Corporate PAC · DC
Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00340075.
Which side
Helps both parties
60% of the $286K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 40%Helps Republicans 60%
Backs
- Robert E. LattaRepublican$10K
- Jason SmithRepublican$9,000
- Troy A. CarterDemocrat$9,000
- Debbie DingellDemocrat$9,000
- Suzan K. DelBeneDemocrat$9,000
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.
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to BASF; these are the company's board members and top officers.8
- Bernhard TimmBoard member
- Carl BoschBoard member
- Jürgen StrubeBoard member
- Martin BrudermüllerBoard member
- Matthias SeefelderBoard member
- Walter LudewigBoard member
Who funds it
It reported raising $493K: $409K 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.
Where its donors work7
| Basf | 5,366 gifts | $343,833 |
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$493K
Spent$537K
Cash on hand$1.3M
Given to candidates and committees$459K
- From individuals $409K
- Other $85K
Who it gives to
66 candidates, $289K in direct gifts.4
| Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Troy A. Carter DemocratU.S. House, Louisiana 2nd District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Debbie Dingell DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 6th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Suzan K. DelBene DemocratU.S. House, Washington 1st District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Paul Tonko DemocratU.S. House, New York 20th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Donald G. Davis DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 1st District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026) | $7,500 |
| Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026) | $7,500 |
| Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026) | $7,500 |
| Michael Cloud RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 27th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $7,000 |
| Gary J. Palmer RepublicanU.S. House, Alabama 6th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Dan Crenshaw RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $5,000 |
| Haley M. Stevens DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $5,000 |
| Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Jeremy Moss DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| David P. Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 14th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Blake D. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 3rd District (2026) | $4,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (C00340075)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00340075/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00340075/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00340075/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00340075&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 Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00340075&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00340075&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8On the record: BASF (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/bas/