Trade association PAC · VA

American Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00161570.

Which side

Helps both parties

59% of the $148K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 41%Helps Republicans 59%

Backs

  1. Kim SchrierDemocrat$10K
  2. Mike ThompsonDemocrat$8,500
  3. Brett GuthrieRepublican$8,000
  4. Troy BaldersonRepublican$7,500
  5. Bruce WestermanRepublican$7,500

Run by Angela Cuyler (treasurer) · Harry Olibris (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Arlington, VA1
Registered
September 13, 19822

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
Angela Cuyler2
Custodian of records
Harry Olibris Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
American Public Power Association1
Website
publicpower.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $153K: $152K 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.

  • $131K from 356 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 7% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Virginia $19K, Wisconsin $9,424, Washington $8,350, Missouri $8,149, California $7,0507

Where its donors work7

American Public Power Association135 gifts$18,908
City Utilities of Springfield9 gifts$4,950
Wppi Energy7 gifts$3,424
American Municipal Power5 gifts$3,250
Nebraska Public Power District4 gifts$3,000
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Age4 gifts$3,000
Meag Power13 gifts$2,420
Eldon Cotton & Associates3 gifts$2,250
Missouri River Energy Services3 gifts$2,250
Paducah Power System3 gifts$2,250

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 September 30, 2026.3

Raised$153K
Spent$204K
Cash on hand$26K
Given to candidates and committees$202K
  • From individuals $152K
  • Other $1,500

Who it gives to

39 candidates, $148K in direct gifts.4

Kim Schrier DemocratU.S. House, Washington 8th District (2026)$10,000
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$8,500
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$8,000
Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026)$7,500
Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026)$7,500
Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026)$7,500
Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026)$7,000
Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026)$6,000
Paul Tonko DemocratU.S. House, New York 20th District (2026)$6,000
Mike Crapo RepublicanU.S. Senate, Idaho (2028)$5,000
Kevin Cramer RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Dakota (2030)$5,000
John R. Curtis RepublicanU.S. Senate, Utah (2030)$5,000
David Kustoff RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 8th District (2026)$5,000
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$5,000
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026)$4,000
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$3,500
Mike Lee RepublicanU.S. Senate, Utah (2028)$3,500
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$3,500
Cliff Bentz RepublicanU.S. House, Oregon 2nd District (2026)$3,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$3,000
Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026)$3,000
Donald G. Davis DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 1st District (2026)$2,500
Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026)$2,000
Alex Padilla DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2028)$2,000
Lisa Murkowski RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2028)$2,000
Ron Wyden DemocratU.S. Senate, Oregon (2028)$2,000
Neal P. Dunn RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 2nd District (2026)$2,000
Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026)$2,000
Tammy Baldwin DemocratU.S. Senate, Wisconsin (2030)$2,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAC (C00161570)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00161570/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00161570/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: American Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00161570/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from American Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00161570&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 Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00161570&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00161570&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026