Nucor Corporation Political Action Committee

On the record

Type

Corporate PAC¹

Based in

Charlotte, NC¹

Registered

July 8, 2002²

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

Lauren Lacey²

Connected to

Nucor¹

Who runs the company behind it

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

• Leon TopalianChair
• Christopher J. KearneyBoard member
• Joe RuppBoard member
• John WalkerBoard member
• Laurette KoellnerBoard member
• Leon TopalianBoard member
• Mike LamachBoard member
• Nadja WestBoard member
• Nicholas C. GangestadBoard member
• Norma ClaytonBoard member
• Patrick DempseyBoard member

Who funds it

It reported raising $671K: $654K 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.

• $614K from 1,734 itemized gifts by individuals⁷
• 53% came in gifts of $2,000 or more⁷
• Top states: North Carolina $191K, South Carolina $86K, Alabama $51K, Utah $28K, Indiana $27K⁷

Where its donors work⁷

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 $654K
• Other $17K

Who it gives to

105 candidates, $412K in direct gifts.⁴