Corporate PAC · TX

Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00333534.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $12K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 0%Helps Republicans 100%

Backs

  1. Jessica Hart SteinmannRepublican$10K
  2. Tom ColeRepublican$1,500
  3. Dan CrenshawRepublican$1,000

Run by Tami Lyn Miller (treasurer) · Justin Phillips (custodian of records) · CenterPoint Energy (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Houston, TX1
Registered
February 11, 19982

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
Tami Lyn Miller2
Custodian of records
Justin Phillips Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
CenterPoint Energy1

Who funds it

It reported raising $592K: $589K 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.

  • $478K from 3,480 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 2% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Texas $389K, Indiana $69K, Minnesota $12K, Ohio $7,070, Mississippi $6057

Where its donors work7

CNP Service1,763 gifts$304,078
CNP Minnegasco626 gifts$70,223
CNP Houston Electric459 gifts$51,030
Centerpoint Energy Entex289 gifts$23,808
Southern in Gas & Elec177 gifts$14,036
Vctrn Utility Hldngs145 gifts$13,928
CNP Lams Gas Operations4 gifts$627
Indiana Gas17 gifts$472

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$592K
Spent$504K
Cash on hand$231K
Given to candidates and committees$69K
  • From individuals $589K
  • Other $3,250

Who it gives to

3 candidates, $12K in direct gifts.4

Jessica Hart Steinmann RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 8th District (2026)$10,000
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$1,500
Dan Crenshaw RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 2nd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee (C00333534)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00333534/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00333534/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00333534/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00333534&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 Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00333534&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00333534&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026