Membership group PAC · DC
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00024521.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
97% of the $1.9M it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 97%Helps Republicans 3%
Backs
- Christian D. MenefeeDemocrat$20K
- James R. WalkinshawDemocrat$12K
- Mike McGuireDemocrat$12K
- Steven HorsfordDemocrat$10K
- Frank J. MrvanDemocrat$10K
On the record
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
- Mary Ryan Douglass2
- Connected to
- American Association for Justice (Aaj)1
- Website
- justice.org2
Who funds it
It reported raising $6.1M: $6.1M from individuals and $0 from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Danziger & De Llano, LLPCompany or group | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Hickey Law Firm, PaCompany or group | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Lantz & Robins PCCompany or group | 1 gift | $83 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $4.9M from 22,625 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 21% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: California $446K, Texas $380K, Florida $345K, New York $250K, Illinois $246K7
Where its donors work7
| Stark & Stark | 188 gifts | $45,611 |
| Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore | 9 gifts | $45,000 |
| Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder | 125 gifts | $42,057 |
| Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel | 135 gifts | $41,898 |
| Motley Rice | 93 gifts | $38,546 |
| Clifford Law Offices | 42 gifts | $38,355 |
| Kreindler & Kreindler | 103 gifts | $34,058 |
| Singleton Schreiber | 136 gifts | $30,556 |
| Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LL | 74 gifts | $30,085 |
| Saiontz & Kirk | 76 gifts | $29,206 |
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$6.1M
Spent$5.1M
Cash on hand$1.3M
Outside spending to August 31$20K
- From individuals $6.1M
- Other $24K
Who it gives to
291 candidates, $1.9M in direct gifts.4
| Christian D. Menefee DemocratU.S. House, Texas 18th District (2026) | $20,000 |
| James R. Walkinshaw DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 11th District (2026) | $12,500 |
| Mike McGuire DemocratU.S. House, California 1st District (2026) | $12,500 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Frank J. Mrvan DemocratU.S. House, Indiana 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Hillary J. Scholten DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Emilia Strong Sykes DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Josh Riley DemocratU.S. House, New York 19th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lois Frankel DemocratU.S. House, Florida 23rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Patrick Ryan DemocratU.S. House, New York 18th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Suhas Subramanyam DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 10th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Janelle S. Bynum DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Candidate H4NY04158 (FEC record) | $10,000 |
| Jahana Hayes DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Derek Tran DemocratU.S. House, California 45th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| James E. Clyburn DemocratU.S. House, South Carolina 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Greg Stanton DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Madeleine Dean DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Val T. Hoyle DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| April McClain Delaney DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Dave Min DemocratU.S. House, California 47th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. House, New Hampshire 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Gabe Vasquez DemocratU.S. House, New Mexico 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Eugene Simon Vindman DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) (C00024521)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00024521&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00024521&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00024521&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026