Corporate PAC · DC

Beam Suntory Inc Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00194126.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

69% of the $45K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 31%Helps Republicans 69%

Backs

  1. Andy BarrRepublican$10K
  2. James E. RischUnknown$5,500
  3. Brett GuthrieRepublican$5,000
  4. Todd YoungRepublican$5,000
  5. Morgan McGarveyDemocrat$5,000

Run by Donald Brett Hale (treasurer) · Deborah Heckard (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
February 20, 19852

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
Donald Brett Hale2
Custodian of records
Deborah Heckard Assistant Treasurer2
Affiliated with
Beam Suntory Inc2

Who funds it

It reported raising $131K: $131K 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.

  • $111K from 646 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: Illinois $79K, New York $31K, District of Columbia $6757

Where its donors work7

Beam Suntory493 gifts$92,072
Suntory Global Spirits128 gifts$16,030
Beam Sumtory16 gifts$1,750
Suntory Global Spiits9 gifts$1,000

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$131K
Spent$103K
Cash on hand$144K
Given to candidates and committees$103K
  • From individuals $131K

Who it gives to

14 candidates, $50K in direct gifts.4

Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 6th District (2026)$10,000
James E. Risch UnknownU.S. Senate, Idaho (2026)$5,500
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Todd Young RepublicanU.S. Senate, Indiana (2028)$5,000
Morgan McGarvey DemocratU.S. House, Kentucky 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Ami Bera DemocratU.S. House, California 3rd District (2026)$4,000
Andy Harris RepublicanU.S. House, Maryland 1st District (2026)$3,000
Ron Estes RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 4th District (2026)$2,500
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$2,500
Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026)$2,500
Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026)$2,500
John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026)$1,500
Ted Budd RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2028)$1,000
Rand Paul RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2028)$100

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Beam Suntory Inc Political Action Committee (C00194126)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00194126/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Beam Suntory Inc Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00194126/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Beam Suntory Inc Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00194126/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Beam Suntory Inc Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00194126&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 Beam Suntory Inc Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00194126&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Beam Suntory Inc Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00194126&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026