Membership group PAC · DC
Environmental Defense Action Fund PAC (Edaf PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00471540.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
78% of the $169K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 78%Helps Republicans 22%
Backs
- Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican$10K
- Marcy KapturDemocrat$6,000
- Gabe VasquezDemocrat$5,000
- Rebecca CookeDemocrat$5,000
- Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat$5,000
Run by David Mckeown (treasurer) 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.
Who funds it
It reported raising $426K: $422K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $265K from 278 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 73% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: California $66K, New York $41K, Arkansas $30K, Connecticut $16K, North Carolina $15K6
Where its donors work6
| Not Provided | 48 gifts | $14,455 |
| Aspen Institute | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Volo Foundation | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Environmental Defense Action Fund | 20 gifts | $8,400 |
| Arista Networks | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Cherokee Investment Partners | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Cleancapital | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Governing Group | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Kieve Law Offices | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Medley Partners | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
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, 2026.2
Raised$426K
Spent$340K
Cash on hand$131K
Given to candidates and committees$220K
- From individuals $422K
- Other $3,796
Who it gives to
80 candidates, $169K in direct gifts.3
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Gabe Vasquez DemocratU.S. House, New Mexico 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Rebecca Cooke DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Sean McCann DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Elissa Slotkin DemocratU.S. Senate, Michigan (2030) | $5,000 |
| Jonathan Michael Nez DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Kathy Castor DemocratU.S. House, Florida 14th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Sharice Davids DemocratU.S. House, Kansas 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026) | $4,500 |
| George Whitesides DemocratU.S. House, California 27th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Angie Craig DemocratU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2026) | $4,000 |
| Mark Kelly DemocratU.S. Senate, Arizona (2028) | $4,000 |
| Mike Levin DemocratU.S. House, California 49th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Angela D. Alsobrooks DemocratU.S. Senate, Maryland (2030) | $3,000 |
| Martin Heinrich DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2030) | $2,500 |
| Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026) | $2,250 |
| Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Jared Huffman DemocratU.S. House, California 2nd District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026) | $2,000 |
| David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Dave Min DemocratU.S. House, California 47th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| John Boozman RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2028) | $2,000 |
| Lizzie Fletcher DemocratU.S. House, Texas 7th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| John R. Curtis RepublicanU.S. Senate, Utah (2030) | $2,000 |
| Lisa Murkowski RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2028) | $2,000 |
| Alex Padilla DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2028) | $2,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Environmental Defense Action Fund PAC (Edaf PAC) (C00471540)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00471540/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Environmental Defense Action Fund PAC (Edaf PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00471540/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Environmental Defense Action Fund PAC (Edaf PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00471540&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of Environmental Defense Action Fund PAC (Edaf PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00471540&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Environmental Defense Action Fund PAC (Edaf PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00471540&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026