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American Petroleum Institute PAC

Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by

$90,652

Political action committee of the American Petroleum Institute, the largest US trade association for oil and natural gas.

energy fossil fuels

Tracked direct giving

$370,500

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$279,848

View FEC cycle totals

Connections

12

Coalition view

American Petroleum Institute PAC operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with American Petroleum Institute. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined direct giving + IE support

$15,870,500

Combined tracked receipts

$279,848

The Money Trail

How money associated with American Petroleum Institute PAC flowed

American Petroleum Institute PAC is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.

$75K
15 transactions across 14 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Amanda Eversole directed $10K to American Petroleum Institute PAC across 2 contributions between March 2023 and April 2024.

Mar 2023 – Apr 2024individual

Ryan Lance directed $5K to American Petroleum Institute PAC.

Mar 2024individual

Michael Sommers directed $5K to American Petroleum Institute PAC.

Feb 2024individual

American Petroleum Institute PAC also is connected by money to 9 other entities totaling $45K.

$75K tracked across 14 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where American Petroleum Institute PAC’s money ended up

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$2K
modeled estimate
12 paths across 10 counterparties
$497modeled estimateattributed to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
2024 cycle2 paths2 hopsHigh confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$321modeled estimateattributed to Yadira Caraveo
2024 cycle2 paths2 hopsHigh confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$232modeled estimateattributed to Adam Gray
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$211modeled estimateattributed to NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidence

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$187modeled estimateattributed to Curtis Hertel JR
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$157modeled estimateattributed to George Whitesides
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$135modeled estimateattributed to Thomas R. Suozzi
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$133modeled estimateattributed to Emilia Strong Sykes
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidence
$133modeled estimateAmerican Petroleum Institute PAC→MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA→NRCC→Emilia Strong SykeshighOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

Plus 2 additional chains totaling $230.

$2K attributed (modeled estimate) across 12 paths·Up to 2 hops deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this
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Donations Given and Outside Spending

Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.

RecipientAmountDateCycle
TED CRUZ FOR SENATE$5,000Nov 10, 20232024
VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESS$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000May 8, 20232024
ELISE FOR CONGRESS$5,000Aug 5, 20242024
BANKS FOR SENATE$5,000Oct 3, 20242024
JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS$5,000Aug 13, 20242024
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA$5,000Nov 21, 20232024
FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA$5,000Jun 29, 20232024
TED CRUZ FOR SENATE$5,000Sep 19, 20242024
FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO$5,000Jul 6, 20232024
CHC BOLD PAC$5,000May 17, 20242024
John James For Congress$5,000Aug 26, 20242024
KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS$5,000Sep 18, 20232024
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Jan 12, 20242024
MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE$5,000Sep 11, 20242024
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA$5,000Jan 29, 20242024
WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS$5,000Mar 23, 20232024
MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Sep 12, 20242024
CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Jun 29, 20232024
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS$5,000Oct 4, 20242024
TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN$5,000Mar 29, 20232024
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS$5,000Apr 26, 20232024
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000May 28, 20242024
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS$5,000Jun 2, 20232024
SYLVIA GARCIA FOR CONGRESS$4,000Sep 12, 20242024
HUNT FOR CONGRESS$4,000Aug 6, 20242024
MARIE FOR CONGRESS$4,000Aug 14, 20242024
TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN$4,000Sep 12, 20242024
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez$4,000Sep 24, 20242024
MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE$3,500Jan 24, 20242024
AUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESS$3,000May 29, 20242024
HUDSON FOR CONGRESS$3,000Sep 9, 20242024
COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN$2,500Oct 21, 20242024
MARIE FOR CONGRESS$2,500Dec 6, 20232024
LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.$2,500Jun 17, 20242024
EMMER FOR CONGRESS$2,500Aug 5, 20242024
EMMER FOR CONGRESS$2,500Aug 13, 20242024
MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$2,500Sep 12, 20242024
JULIE JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS$2,500Aug 26, 20242024
HUNT FOR CONGRESS$2,500Apr 18, 20232024
MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA$2,500Jun 5, 20242024
EMMER FOR CONGRESS$2,500Jul 31, 20242024
COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN$2,500Aug 13, 20242024
COTTON FOR SENATE$2,500Dec 3, 20242024
ELIZABETH PANNILL FLETCHER FOR CONGRESS$2,500Jul 17, 20242024
GUY FOR CONGRESS$2,500Aug 13, 20242024
JONI FOR IOWA$2,500Sep 9, 20242024
DAN NEWHOUSE FOR CONGRESS$2,500Sep 19, 20242024
VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESS$2,500Aug 14, 20242024

Donations Received and Outside Spending

Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.

