Corporate PAC · VA
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00325092.
Which side
Helps both parties
57% of the $350K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Adam SmithDemocrat$10K
- Katherine M. ClarkDemocrat$10K
- Pete AguilarDemocrat$10K
- Robert J. WittmanRepublican$10K
- Mike EzellRepublican$9,500
Run by Thomas E Stiehle (treasurer) · Hiipac Agent Pass Inc. (custodian of records) · Huntington Ingalls Industries (connected company) 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.
- Treasurer
- Thomas E Stiehle2
- Custodian of records
- Hiipac Agent Pass Inc. Custodian Of Records2
- Connected to
- Huntington Ingalls Industries1
Who funds it
It reported raising $1.0M: $1.0M 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.
- $862K from 13,150 itemized gifts by individuals7
- Top states: Virginia $619K, Mississippi $110K, Alabama $43K, Maryland $19K, District of Columbia $14K7
Where its donors work7
| Newport News Shipbuilding | 5,723 gifts | $361,100 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 1,719 gifts | $198,067 |
| Hii Fleet Support Group | 1,958 gifts | $172,661 |
| Hii Ingalls Shipbuilding | 3,726 gifts | $128,528 |
| Hii Mission Driven Innovative Solution | 13 gifts | $564 |
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
- From individuals $1.0M
Who it gives to
105 candidates, $356K in direct gifts.4
| Adam Smith DemocratU.S. House, Washington 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Robert J. Wittman RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Ezell RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 4th District (2026) | $9,500 |
| Mario Diaz-Balart RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 26th District (2026) | $9,500 |
| Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026) | $8,000 |
| Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $7,000 |
| Guy Reschenthaler RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 14th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026) | $7,000 |
| Trent Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 1st District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Lindsey O. Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $6,500 |
| Christopher A. Coons DemocratU.S. Senate, Delaware (2026) | $6,500 |
| Riley M. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 2nd District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Jennifer A. Kiggans RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 2nd District (2026) | $6,000 |
| James R. Walkinshaw DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 11th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| David P. Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 14th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Sarah Elfreth DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 3rd District (2026) | $5,500 |
| David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| John R. Carter RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 31st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Joe Courtney DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ken Calvert RepublicanU.S. House, California 40th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Candidate H4VA05071 (FEC record) | $4,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac) (C00325092)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00325092/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00325092/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00325092/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00325092&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00325092&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00325092&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026