Trade association PAC · DC

General Aviation Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00014878.

Which side

Helps both parties

50% of the $107K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 50%Helps Republicans 50%

Backs

  1. Rick LarsenDemocrat$10K
  2. Sharice DavidsDemocrat$8,000
  3. Steve WomackRepublican$7,500
  4. David RouzerRepublican$7,500
  5. Ron EstesRepublican$6,000

Run by Lani Esparza (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Honeywell International Political Action Committee $10K · Garmin International Inc Political Action Committee $2,500 · PPG Industries Inc. PAC $1,200 More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Washington, Dc, DC1
Registered
July 8, 19752

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
Lani Esparza2
Connected to
General Aviation Manufacturers Association1

Who funds it

It reported raising $124K: $109K from individuals and $14K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Honeywell International Political Action CommitteePAC2 gifts$10,000
Garmin International Inc Political Action CommitteePAC1 gift$2,500
PPG Industries Inc. PACCommittee1 gift$1,200

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $108K from 63 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 73% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Michigan $16K, Florida $14K, District of Columbia $12K, Alaska $10K, Arizona $10K7

Where its donors work7

General Aviation MFRS Assn22 gifts$18,147
Embraer2 gifts$10,000
Gci2 gifts$10,000
Williams International2 gifts$10,000
Medaire1 gifts$5,000
Standardaero1 gifts$5,000
Textron Aviation1 gifts$5,000
Avex Aviation2 gifts$4,750
Avfuel2 gifts$4,000
Aerox1 gifts$3,000

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 June 30, 2026.3

Raised$124K
Spent$135K
Cash on hand$163K
Given to candidates and committees$134K
  • From individuals $109K
  • From other committees $14K
  • Other $1,028

Who it gives to

37 candidates, $107K in direct gifts.4

Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Sharice Davids DemocratU.S. House, Kansas 3rd District (2026)$8,000
Steve Womack RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 3rd District (2026)$7,500
David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026)$7,500
Ron Estes RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 4th District (2026)$6,000
Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Sam Graves RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 6th District (2026)$5,000
Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$5,000
James E. Clyburn DemocratU.S. House, South Carolina 6th District (2026)$3,500
Tracey Mann RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 1st District (2026)$3,500
André Carson DemocratU.S. House, Indiana 7th District (2026)$3,500
Steve Cohen DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$2,500
Patty Murray DemocratU.S. Senate, Washington (2028)$2,500
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$2,500
John W. Hickenlooper DemocratU.S. Senate, Colorado (2026)$2,500
Greg Stanton DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 4th District (2026)$2,500
Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026)$2,500
Jack Reed DemocratU.S. Senate, Rhode Island (2026)$2,500
Suzan K. DelBene DemocratU.S. House, Washington 1st District (2026)$2,000
Dina Titus DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 1st District (2026)$2,000
Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026)$2,000
Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026)$2,000
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$2,000
Tony Wied RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 8th District (2026)$2,000
Mike Collins RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 10th District (2026)$1,000
Troy E. Nehls RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 22nd District (2026)$1,000
Frank D. Lucas RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 3rd District (2026)$1,000
Brian Schatz DemocratU.S. Senate, Hawaii (2028)$1,000
Ted Budd RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2028)$1,000
Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: General Aviation Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee (C00014878)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00014878/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): General Aviation Manufacturers Association Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00014878/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: General Aviation Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00014878/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from General Aviation Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00014878&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 General Aviation Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00014878&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to General Aviation Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00014878&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026