Corporate PAC · DC
Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00186288.
Which side
Helps both parties
53% of the $910K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 47%Helps Republicans 53%
Backs
- Grace MengDemocrat$10K
- Richard E. NealDemocrat$10K
- Rick W. AllenRepublican$10K
- Brett GuthrieRepublican$10K
- Richard HudsonRepublican$10K
Run by Taylor Craig (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
- Taylor Craig1
Who funds it
It reported raising $1.5M: $1.5M 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.
- $1.1M from 18,520 itemized gifts by individuals6
- Top states: New Jersey $507K, District of Columbia $108K, Texas $77K, New York $74K, Florida $48K6
Where its donors work6
| Verizon Rsrcs Group | 10,533 gifts | $750,151 |
| Cellco Partnership | 2,707 gifts | $126,644 |
| Verizon Data Services | 1,726 gifts | $74,224 |
| Verizon Services BC | 1,058 gifts | $62,324 |
| Verizon Business NTWK SRVS | 1,192 gifts | $37,011 |
| Verizon Communications | 83 gifts | $16,128 |
| Verizon Services NK | 231 gifts | $6,925 |
| Verizon Value | 160 gifts | $6,255 |
| Verizon New York | 193 gifts | $4,671 |
| Verizon New England | 175 gifts | $3,895 |
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, 2026.2
Raised$1.5M
Spent$1.8M
Cash on hand$70K
Given to candidates and committees$1.8M
- From individuals $1.5M
- Other $8,000
Who it gives to
254 candidates, $913K in direct gifts.3
| Grace Meng DemocratU.S. House, New York 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Rick W. Allen RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 12th 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 |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lindsey O. Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026) | $10,000 |
| Troy A. Carter DemocratU.S. House, Louisiana 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán DemocratU.S. House, California 44th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Kathy Castor DemocratU.S. House, Florida 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Yvette D. Clarke DemocratU.S. House, New York 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| John Thune RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2028) | $10,000 |
| Joe Neguse DemocratU.S. House, Colorado 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026) | $10,000 |
| Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026) | $9,500 |
| August Pfluger RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 11th District (2026) | $9,500 |
| Russ Fulcher RepublicanU.S. House, Idaho 1st District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Robert Menendez DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 8th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026) | $9,000 |
| Darren Soto DemocratU.S. House, Florida 9th District (2026) | $9,000 |
| Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $8,000 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $8,000 |
| Jim Jordan RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 4th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026) | $7,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC) (C00186288)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00186288/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00186288/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00186288&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 Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00186288&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00186288&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026