Corporate PAC · GA
Southern Company Employees PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00144774.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
62% of the $390K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 38%Helps Republicans 62%
Backs
- Steve ScaliseRepublican$10K
- Tom EmmerRepublican$10K
- Troy A. CarterDemocrat$9,000
- Pete StauberRepublican$8,500
- Jon HustedRepublican$8,000
Run by Laura B. Carden (treasurer) 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
- Laura B. Carden1
Who funds it
It reported raising $825K: $816K 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.
- $679K from 3,992 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 1% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Alabama $323K, Georgia $301K, District of Columbia $51K, Mississippi $2,961, Florida $1,4466
Where its donors work6
| Southern Services | 3,343 gifts | $568,428 |
| Southern Power | 476 gifts | $85,656 |
| Southern Communications Services | 169 gifts | $23,935 |
| Georgia Power | 1 gifts | $593 |
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, 2026.2
Raised$825K
Spent$857K
Cash on hand$269K
Given to candidates and committees$854K
- From individuals $816K
- Other $8,500
Who it gives to
112 candidates, $390K in direct gifts.3
| Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Troy A. Carter DemocratU.S. House, Louisiana 2nd District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Pete Stauber RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 8th District (2026) | $8,500 |
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $8,000 |
| Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026) | $7,500 |
| Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026) | $7,500 |
| Debbie Dingell DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 6th District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026) | $6,500 |
| Markwayne Mullin RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2026) | $6,000 |
| August Pfluger RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 11th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Diana Harshbarger RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 1st District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Lizzie Fletcher DemocratU.S. House, Texas 7th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Linda T. Sánchez DemocratU.S. House, California 41st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Derrick Van Orden RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Lindsey O. Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $5,000 |
| Steve Daines RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026) | $5,000 |
| Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| William R. Timmons IV RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Blake D. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Southern Company Employees PAC (C00144774)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144774/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Southern Company Employees PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144774/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Southern Company Employees PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00144774&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 Southern Company Employees PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00144774&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Southern Company Employees PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00144774&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026