Corporate PAC · NY
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00158881.
Which side
Helps both parties
53% of the $1.2M it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 47%Helps Republicans 53%
Backs
- Joe NeguseDemocrat$10K
- Mike CareyRepublican$10K
- Steven HorsfordDemocrat$10K
- Andrew R. GarbarinoRepublican$10K
- David G. ValadaoRepublican$10K
Run by Helen Stagias (treasurer) · New York Life Insurance Company (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
- Helen Stagias2
- Connected to
- New York Life Insurance Company1
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to New York Life Insurance Company; these are the company's board members and top officers.8
- Barbara NovickBoard member
- Claire Babineaux-FontenotBoard member
- Craig DeSantoBoard member
- Donna KinnairdBoard member
- Ed ShirleyBoard member
- Gerald SmithBoard member
- Mark L. FeidlerBoard member
- Michele BuckBoard member
- Paula SteinerBoard member
- Ralph de la VegaBoard member
- Rob CarterBoard member
- Robert FrielBoard member
- Ted MathasBoard member
- Thomas C. SchievelbeinBoard member
Who funds it
It reported raising $2.1M: $2.0M 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.
- $1.4M from 13,402 itemized gifts by individuals7
- Top states: New York $183K, California $152K, Texas $109K, Florida $107K, New Jersey $81K7
Where its donors work7
| New York Life Insurance | 13,397 gifts | $1,359,291 |
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$2.1M
Spent$2.5M
Cash on hand$1.1M
Given to candidates and committees$2.1M
- From individuals $2.0M
- Other $74K
Who it gives to
185 candidates, $1.2M in direct gifts.4
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Carol D. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bill Foster DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 11th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nellie Pou DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Joseph D. Morelle DemocratU.S. House, New York 25th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Aaron Bean RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Joyce Beatty DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tim Walberg RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lloyd Smucker RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 11th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Beth Van Duyne RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 24th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Zachary Nunn RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Gwen Moore DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| William R. Timmons IV RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RepublicanU.S. House, New Jersey 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Troy Downing RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Ann Wagner RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Flood RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (C00158881)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00158881/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00158881/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00158881/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00158881&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 New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00158881&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00158881&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8On the record: New York Life Insurance Company (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/new-york-life-insurance-company/