PAC

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee

MembershipLobbyist PAC

Membership / ideological group · FEC committee C00797670

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $2.6M directly to 271 federal candidates in 2026, and 71% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 209 of the 247 candidates with a result won.

Checks to candidates

$2.6M

271 candidates on the 2026 ballot

Winners bought

209

24 more still being counted

Hit rate

85%

$2.0M on winners, $332K on losers

Party split

71% / 29%

Republicans / Democrats

The AIPAC network: $67M

AIPAC's money reaches elections four ways: members' gifts earmarked to candidates through its PAC, the PAC's own checks, its super PAC's outside spending, and that super PAC's gifts to other groups.

AIPAC PAC: its own checks to candidates (this page)
271 candidates
$2.6M
United Democracy Project: outside spending
Raised $112.8M through 2026-10-14
$54M
United Democracy Project: gifts to other super PACs
4 groups
$10M
AIPAC's own gift to United Democracy Project
Already inside the super PAC's money above
$30M

The total adds the money that reached candidates, races or other groups. A struck-through amount is money already inside another line, so it is shown but not added twice.

Who funds it

The people giving to American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee

5,873 named people gave $15M in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.

Victor KohnRetired · Capital Group Companies, Inc · CA$68K16 gifts
Michael HackmanCEO · Hackman Capital Partners · CA$62K13 gifts
Daniel LoebCEO · Third Point LLC · NY$60K17 gifts
Julie PlattNot Employed · CA$58K9 gifts
Skip MillerAttorney · Miller Barondess · CA$49K23 gifts
Tony DavisInvestor · Linden · IL$44K6 gifts
Manny PanarRetired · MD$42K9 gifts
Vera MarkowitzRetired · CA$41K25 gifts
David SterlingInsurance · Sterlingrisk · NY$40K11 gifts
Eric ChernManager · Ctc · IL$40K10 gifts

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Allison LeffNot Employed · NY$38K13 gifts
Mark RubinRetired · FL$37K9 gifts
Robert CohenReal Estate · Ra Cohen & Assocaites, Inc. · NY$37K8 gifts
Philip DarivoffChairman · Vibrant Capital Partners · NJ$36K7 gifts
Debra WeinbergRetired · TX$35K9 gifts
Brad MindlinManaging Partner · Oro Capital Advisors · NV$35K9 gifts
Seth MerrinNot Employed · NY$33K6 gifts
Douglas GessnerLawyer · Kirkland & Ellis LLP · IL$32K5 gifts
Jean KaplanNot Employed · Oro Capital Advisors · CA$32K8 gifts
Adam MilsteinSelf Employed · CA$31K12 gifts
David LiebermanManagement · Gts · NY$30K5 gifts
Martin GellerFounder · Geller and Company · NY$30K5 gifts
Herbert ShearRetired · PA$28K5 gifts
Michael LeffellInvestor · 10 East · NY$28K9 gifts
Phil De ToledoManager · Capital Group Companies, Inc · CA$28K8 gifts

Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.

Biggest checks

The candidates this committee paid the most, and whether they won.

Candidate	Race	Amount	Result
Josh Gottheimer	New Jersey 5th District	$76K	✓ Won
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	$40K	✓ Won
Hillary Scholten	Michigan 3rd District	$30K	✓ Won
Henry Cuellar	Texas 28th District	$22K	✓ Won
Jimmy Patronis	Florida 1st District	$20K	✓ Won
Matt Van Epps	Tennessee 7th District	$18K	… Counting
Ted Lieu	California 36th District	$18K	✓ Won
Clay Fuller	Georgia 14th District	$15K	✓ Won
Jared Moskowitz	Florida 25th District	$15K	✓ Won
Randy Fine	Florida 6th District	$15K	✓ Won

Questions people ask

How much did American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee give to candidates in 2026?: American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $2.6M directly to 271 federal candidates in 2026, and 71% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 209 of the 247 candidates with a result won.
Which politicians did American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee give the most to in 2026?: Josh Gottheimer (Democrat, New Jersey 5th District, $76K), Josh Riley (Democrat, New York 19th District, $40K), Hillary Scholten (Democrat, Michigan 3rd District, $30K), Henry Cuellar (Democrat, Texas 28th District, $22K), Jimmy Patronis (Republican, Florida 1st District, $20K).