Trade association PAC · DC
American Petroleum Institute Political Action Committee (Api PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00483677.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
79% of the $270K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 21%Helps Republicans 79%
Backs
- Mike JohnsonRepublican$10K
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat$10K
- John BarrassoRepublican$10K
- Brett GuthrieRepublican$9,000
- Dan SullivanRepublican$8,000
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
- Kristin Whitman1
Who funds it
It reported raising $294K: $286K from individuals and $2,500 from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Eqt Corporation PACPAC | 1 gift | $2,500 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $279K from 1,629 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 68% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Texas $124K, District of Columbia $77K, Virginia $28K, Oklahoma $15K, Alaska $5,0006
Where its donors work6
| American Petroleum Institute | 1,584 gifts | $117,013 |
| Enbridge | 3 gifts | $15,000 |
| Plains All American | 3 gifts | $15,000 |
| Cotera Energy | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Diamondback Energy | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Exxonmobil | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Halliburton | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Marathon Petroleum | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Phillips 66 | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Devon Energy | 2 gifts | $7,500 |
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, 2026.2
Raised$294K
Spent$312K
Cash on hand$28K
Given to candidates and committees$302K
- From individuals $286K
- From other committees $2,500
- Other $5,000
Who it gives to
94 candidates, $272K in direct gifts.3
| Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Vicente Gonzalez DemocratU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| John Barrasso RepublicanU.S. Senate, Wyoming (2030) | $10,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $8,000 |
| Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Henry Cuellar DemocratU.S. House, Texas 28th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Martin Heinrich DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2030) | $6,000 |
| Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Ashley Hinson Arenholz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $6,000 |
| Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| David McCormick RepublicanU.S. Senate, Pennsylvania (2030) | $5,000 |
| August Pfluger RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $4,500 |
| Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026) | $4,500 |
| Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026) | $4,000 |
| Celeste Maloy RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 3rd District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Pete Stauber RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 8th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Mike Lee RepublicanU.S. Senate, Utah (2028) | $3,000 |
| Thom Tillis RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026) | $3,000 |
| Cynthia M. Lummis RepublicanU.S. Senate, Wyoming (2026) | $3,000 |
| Mike Crapo RepublicanU.S. Senate, Idaho (2028) | $3,000 |
| Mike Kennedy RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 4th District (2026) | $3,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: American Petroleum Institute Political Action Committee (Api PAC) (C00483677)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00483677/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: American Petroleum Institute Political Action Committee (Api PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00483677/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from American Petroleum Institute Political Action Committee (Api PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00483677&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of American Petroleum Institute Political Action Committee (Api PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00483677&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Petroleum Institute Political Action Committee (Api PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00483677&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026