Corporate PAC · IN

Hallador Energy Company Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00725804.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $11K 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. Andy BarrRepublican$2,500
  2. Erin HouchinRepublican$2,500
  3. James ComerRepublican$2,500
  4. Mark B. MessmerRepublican$2,500
  5. Mike CareyRepublican$1,000

Run by Heather L Tryon (treasurer) · Spencer Neil (custodian of records) · HALLADOR ENERGY CO (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Terre Haute, IN1
Registered
November 5, 20192

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
Heather L Tryon2
Custodian of records
Spencer Neil Assistant Treasurer2
Connected to
HALLADOR ENERGY CO1

Who runs the company behind it

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

  • Brent K. BilslandChief executive officer
  • Barbara Ann SuggBoard member
  • Brent K. BilslandBoard member
  • Daniel Timothy HudsonBoard member
  • David C. HardieBoard member
  • David J. LubarBoard member
  • Zarrell Thomas GrayBoard member

Who funds it

It reported raising $45K: $45K 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.

  • $39K from 599 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 13% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Colorado $15K, Indiana $14K, North Carolina $7,650, Illinois $1,4207

Where its donors work7

Hallador Energy176 gifts$21,960
Sunrise Coal409 gifts$15,690
Sunrise Administrative Services14 gifts$1,050

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 September 30, 2026.3

Raised$45K
Spent$31K
Cash on hand$49K
Given to candidates and committees$26K
  • From individuals $45K

Who it gives to

5 candidates, $11K in direct gifts.4

Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2026)$2,500
Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026)$2,500
James Comer RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 1st District (2026)$2,500
Mark B. Messmer RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 8th District (2026)$2,500
Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Hallador Energy Company Political Action Committee (C00725804)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00725804/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Hallador Energy Company Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00725804/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Hallador Energy Company Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00725804/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Hallador Energy Company Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00725804&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 Hallador Energy Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00725804&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Hallador Energy Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00725804&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: HALLADOR ENERGY CO (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/hnrg/