Corporate PAC · TX
Nextdecade Corporation Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00721647.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
64% of the $16K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat$6,000
- Ken PaxtonRepublican$5,000
- Bruce WestermanRepublican$2,000
- Jon BonckRepublican$2,000
- Brett GuthrieRepublican$1,500
Run by Jake Zuklic (treasurer) · NextDecade Corp (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
- Jake Zuklic1
- Connected to
- NextDecade Corp1
Who funds it
It reported raising $108K: $108K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $101K from 222 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 81% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Texas $91K, Illinois $5,000, Ohio $5,0006
Where its donors work6
| Nextdecade LNG | 218 gifts | $90,529 |
| Nextdecade | 4 gifts | $10,655 |
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, 2026.2
- From individuals $108K
Who it gives to
5 candidates, $16K in direct gifts.3
| Vicente Gonzalez DemocratU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Ken Paxton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Jon Bonck RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 38th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $1,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Nextdecade Corporation Political Action Committee (C00721647)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00721647/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Nextdecade Corporation Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00721647/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Nextdecade Corporation Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00721647&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of Nextdecade Corporation Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00721647&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Nextdecade Corporation Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00721647&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026