committees $10K
  • Other $1,875

Who it gives to

175 candidates, $342K in direct gifts.4

John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026)$10,000
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$10,000
Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026)$8,250
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$7,625
J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026)$5,750
Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026)$5,250
Jake Ellzey RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 6th District (2026)$5,125
Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026)$5,000
Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026)$5,000
Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$5,000
Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026)$4,500
David Kustoff RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 8th District (2026)$4,250
Joseph D. Morelle DemocratU.S. House, New York 25th District (2026)$4,125
Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026)$4,000
David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026)$3,750
Russell Fry RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 7th District (2026)$3,500
Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$3,500
Tim Sheehy RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2030)$3,375
Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026)$3,375
Jamie Raskin DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 8th District (2026)$3,250
Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026)$3,250
Nathaniel Moran RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 1st District (2026)$3,250
Ted Cruz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2030)$3,250
Ron Estes RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 4th District (2026)$3,250
Brian Schatz DemocratU.S. Senate, Hawaii (2028)$3,250
Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026)$3,250
Katie Boyd Britt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alabama (2028)$3,250
Vicente Gonzalez DemocratU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026)$3,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC) (C00104901)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00104901/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00104901/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00104901/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00104901&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 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00104901&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00104901&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026