PAC · PA

American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00772673.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $2,000 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Mike SimmonsDemocrat$2,000

Run by Tilahun Degefu (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Kennett Square, PA1

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
Tilahun Degefu1

Who funds it

It reported raising $51K: $51K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4

Individuals

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

  • $33K from 286 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 6% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: California $16K, Pennsylvania $3,480, Maryland $3,460, Virginia $2,325, Texas $1,7906

Where its donors work6

Paradigm5 gifts$1,750
Georgetown University Hospital Mri Te4 gifts$400
Arh1 gifts$300
Retiree From Unhcr3 gifts$300
Rxparadigm Ceo2 gifts$280
Kaiser Permanente1 gifts$250
Paramount2 gifts$200
Wells Fargo Bank1 gifts$150

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 June 30, 2026.2

Raised$51K
Spent$64K
Cash on hand$126K
Given to candidates and committees$2,000
  • From individuals $51K

Who it gives to

1 candidates, $2,000 in direct gifts.3

Mike Simmons DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 9th District (2026)$2,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee (C00772673)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00772673/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00772673/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00772673&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    FEC: receipts of American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00772673&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00772673&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026