Trade association PAC · VA
American Waterways Operators-pac
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00034678.
On the record
- Type
- Trade association PAC1
- Treasurer
- Manion, Joe1
- Based in
- Arlington, VA1
- Connected to
- The American Waterways Operators1
Which side its money helps
70% of the money it gave to candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending to oppose a candidate counts as help for the other party.2
Helps Democrats 30%Helps Republicans 70%
Money, 2025–26
As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.3
Raised$251K
Spent$262K
Cash on hand$149K
Given to candidates and committees$259K
- From individuals $177K
- From other committees $74K
- Other $1,000
Who it gives to
79 candidates, $170K in direct gifts.4
| Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $6,500 |
| Mike Ezell RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 4th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| John Garamendi DemocratU.S. House, California 8th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Jim Banks RepublicanU.S. Senate, Indiana (2030) | $5,000 |
| Salud O. Carbajal DemocratU.S. House, California 24th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Eric Schmitt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Missouri (2028) | $5,000 |
| Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026) | $5,000 |
| Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2026) | $5,000 |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 1st District (2026) | $4,000 |
| David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Mike Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Georgia (2026) | $3,500 |
| John H. Rutherford RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 5th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026) | $3,500 |
| Nicholas J. Begich III RepublicanU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026) | $3,000 |
| James Comer RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2030) | $2,500 |
| Ted Cruz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2030) | $2,500 |
| Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Brian Babin RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 36th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Robert J. Wittman RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Brian Schatz DemocratU.S. Senate, Hawaii (2028) | $2,500 |
| Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 3rd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Troy A. Carter DemocratU.S. House, Louisiana 2nd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $2,500 |
| Pete Stauber RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 8th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Katie Boyd Britt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alabama (2028) | $2,500 |
| Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2026) | $2,500 |
| Mike Collins RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 10th District (2026) | $2,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: American Waterways Operators-pac (C00034678)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034678/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 3FEC: American Waterways Operators-pac financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034678/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from American Waterways Operators-pac to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00034678&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026