Corporate PAC · OH

The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00096842.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

78% of the $308K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 22%Helps Republicans 78%

Backs

  1. Robert E. LattaRepublican$10K
  2. H. Morgan GriffithRepublican$10K
  3. Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat$10K
  4. Richard E. NealDemocrat$10K
  5. Rudy Yakym IIIRepublican$10K

Run by Robert Hamill (treasurer) · American Electric Power (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Columbus, OH1
Registered
June 2, 19782

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
Robert Hamill2
Connected to
American Electric Power1

Who runs the company behind it

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

Who funds it

It reported raising $1.1M: $1.1M 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.

  • $804K from 8,319 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 9% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Ohio $644K, Texas $35K, Oklahoma $26K, West Virginia $23K, Louisiana $14K7

Where its donors work7

Aep Service3,988 gifts$482,368
Southwestern Electric Power1,118 gifts$80,538
Appalachian Power799 gifts$53,020
Public Service of Ok767 gifts$48,519
Indiana Michigan Power521 gifts$35,819
Ohio Power286 gifts$32,027
Aep Texas478 gifts$31,840
Kentucky Power186 gifts$19,307
Aep Energy127 gifts$13,400
American Electric Power2 gifts$6,000

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$1.1M
Spent$1.2M
Cash on hand$193K
Given to candidates and committees$426K
  • From individuals $1.1M
  • Other $9,700

Who it gives to

89 candidates, $311K in direct gifts.4

Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026)$10,000
Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026)$10,000
Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026)$10,000
Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026)$10,000
Joyce Beatty DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 3rd District (2026)$10,000
August Pfluger RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 11th District (2026)$10,000
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$10,000
Mike Lee RepublicanU.S. Senate, Utah (2028)$10,000
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$10,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$9,000
Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026)$7,500
Carol D. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 1st District (2026)$7,500
Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026)$7,500
Martin Heinrich DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2030)$5,000
Mike Crapo RepublicanU.S. Senate, Idaho (2028)$5,000
John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$5,000
Ron Wyden DemocratU.S. Senate, Oregon (2028)$5,000
Bill Cassidy RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026)$5,000
James Lankford RepublicanU.S. Senate, Oklahoma (2028)$5,000
Michael A. Rulli RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 6th District (2026)$5,000
Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026)$5,000
Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026)$5,000
Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026)$5,000
Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026)$4,000
Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026)$3,500
Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026)$3,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government (C00096842)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096842/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Governmenthttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096842/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096842/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00096842&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 The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00096842&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00096842&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: American Electric Power (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/aep/