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Federal Committee Directory: PACs, Parties & Campaigns
A committee’s formal identity and type provide the starting point for reading its filings. A familiar name, an abbreviation or a shared vendor is not enough to establish that two organizations are the same.
Start with the identifier
The FEC assigns a committee identifier that is more reliable for record matching than a display name. Names and addresses can change, while similarly named committees may be distinct organizations. Electionpedia keeps the committee ID with the name so readers can open the official record and compare the precise entity rather than relying on initials or a logo.
A committee type is context
Candidate committees, party committees and political action committees have different reporting contexts. Terms such as independent-expenditure-only committee or joint fundraising committee describe particular arrangements; they should not be treated as interchangeable labels for every organization that participates in politics. Use the source’s classification and consult the agency’s explanation when the distinction matters.
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Includes PACs and other federal filing categories; not every record is a PAC. This is a 2025–2026 snapshot, not complete historical or state/local coverage. See coverage and definitions ↓
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This directory draws on the FEC’s 2025–2026 committee master and financial-summary files. It is not an inventory of every PAC ever formed, every active committee, or every state and local filing system. Missing financial summaries are not zero-dollar accounts.
Not every federal filer is a PAC. Candidate and party committees, electioneering-communication filers and noncommittee independent spenders have different source classifications. Each record retains its FEC ID and original filing context.
PAC types, in plain language
- Traditional PAC
- May contribute to candidates and make independent expenditures, subject to the applicable rules.
- Super PAC
- Raises money for independent political activity rather than contributions to candidates.
- Hybrid PAC
- Keeps separate accounts for candidate contributions and independent political activity.
- Leadership PAC
- Associated with a candidate or officeholder, but distinct from that person’s authorized campaign committee.
How the directory’s categories are labeled
Categories summarize the source committee type and designation. They are navigation labels, not conclusions about a committee’s current legal status or political influence.
- Political action committee
- FEC qualified or nonqualified PAC type; designation is shown separately.
- Super PAC
- Independent expenditure-only political committees.
- Hybrid PAC
- Political committees with separate contribution and non-contribution accounts.
- Leadership PAC
- Committees with the FEC leadership PAC designation.
- Lobbyist/registrant PAC
- Committees with the FEC lobbyist/registrant PAC designation.
- Joint fundraising committee
- Committees with the FEC joint fundraiser designation; not a candidate endorsement.
- Principal campaign committee
- The principal campaign committees designated by candidates.
- Candidate committee
- Other House, Senate or presidential campaign committees.
- Party committee
- Qualified and nonqualified party committees and national party nonfederal accounts.
- Single-candidate independent expenditure committee
- The distinct FEC single-candidate independent expenditure committee type.
- Independent expenditure filer
- People or groups other than PACs reporting independent expenditures.
- Electioneering communication filer
- Non-PAC groups reporting electioneering communications.
- Communication cost filer
- Organizations reporting covered communications to employees or members.
- Federal political committee
- A registered record without a recognized type in the included source.
Directory coverage and source definitions
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