Trade association PAC · DC
American Beverage Association Political Action Committee (Aka American Beverage PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00100107.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
64% of the $96K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Nanette Diaz BarragánDemocrat$5,000
- Gabe AmoDemocrat$4,000
- Richard HudsonRepublican$3,500
- Bill CassidyRepublican$3,500
- Dusty JohnsonRepublican$2,500
Run by Robert Micek (treasurer) · Emily Smith (custodian of records) · American Beverage Association (connected company) More
Biggest funders Keurig DR Pepper Inc. PAC $9,000 · Coca-cola Bottling Company United, Inc. Committee for Good Government $5,000 · Pepsico, Inc. Concerned Citizens Fund $5,000 More
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
- Robert Micek2
- Custodian of records
- Emily Smith Custodian Of Records2
- Connected to
- American Beverage Association1
Who funds it
It reported raising $161K: $137K from individuals and $24K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Keurig DR Pepper Inc. PACPAC | 2 gifts | $9,000 |
| Coca-cola Bottling Company United, Inc. Committee for Good GovernmentPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Pepsico, Inc. Concerned Citizens FundPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| The Coca-cola Company Nonpartisan Committee for Good GovernmentPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $131K from 444 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 59% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: District of Columbia $48K, North Carolina $11K, California $10K, New Jersey $10K, Massachusetts $8,0007
Where its donors work7
| American Beverage Association | 414 gifts | $46,673 |
| Niagara Bottling | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Pepsi-cola & National Brand Beverages | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Polar Beverages | 2 gifts | $7,500 |
| Coca-cola Consolidated | 3 gifts | $7,000 |
| Atlantic Coca-cola Bottling | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| G&j Pepsi-cola | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| L & E Bottling | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| Liberty Coca-cola | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Ozarks Coca-cola/dr Pepper Bottling | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
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
- From individuals $137K
- From other committees $24K
Who it gives to
55 candidates, $96K in direct gifts.4
| Nanette Diaz Barragán DemocratU.S. House, California 44th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Gabe Amo DemocratU.S. House, Rhode Island 1st District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Bill Cassidy RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026) | $3,500 |
| Dusty Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, South Dakota at large (2026) | $2,500 |
| Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Haley M. Stevens DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 11th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| John Hoeven RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Dakota (2028) | $2,500 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Ruben Gallego DemocratU.S. Senate, Arizona (2030) | $2,500 |
| Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Marc A. Veasey DemocratU.S. House, Texas 33rd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Jim Banks RepublicanU.S. Senate, Indiana (2030) | $2,500 |
| Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| John Boozman RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2028) | $2,500 |
| David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026) | $2,000 |
| Frank D. Lucas RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 3rd District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Derek Schmidt RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 2nd District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 2nd District (2026) | $1,500 |
| Joni Ernst RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $1,000 |
| Mike Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 16th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Angie Craig DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: American Beverage Association Political Action Committee (Aka American Beverage PAC) (C00100107)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00100107/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Beverage Association Political Action Committee (Aka American Beverage PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00100107/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: American Beverage Association Political Action Committee (Aka American Beverage PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00100107/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from American Beverage Association Political Action Committee (Aka American Beverage PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00100107&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 Beverage Association Political Action Committee (Aka American Beverage PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00100107&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Beverage Association Political Action Committee (Aka American Beverage PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00100107&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026