Corporate PAC · TX
Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00226548.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
80% of the $288K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 20%Helps Republicans 80%
Backs
- John JoyceRepublican$10K
- Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat$10K
- Jake EllzeyRepublican$10K
- Troy BaldersonRepublican$10K
- August PflugerRepublican$10K
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.
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Vistra; these are the company's board members and top officers.8
- James A. BurkeChief executive officer
- Arcilia AcostaBoard member
- Gavin R. BaieraBoard member
- Hilary E. AckermannBoard member
- James A. BurkeBoard member
- John R. SultBoard member
- John William PitesaBoard member
- Julie A. LagacyBoard member
- Lisa CrutchfieldBoard member
- Paul M. BarbasBoard member
- Robert Charles WaltersBoard member
- Scott B. HelmBoard member
Who funds it
It reported raising $1.3M: $1.3M 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.
- $954K from 6,054 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 8% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Texas $756K, Ohio $41K, Illinois $30K, Connecticut $20K, Maryland $18K7
Where its donors work7
| Vistra Corporate Services | 1,965 gifts | $332,389 |
| Luminant Power Services | 1,352 gifts | $189,914 |
| Txu Energy Retail | 1,383 gifts | $157,710 |
| Luminant Energy Services | 400 gifts | $84,984 |
| Vistra | 11 gifts | $50,000 |
| Retail | 261 gifts | $28,878 |
| Eh Nuclear | 205 gifts | $27,610 |
| Luminant Mining Services | 230 gifts | $27,598 |
| Carcon Industries | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Chairman | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
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$1.3M
Spent$1.3M
Cash on hand$185K
Given to candidates and committees$413K
- From individuals $1.3M
- Other $2,500
Who it gives to
78 candidates, $290K in direct gifts.4
| John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jake Ellzey RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| August Pfluger RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 11th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nathaniel Moran RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Beth Van Duyne RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 24th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026) | $8,500 |
| Roger Williams RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 25th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| David McCormick RepublicanU.S. Senate, Pennsylvania (2030) | $7,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Jay Obernolte RepublicanU.S. House, California 23rd District (2026) | $6,500 |
| Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Craig A. Goldman RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 12th District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Jodey C. Arrington RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 19th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $5,000 |
| Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Warren Davidson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 8th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026) | $5,000 |
| David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Michael A. Rulli RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 6th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $4,000 |
| Blake D. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 2nd District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026) | $3,500 |
| James A. Himes DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 4th District (2026) | $3,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp. (C00226548)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00226548/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00226548/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp. financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00226548/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp. to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00226548&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 Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp., 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00226548&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp., 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00226548&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8On the record: Vistra (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/vst/