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American Investment Council Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00495002.
Which side
Helps both parties
52% of the $447K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 48%Helps Republicans 52%
Backs
- Bradley Scott SchneiderDemocrat$10K
- Scott FitzgeraldRepublican$10K
- Mike ThompsonDemocrat$10K
- Rudy Yakym IIIRepublican$10K
- Jon HustedRepublican$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
- Chris Toppings2
- Custodian of records
- Emory Rogers Custodian Of Records2
- Connected to
- American Investment Council1
- Website
- investmentcouncil.org2
Who funds it
It reported raising $617K: $587K from individuals and $5,000 from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| The Carlyle Group Inc. PACPAC | 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.
- $586K from 192 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 92% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: New York $242K, Illinois $108K, California $94K, Connecticut $27K, Florida $27K7
Where its donors work7
| Thoma Bravo | 16 gifts | $71,500 |
| Sixth Street Partners | 12 gifts | $60,000 |
| TPG | 17 gifts | $52,000 |
| Blackstone | 7 gifts | $35,000 |
| Blackstone Group | 7 gifts | $30,000 |
| KKR | 6 gifts | $30,000 |
| KPS Capital Partners | 6 gifts | $30,000 |
| Madison Dearborn Partners | 26 gifts | $26,400 |
| Crestview Partners | 7 gifts | $25,500 |
| GTCR | 7 gifts | $25,200 |
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$617K
Spent$710K
Cash on hand$159K
Given to candidates and committees$694K
- From individuals $587K
- From other committees $5,000
- Other $26K
Who it gives to
113 candidates, $447K in direct gifts.4
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Scott Fitzgerald RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $10,000 |
| Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $10,000 |
| Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Morgan McGarvey DemocratU.S. House, Kentucky 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Pete Ricketts RepublicanU.S. Senate, Nebraska (2026) | $10,000 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026) | $9,000 |
| Josh Gottheimer DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 5th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Brittany Pettersen DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 7th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $7,500 |
| Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Bill Foster DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 11th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Vicente Gonzalez DemocratU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Joseph D. Morelle DemocratU.S. House, New York 25th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Bryan Steil RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 1st District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Bill Huizenga RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Michael Lawler RepublicanU.S. House, New York 17th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Beth Van Duyne RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 24th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 6th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ritchie Torres DemocratU.S. House, New York 15th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: American Investment Council Political Action Committee (C00495002)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00495002/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Investment Council Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00495002/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: American Investment Council Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00495002/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from American Investment Council Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00495002&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 Investment Council Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00495002&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Investment Council Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00495002&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026