Membership group PAC · DC
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00797670.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
64% of the $1.9M it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 36%Helps Republicans 64%
Backs
- Josh GottheimerDemocrat$71K
- Josh RileyDemocrat$40K
- Hillary J. ScholtenDemocrat$27K
- Henry CuellarDemocrat$22K
- Ted LieuDemocrat$18K
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
- Justin Phillips2
- Affiliated with
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee2
- Website
- aipacpac.org2
Who funds it
It reported raising $52.3M: $49.8M from individuals and $198K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Sun Political Action Committee (Sunpac)PAC | 11 gifts | $35,200 |
| Grand Canyon State CaucusPAC | 14 gifts | $34,000 |
| Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens Political Action CommitteePAC | 13 gifts | $31,000 |
| Louisianians for American Security Political Action CommitteePAC | 6 gifts | $23,300 |
| To Protect Our Heritage PACPAC | 4 gifts | $20,000 |
| Citizens Organized Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $8,000 |
| Mid Manhattan Political Action Committee (Mid PAC)PAC | 3 gifts | $8,000 |
| CitypacPAC | 3 gifts | $7,000 |
| U.s. Israel PAC (Usi PAC)PAC | 1 gift | $1,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $13.1M from 10,083 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 64% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: California $2.7M, New York $2.4M, Florida $2.3M, Maryland $658K, Illinois $644K7
Where its donors work7
| Kirkland & Ellis | 37 gifts | $119,850 |
| Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones | 17 gifts | $53,000 |
| Miller Barondess | 17 gifts | $52,000 |
| Oro Capital Advisors | 12 gifts | $45,250 |
| Capital Group Companies | 10 gifts | $44,500 |
| HSK Consulting | 10 gifts | $41,000 |
| Sterlingrisk | 7 gifts | $40,000 |
| Hackman Capital Partners | 8 gifts | $39,500 |
| Capital Group | 7 gifts | $37,500 |
| Neuberger | 11 gifts | $36,292 |
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$52.3M
Spent$50.5M
Cash on hand$2.9M
Given to candidates and committees$47.8M
- From individuals $49.8M
- From other committees $198K
- Other $2.4M
Who it gives to
274 candidates, $1.9M in direct gifts.4
| Josh Gottheimer DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 5th District (2026) | $70,724 |
| Josh Riley DemocratU.S. House, New York 19th District (2026) | $40,175 |
| Hillary J. Scholten DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 3rd District (2026) | $26,884 |
| Henry Cuellar DemocratU.S. House, Texas 28th District (2026) | $21,800 |
| Ted Lieu DemocratU.S. House, California 36th District (2026) | $18,396 |
| Jimmy Patronis RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 1st District (2026) | $14,994 |
| Brian Jack RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 3rd District (2026) | $14,994 |
| Wesley Bell DemocratU.S. House, Missouri 1st District (2026) | $14,994 |
| Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026) | $14,994 |
| Jim Jordan RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 4th District (2026) | $14,994 |
| Candidate S4NE00173 (FEC record) | $14,494 |
| Matt Van Epps RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 7th District (2026) | $13,494 |
| John B. Larson DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 1st District (2026) | $10,994 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026) | $10,994 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $10,494 |
| Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026) | $10,000 |
| Melissa Luburich Bean DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Clay Fuller RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jerry Lee Carl Jr RepublicanU.S. House, Alabama 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nick LaLota RepublicanU.S. House, New York 1st District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, New Jersey 7th District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Brad Finstad RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 1st District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Emilia Strong Sykes DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Michael Lawler RepublicanU.S. House, New York 17th District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz DemocratU.S. House, Florida 20th District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Jared Moskowitz DemocratU.S. House, Florida 25th District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Ritchie Torres DemocratU.S. House, New York 15th District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 14th District (2026) | $9,994 |
| Aaron Bean RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 4th District (2026) | $9,994 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee (C00797670)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00797670&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 Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00797670&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00797670&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026