Corporate PAC · DC

American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00107300.

Which side

Helps both parties

51% of the $410K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 49%Helps Republicans 51%

Backs

  1. Hakeem S. JeffriesDemocrat$10K
  2. Dan SullivanRepublican$10K
  3. Susan M. CollinsRepublican$10K
  4. Mark R. WarnerDemocrat$10K
  5. Katherine M. ClarkDemocrat$9,000

Run by Joseph Hughes (treasurer) · Breeana Galeano (custodian of records) · American Airlines Group (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
January 23, 19792

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
Joseph Hughes2
Custodian of records
Breeana Galeano Assistant Treasurer2
Connected to
American Airlines Group1

Who runs the company behind it

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

Who funds it

It reported raising $833K: $819K 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.

  • $712K from 8,788 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 4% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Texas $712K7

Where its donors work7

American Airlines8,728 gifts$706,659
Maintenance and Engineering Division30 gifts$4,026
Piedmont Airlines30 gifts$900

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 September 30, 2026.3

Raised$833K
Spent$849K
Cash on hand$198K
Given to candidates and committees$726K
  • From individuals $819K
  • Other $14K

Who it gives to

145 candidates, $410K in direct gifts.4

Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026)$10,000
Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$10,000
Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$10,000
Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026)$10,000
Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026)$9,000
John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$8,500
Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026)$7,500
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$7,500
Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026)$7,500
Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026)$7,500
Gregory W. Meeks DemocratU.S. House, New York 5th District (2026)$7,500
Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026)$7,500
Mike Quigley DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 5th District (2026)$6,500
Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026)$6,500
Jerry Moran RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2028)$6,000
David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026)$5,000
Lindsey O. Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026)$5,000
Beth Van Duyne RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 24th District (2026)$5,000
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$5,000
Raja Krishnamoorthi DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 8th District (2026)$5,000
John Thune RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2028)$5,000
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$5,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$5,000
J. Luis Correa DemocratU.S. House, California 46th District (2026)$5,000
Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026)$5,000
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$5,000
Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026)$5,000
Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2026)$5,000
Craig A. Goldman RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 12th District (2026)$4,500
Norma J. Torres DemocratU.S. House, California 35th District (2026)$4,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac) (C00107300)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00107300/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00107300/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00107300/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00107300&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 American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00107300&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00107300&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: American Airlines Group (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/aal/