Membership group PAC · DC

American Committee for Middle East Rights - Middle East Rights & Integrity PAC (Acmer Merit PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00945550.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

92% of the $12K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 92%Helps Republicans 8%

Backs

  1. Randy VillegasDemocrat$2,500
  2. Claire ValdezDemocrat$1,750
  3. Darializa Avila ChevalierDemocrat$1,750
  4. Abdul El-SayedDemocrat$1,500
  5. Graham PlatnerDemocrat$1,000

Run by Kristina Biyad (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Membership group PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
March 30, 20262

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
Kristina Biyad2
Affiliated with
American Committee for Middle East Rights2

Who funds it

It reported raising $15K: $15K 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.

  • $15K from 4 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 93% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Virginia $10K, Michigan $3,750, District of Columbia $1,0007

Where its donors work7

Gic1 gifts$5,000
LBKM Law1 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

Raised$15K
Spent$14K
Cash on hand$351
Given to candidates and committees$14K
  • From individuals $15K
  • Other $25

Who it gives to

10 candidates, $14K in direct gifts.4

Randy Villegas DemocratU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026)$2,500
Claire Valdez DemocratU.S. House, New York 7th District (2026)$1,750
Darializa Avila Chevalier DemocratU.S. House, New York 13th District (2026)$1,750
Abdul El-Sayed DemocratU.S. Senate, Michigan (2026)$1,500
Graham Platner DemocratU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$1,000
Candidate H8MN05155 (FEC record)$1,000
Connie Chan DemocratU.S. House, California 11th District (2026)$1,000
Donavan McKinney DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 13th District (2026)$1,000
Joe Wilson RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 2nd District (2026)$1,000
Edward J. Markey DemocratU.S. Senate, Massachusetts (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Committee for Middle East Rights - Middle East Rights & Integrity PAC (Acmer Merit PAC) (C00945550)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00945550/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Committee for Middle East Rights - Middle East Rights & Integrity PAC (Acmer Merit PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00945550/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: American Committee for Middle East Rights - Middle East Rights & Integrity PAC (Acmer Merit PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00945550/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from American Committee for Middle East Rights - Middle East Rights & Integrity PAC (Acmer Merit PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00945550&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 Committee for Middle East Rights - Middle East Rights & Integrity PAC (Acmer Merit PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00945550&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Committee for Middle East Rights - Middle East Rights & Integrity PAC (Acmer Merit PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00945550&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026