Corporate PAC · CO
Ball Corporation Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00039461.
Which side
Helps both parties
54% of the $233K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Jon HustedRepublican$10K
- John CornynRepublican$10K
- Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican$10K
- Brittany PettersenDemocrat$10K
- Kathy CastorDemocrat$10K
Run by Jay Billings (treasurer) · Ball Corporation (connected company) More
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
- Jay Billings1
- Connected to
- Ball Corporation1
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Ball Corporation; these are the company's board members and top officers.7
- Ronald J. LewisChief executive officer
- Aaron M. ErterBoard member
- Betty J. SappBoard member
- Cathy D. RossBoard member
- Cynthia NiekampBoard member
- Dune IvesBoard member
- John A. BryantBoard member
- John E. PanichellaBoard member
- Michael J. CaveBoard member
- Pedro Henrique MarianiBoard member
- Stuart A. Taylor Ii.Board member
- Todd Allan PenegorBoard member
Who funds it
It reported raising $164K: $159K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $128K from 140 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 40% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Colorado $128K6
Where its donors work6
| Ball | 140 gifts | $127,782 |
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, 2026.2
- From individuals $159K
- Other $5,000
Who it gives to
26 candidates, $233K in direct gifts.3
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $10,000 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brittany Pettersen DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Kathy Castor DemocratU.S. House, Florida 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Claudia Tenney RepublicanU.S. House, New York 24th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Clay Fuller RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Diana DeGette DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| John Garamendi DemocratU.S. House, California 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Janelle S. Bynum DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Paul Tonko DemocratU.S. House, New York 20th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Robert J. Wittman RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ted Budd RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2028) | $5,000 |
| Alex Padilla DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2028) | $5,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $3,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Ball Corporation Political Action Committee (C00039461)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039461/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Ball Corporation Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039461/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Ball Corporation Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00039461&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 Ball Corporation Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00039461&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Ball Corporation Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00039461&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7On the record: Ball Corporation (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/ball/