DonorAmountDateCycle
Amanda Eversole$5,000Mar 24, 20232024
Amanda Eversole$5,000Apr 12, 20242024
Ryan Lance$5,000Mar 25, 20242024
Michael Sommers$5,000Jan 17, 20232024
Chris Chandler$5,000Mar 24, 20232024
Richard E. Muncrief$5,000Mar 24, 20232024
John J. Christmann IV$5,000Mar 24, 20232024
Michael Ure$5,000Mar 31, 20232024
Megan Bloomgren$5,000Mar 22, 20232024
Ryan Lance$5,000Mar 24, 20232024
Mark Lashier$5,000Mar 24, 20232024
Willie Chiang$5,000Mar 24, 20232024
Meg Bloomgren$5,000Mar 11, 20242024
Michael Sommers$5,000Feb 5, 20242024
Paul Anthony Lannie$5,000May 8, 20242024
MILLER, JEFF$5,000Apr 11, 20232024
BYRD, WILLIAM$5,000Sep 24, 20232024
David Lawler$5,000Apr 25, 20232024
Richard E. Muncrief$5,000Mar 14, 20242024
Pierce Norton$5,000Dec 17, 20242024
Chris Chandler$5,000Mar 1, 20242024
BYRD, WILLIAM$5,000Mar 13, 20242024
Thomas Jorden$5,000Apr 6, 20232024
Ryan Meyers$5,000Dec 3, 20232024
Michael Wirth$5,000Apr 16, 20242024
Travis Stice$5,000Apr 25, 20232024
Roger Hutson$5,000Aug 22, 20242024
TARGA RESOURCES CORP. FEDERAL PAC$5,000Nov 21, 20242024
Gregory L. Ebel$5,000Jun 14, 20232024
John B. Hess$5,000Jul 12, 20232024
John B. Hess$5,000Apr 16, 20242024
Home Lashier$5,000Nov 10, 20242024
Willie Chiang$5,000Mar 14, 20242024
Pierce Norton$5,000Jan 22, 20242024
Thomas E. Jorden$5,000Apr 17, 20242024
Ryan Meyers$5,000Sep 18, 20242024
Lee Tillman$5,000Aug 12, 20242024
Doug Pferdehirt$5,000May 25, 20232024
Randy Fowler$5,000Mar 14, 20242024
Randall W. Fowler$5,000Apr 25, 20232024
Darren Woods$5,000Mar 24, 20232024
Darren Woods$5,000Aug 12, 20242024
Michael Wirth$5,000Apr 6, 20232024
Jeffrey A. Miller$5,000Sep 16, 20242024
Gregory L. Ebel$5,000Nov 21, 20242024
Roger Jenkins$2,500Mar 24, 20232024
Alexander Esslemont$2,500Sep 12, 20232024
Doug Pferdehirt$1,250Mar 14, 20242024
Jack Fusco$1,250Mar 24, 20232024
Jack Fusco$1,250Mar 14, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Advocated forGENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394)American Petroleum Institute PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Advocated forFinancial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763)American Petroleum Institute PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Advocated forCBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 119th CongressAmerican Petroleum Institute PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Advocated forIsrael Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R.8034)American Petroleum Institute PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Advocated forCBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 118th CongressAmerican Petroleum Institute PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Advocated forDisapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121American Petroleum Institute PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Instrument ofAmerican Petroleum InstituteAPI PAC is the political arm of the American Petroleum InstituteEditorial
Advocated forInflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing ProvisionsAmerican Petroleum Institute PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Advocated forCLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity ActAmerican Petroleum Institute PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeSource
Funder ofCHC BOLD PACAmerican Petroleum Institute PAC donated $5,000 to CHC BOLD PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funder of150PAC.ORGAmerican Petroleum Institute PAC donated $1,000 to 150PAC.ORG (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funder ofAUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESSAmerican Petroleum Institute PAC donated $7,500 to AUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESS (QPQ tracked total)Editorial