Corporate PAC · AZ

Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. Governance Fund

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00309781.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

90% of the $20K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 10%Helps Republicans 90%

Backs

  1. Tim WalbergRepublican$5,000
  2. Mike BostRepublican$2,500
  3. Andy BarrRepublican$2,000
  4. Markwayne MullinRepublican$1,500
  5. Joni ErnstRepublican$1,000

Run by James Conwey Casillas (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Phoenix, AZ1
Registered
December 26, 19952

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
James Conwey Casillas2
Affiliated with
Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.2

Who funds it

It reported raising $64K: $64K 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.

  • $55K from 496 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 17% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Arizona $44K, Virginia $9,000, California $1,200, Florida $514, New Jersey $1007

Where its donors work7

University of Phoenix490 gifts$55,187
Apollo Education Group6 gifts$60

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$64K
Spent$42K
Cash on hand$154K
Given to candidates and committees$42K
  • From individuals $64K

Who it gives to

13 candidates, $20K in direct gifts.4

Tim Walberg RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 5th District (2026)$5,000
Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026)$2,500
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2026)$2,000
Markwayne Mullin RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2026)$1,500
Joni Ernst RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026)$1,000
Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$1,000
Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026)$1,000
Melissa Luburich Bean DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 8th District (2026)$1,000
Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$1,000
Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026)$1,000
Ashley Hinson RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 2nd District (2026)$1,000
Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026)$1,000
Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026)$500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. Governance Fund (C00309781)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00309781/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. Governance Fundhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00309781/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. Governance Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00309781/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. Governance Fund to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00309781&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 Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. Governance Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00309781&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. Governance Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00309781&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026