Corporate PAC · CO

SM Energy Company Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00893925.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $3,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 0%Helps Republicans 100%

Backs

  1. Gabe EvansRepublican$2,000
  2. James LankfordRepublican$1,500

Run by Christopher Mitton (treasurer) · Justin Phillips (custodian of records) · SM Energy (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Denver, CO1
Registered
December 12, 20242

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
Christopher Mitton2
Custodian of records
Justin Phillips Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
SM Energy1

Who funds it

It reported raising $40K: $40K 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.

  • $38K from 22 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 73% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Colorado $24K, Texas $13K, New Mexico $5007

Where its donors work7

Civitas Resources18 gifts$31,370
Civitas1 gifts$2,500
Jeff Wojahn1 gifts$1,000

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$40K
Spent$23K
Cash on hand$17K
Given to candidates and committees$20K
  • From individuals $40K

Who it gives to

2 candidates, $3,500 in direct gifts.4

Gabe Evans RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026)$2,000
James Lankford RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2028)$1,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: SM Energy Company Political Action Committee (C00893925)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00893925/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): SM Energy Company Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00893925/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: SM Energy Company Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00893925/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from SM Energy Company Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00893925&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 SM Energy Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00893925&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to SM Energy Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00893925&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026