Corporate PAC · MO

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00072967.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

73% of the $28K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 27%Helps Republicans 73%

Backs

  1. J. French HillRepublican$5,000
  2. Ann WagnerRepublican$5,000
  3. Wesley BellDemocrat$5,000
  4. Jason SmithRepublican$3,500
  5. Eric SchmittRepublican$2,500

Run by Ann Fels (treasurer) · Commerce Bancshares (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Kansas City, MO1
Registered
November 19, 19762

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
Ann Fels2
Connected to
Commerce Bancshares1

Who runs the company behind it

PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Commerce Bancshares; these are the company's board members and top officers.8

Who funds it

It reported raising $73K: $73K 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.

  • $24K from 238 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: Missouri $23K, Oklahoma $264, Kansas $245, Ohio $240, Indiana $1007

Where its donors work7

Commerce Bancshares58 gifts$13,598
Commerce Bank180 gifts$10,573

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 October 14, 2026.3

Raised$73K
Spent$107K
Cash on hand$44K
Given to candidates and committees$54K
  • From individuals $73K

Who it gives to

8 candidates, $28K in direct gifts.4

J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Ann Wagner RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Wesley Bell DemocratU.S. House, Missouri 1st District (2026)$5,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$3,500
Eric Schmitt RepublicanU.S. Senate, Missouri (2028)$2,500
Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$2,500
Emanuel Cleaver DemocratU.S. House, Missouri 5th District (2026)$2,500
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2026)$1,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Commerce Bancshares, Inc., PAC (C00072967)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00072967/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Commerce Bancshares, Inc., PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00072967/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Commerce Bancshares, Inc., PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00072967/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through October 14, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Commerce Bancshares, Inc., PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00072967&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
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Commerce Bancshares, Inc., PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00072967&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: Commerce Bancshares (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/cbsh/