Corporate PAC · TX
BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00235739.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
70% of the $655K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 30%Helps Republicans 70%
Backs
- Michael BaumgartnerRepublican$12K
- Susan M. CollinsRepublican$10K
- Mike KennedyRepublican$10K
- Ashley MoodyRepublican$10K
- Troy DowningRepublican$9,500
Run by Erika Hartingh (treasurer) · BNSF Railway (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
- Erika Hartingh2
- Connected to
- BNSF Railway1
Who funds it
It reported raising $1.7M: $1.7M 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.
- $1.4M from 18,975 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 3% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Texas $1.1M, Kansas $82K, California $38K, Minnesota $33K, District of Columbia $25K7
Where its donors work7
| BNSF Railway | 18,969 gifts | $1,386,404 |
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$1.7M
Spent$1.7M
Cash on hand$1.5M
Given to candidates and committees$1.2M
- From individuals $1.7M
- Other $8,055
Who it gives to
173 candidates, $663K in direct gifts.4
| Michael Baumgartner RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 5th District (2026) | $12,000 |
| Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Kennedy RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $10,000 |
| Troy Downing RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 2nd District (2026) | $9,500 |
| Greg Stanton DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 4th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026) | $8,500 |
| Robert F. Onder, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 3rd District (2026) | $8,500 |
| Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026) | $8,500 |
| Tom Barrett RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 7th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Nicholas J. Begich III RepublicanU.S. House, Alaska at large (2026) | $8,000 |
| Robert Garcia DemocratU.S. House, California 42nd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Eric Burlison RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 7th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Jeff Hurd RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 3rd District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Brad Knott RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 13th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Tony Wied RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 8th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Marilyn Strickland DemocratU.S. House, Washington 10th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026) | $7,000 |
| Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Russ Fulcher RepublicanU.S. House, Idaho 1st District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Pete Stauber RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 8th District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Mike Ezell RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 4th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 1st District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Mike Quigley DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 5th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $5,500 |
| Scott Perry RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Craig A. Goldman RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 12th District (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac) (C00235739)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00235739/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00235739/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00235739/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00235739&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 BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00235739&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00235739&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026