Corporate PAC · DC

American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00040535.

Which side

Helps both parties

54% of the $480K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 46%Helps Republicans 54%

Backs

  1. Andrew R. GarbarinoRepublican$10K
  2. Zachary NunnRepublican$10K
  3. Bradley Scott SchneiderDemocrat$10K
  4. Ritchie TorresDemocrat$10K
  5. Mike RoundsRepublican$10K

Run by Amy Best Weiss (treasurer) · American Express (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
November 26, 19752

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
Amy Best Weiss2
Connected to
American Express1

Who runs the company behind it

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

Who funds it

It reported raising $873K: $873K 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.

  • $717K from 5,299 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 33% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: New York $716K, New Jersey $2007

Where its donors work7

Amex Travel Related Services2,784 gifts$352,096
American Express2,434 gifts$342,612
American Express Bank42 gifts$18,320
American Express Publishing36 gifts$2,988

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$873K
Spent$827K
Cash on hand$257K
Given to candidates and committees$826K
  • From individuals $873K

Who it gives to

126 candidates, $492K in direct gifts.4

Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Zachary Nunn RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026)$10,000
Ritchie Torres DemocratU.S. House, New York 15th District (2026)$10,000
Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026)$10,000
Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026)$10,000
Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026)$10,000
Michael Lawler RepublicanU.S. House, New York 17th District (2026)$9,500
Bill Foster DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 11th District (2026)$9,000
Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026)$9,000
Brittany Pettersen DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 7th District (2026)$8,500
Bill Huizenga RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026)$8,500
Bryan Steil RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 1st District (2026)$8,000
Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$7,500
William R. Timmons IV RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 4th District (2026)$7,500
Troy Downing RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 2nd District (2026)$7,500
Ron Estes RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 4th District (2026)$7,500
John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$7,500
Scott Fitzgerald RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 5th District (2026)$7,000
Lori Trahan DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 3rd District (2026)$7,000
Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026)$6,000
Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026)$6,000
Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026)$6,000
Sarah McBride DemocratU.S. House, Delaware at large (2026)$6,000
Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026)$5,500
Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026)$5,500
Ann Wagner RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 2nd District (2026)$5,500
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 6th District (2026)$5,000
Randy Feenstra RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 4th District (2026)$5,000
Gwen Moore DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 4th District (2026)$5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac) (C00040535)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040535/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040535/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040535/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00040535&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 Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00040535&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00040535&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: American Express (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/axp/