Trade association PAC · DC

Independent Community Bankers of America Political Action Committee (Icba PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00032698.

Which side

Helps both parties

60% of the $596K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 40%Helps Republicans 60%

Backs

  1. Mike JohnsonRepublican$10K
  2. J. French HillRepublican$10K
  3. Mike RoundsRepublican$10K
  4. Lisa C. McClainRepublican$10K
  5. Jason SmithRepublican$10K

Run by Paul Merski (treasurer) · Mary Randolph Gannon (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders Indiana Bankpac Federal Fund $50K · Wisconsin Bankers Association (Wisbankpac) $34K · Louisiana Bankers Association Fedpac $32K More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
January 13, 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
Paul Merski2
Custodian of records
Mary Randolph Gannon Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
Independent Community Bankers of America1

Who funds it

It reported raising $1.6M: $1.5M from individuals and $5,000 from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

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

Indiana Bankpac Federal FundPAC1 gift$50,000
Wisconsin Bankers Association (Wisbankpac)PAC2 gifts$34,100
Louisiana Bankers Association FedpacPAC1 gift$32,500
Guaranty Bank & Trust Political Action CommitteePAC1 gift$5,000
Independent Bankers Assoc. of Texas Federal PACPAC1 gift$5,000

Individuals

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

  • $1.2M from 2,318 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 40% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Illinois $96K, Minnesota $82K, New Mexico $79K, Colorado $58K, Pennsylvania $55K7

Where its donors work7

Independent Community Bankers of Ameri392 gifts$59,056
Community Financial Services Bank30 gifts$29,278
Cortrust Bank National Association153 gifts$27,908
Tioga State Bank N a33 gifts$24,720
First Option Bank52 gifts$23,111
Anb Bank14 gifts$19,160
Farmers State Bank18 gifts$18,700
First National Bank11 gifts$17,195
Community Spirit Bank17 gifts$16,656
First National Bank Colorado12 gifts$16,480

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

Raised$1.6M
Spent$1.1M
Cash on hand$1.8M
Given to candidates and committees$1.1M
  • From individuals $1.5M
  • From other committees $5,000
  • Other $139K

Who it gives to

179 candidates, $596K in direct gifts.4

Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026)$10,000
J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026)$10,000
Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026)$10,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$10,000
Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026)$9,000
Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026)$9,000
Bryan Steil RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 1st District (2026)$8,000
Bill Foster DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 11th District (2026)$8,000
Austin Scott RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 8th District (2026)$8,000
Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026)$8,000
Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026)$7,500
Bill Huizenga RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026)$7,000
Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026)$7,000
Brittany Pettersen DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 7th District (2026)$6,500
Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026)$6,500
David Kustoff RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 8th District (2026)$6,500
Ritchie Torres DemocratU.S. House, New York 15th District (2026)$6,500
Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026)$6,000
Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026)$6,000
Steve Daines RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026)$6,000
Scott Fitzgerald RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 5th District (2026)$6,000
Derrick Van Orden RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026)$6,000
Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026)$6,000
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$6,000
Gregory W. Meeks DemocratU.S. House, New York 5th District (2026)$6,000
Sean Casten DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 6th District (2026)$5,500
Daniel Meuser RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 9th District (2026)$5,500
Young Kim RepublicanU.S. House, California 40th District (2026)$5,500
Gwen Moore DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 4th District (2026)$5,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Independent Community Bankers of America Political Action Committee (Icba PAC) (C00032698)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032698/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Independent Community Bankers of America Political Action Committee (Icba PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032698/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Independent Community Bankers of America Political Action Committee (Icba PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032698/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Independent Community Bankers of America Political Action Committee (Icba PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00032698&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 Independent Community Bankers of America Political Action Committee (Icba PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00032698&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Independent Community Bankers of America Political Action Committee (Icba PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00032698&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026