Corporate PAC · TX
Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00109546.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
99% of the $565K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 1%Helps Republicans 99%
Backs
- Tom ColeRepublican$10K
- Craig A. GoldmanRepublican$10K
- Guy ReschenthalerRepublican$10K
- Stephanie I. BiceRepublican$10K
- Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican$10K
Run by Carl Crawford (treasurer) · Valero Energy (connected company) 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
- Carl Crawford2
- Connected to
- Valero Energy1
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Valero Energy; these are the company's board members and top officers.8
- Lane RiggsChief executive officer
- Bob ProfusekBoard member
- Deborah MajorasBoard member
- Don NicklesBoard member
- Eric MullinsBoard member
- Fred DiazBoard member
- Joseph GorderBoard member
- Kim GreeneBoard member
- Lane RiggsBoard member
- Marie A. FfolkesBoard member
- Matthew J. AudetteBoard member
- Paulett EberhartBoard member
- Phil PfeifferBoard member
- Randall WeisenburgerBoard member
- Ray WilkinsBoard member
- Robert L. ReymondBoard member
Who funds it
It reported raising $2.4M: $2.3M 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.
- $1.9M from 26,936 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 4% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Texas $1.9M7
Where its donors work7
| Valero Services | 25,341 gifts | $1,709,007 |
| Valero Energy | 16 gifts | $80,000 |
| Valero Refining-texas L P | 749 gifts | $60,371 |
| Valero Refining -oklahoma | 453 gifts | $22,218 |
| Valero Refining -tennessee L L | 285 gifts | $13,190 |
| Diamond Renewable Operations | 92 gifts | $2,714 |
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$2.4M
Spent$2.1M
Cash on hand$982K
Given to candidates and committees$1.3M
- From individuals $2.3M
- Other $16K
Who it gives to
87 candidates, $565K in direct gifts.4
| Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Craig A. Goldman RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 12th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Guy Reschenthaler RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Stephanie I. Bice RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026) | $10,000 |
| John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Crapo RepublicanU.S. Senate, Idaho (2028) | $10,000 |
| Riley M. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Pete Stauber RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Wesley Hunt RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 38th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Pat Fallon RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jessica Hart Steinmann RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 16th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Beth Van Duyne RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 24th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jay Obernolte RepublicanU.S. House, California 23rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jake Ellzey RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lance Gooden RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mark Charles Teixeira RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 21st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bryan Steil RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026) | $10,000 |
| Marty Jackley RepublicanU.S. House, South Dakota at large (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tim Walberg RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee (C00109546)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00109546&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00109546&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00109546&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8On the record: Valero Energy (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/vlo/