In the 2026 cycle, AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC) made $203,000 in direct contributions to 85 federal candidates.
Amounts shown are direct contributions this committee made to federal candidates (FEC committee-to-candidate filings, pas2 / Schedule B). They exclude independent expenditures and transfers to other committees.
| Candidate | Seat | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BARRASSO, JOHN A | WY · Senate | $10,000 |
| GONZALEZ, VICENTE | TX-34 · House | $6,500 |
| SULLIVAN, DAN | AK · Senate | $6,500 |
| EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. | MN-06 · House | $6,000 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | IA · Senate | $6,000 |
| MCCLAIN, LISA | MI-09 · House | $5,000 |
| PFLUGER, AUGUST LEE II | TX-11 · House | $5,000 |
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | LA-04 · House | $5,000 |
| MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE | IA-01 · House | $5,000 |
| HEINRICH, MARTIN | NM · Senate | $5,000 |
| MCCORMICK, DAVE | PA · Senate | $5,000 |
| WESTERMAN, BRUCE | AR-04 · House | $4,000 |
| GUTHRIE, S. BRETT BRETT HON. | KY-02 · House | $4,000 |
| MILLER, MAX | OH-07 · House | $3,500 |
| FEDORCHAK, JULIE | ND-AL · House | $3,500 |
| JOHNSON, JULIE | TX-33 · House | $3,000 |
| LEE, MIKE | UT · Senate | $3,000 |
| LUMMIS, CYNTHIA MARIE MRS. | WY · Senate | $3,000 |
| THUNE, JOHN R. | SD · Senate | $3,000 |
| TILLIS, THOM R SEN | NC · Senate | $3,000 |
| CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | WV · Senate | $3,000 |
| CRAPO, MICHAEL D | ID · Senate | $3,000 |
| SCALISE, STEVE MR | LA-01 · House | $2,500 |
| HUNT, WESLEY | TX-38 · House | $2,500 |
| CUELLAR, HENRY R. | TX-28 · House | $2,500 |
| GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE | WA-03 · House | $2,500 |
| SMITH, JASON T | MO-08 · House | $2,500 |
| LUCAS, FRANK D. | OK-03 · House | $2,500 |
| BRESNAHAN, ROB | PA-08 · House | $2,500 |
| NEWHOUSE, DAN | WA-04 · House | $2,500 |
| FITZPATRICK, BRIAN | PA-01 · House | $2,500 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL | TX-02 · House | $2,500 |
| GARCIA, SYLVIA R | TX-29 · House | $2,500 |
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | WI-01 · House | $2,500 |
| HAGERTY, BILL | TN · Senate | $2,500 |
| COTTON, THOMAS | AR · Senate | $2,500 |
| MORENO, BERNIE | OH · Senate | $2,500 |
| WHATLEY, MICHAEL | NC · Senate | $2,500 |
| HAGEMAN, HARRIET | WY · Senate | $2,500 |
| BICE, STEPHANIE | OK-05 · House | $2,000 |
| KENNEDY, MIKE | UT-04 · House | $2,000 |
| FLETCHER, ELIZABETH | TX-07 · House | $2,000 |
| HUSTED, JON | OH · Senate | $2,000 |
| GRAVES, SAMUEL B. JR. | MO-06 · House | $1,500 |
| BEGICH, NICHOLAS III | AK-AL · House | $1,500 |
| CAREY, MIKE | OH-15 · House | $1,500 |
| HURD, JEFFREY | CO-03 · House | $1,500 |
| EVANS, TIMOTHY GABRIEL JOSEPH | CO-08 · House | $1,500 |
| STEFANIK, ELISE M. | NY-21 · House | $1,500 |
| GOLDEN, JARED | ME-02 · House | $1,500 |
| BALDERSON, WILLIAM TROY | OH-12 · House | $1,500 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | CO · Senate | $1,500 |
| FISCHER, DEBRA S. | NE · Senate | $1,500 |
| CORNYN, JOHN SEN | TX · Senate | $1,500 |
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | TX · Senate | $1,500 |
| MURKOWSKI, LISA | AK · Senate | $1,500 |
| KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY | LA · Senate | $1,500 |
| CASSIDY, WILLIAM M. | LA · Senate | $1,500 |
| LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL | OK · Senate | $1,500 |
| COLLINS, SUSAN M. | ME · Senate | $1,500 |
| FETTERMAN, JOHN KARL | PA · Senate | $1,500 |
| RISCH, JAMES E MR. | ID · Senate | $1,500 |
| CRAMER, KEVIN MR. | ND · Senate | $1,500 |
| FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J | TN-03 · House | $1,000 |
| VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. | WI-03 · House | $1,000 |
| GRAY, ADAM C. | CA-13 · House | $1,000 |
| BISHOP, SANFORD | GA-02 · House | $1,000 |
| EZELL, WALTER MICHAEL | MS-04 · House | $1,000 |
| HORSFORD, STEVEN ALEXZANDER | NV-04 · House | $1,000 |
| KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. | OH-09 · House | $1,000 |
| PERRY, SCOTT | PA-10 · House | $1,000 |
| WEBER, RANDY | TX-14 · House | $1,000 |
| RULLI, MICHAEL | OH-06 · House | $1,000 |
| MALOY, CELESTE | UT-03 · House | $1,000 |
| CRANK, JEFF | CO-05 · House | $1,000 |
| LAHOOD, DARIN MCKAY | IL-16 · House | $1,000 |
| JORDAN, JAMES D. | OH-04 · House | $1,000 |
| THOMPSON, MIKE MR. | CA-04 · House | $1,000 |
| STAUBER, PETER ALLEN | MN-08 · House | $1,000 |
| HERN, KEVIN | OK-01 · House | $1,000 |
| MILLER, CAROL DEVINE | WV-01 · House | $1,000 |
| COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. | DE · Senate | $1,000 |
| SCHMITT, ERIC | MO · Senate | $1,000 |
| CURTIS, JOHN | UT · Senate | $1,000 |
| LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT | NY-17 · House | $500 |