What is the role of a PAC?

In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a 527 organization, that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.

What does PAC mean in government?

Political Action Committees (PACs)

Can PACs donate to candidates?

As nonconnected committees that solicit and accept unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor organizations and other political committees, Super PACs and Hybrid PACs do not make contributions to candidates.

What is a leadership PAC?

A leadership PAC is a political committee that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding a federal office.

How much can PACs give?

Contribution limits for 2021-2022 federal elections

		Recipient
		PAC† (SSF and nonconnected)
Donor	PAC: multicandidate	$5,000 per year
PAC: nonmulticandidate	$5,000 per year
Party committee: state/district/local	$5,000 per year (combined)

How much can PACs pay candidates?

Contribution limits for 2021-2022 federal elections

		Recipient
		Candidate committee
Donor	Individual	$2,900* per election
Candidate committee	$2,000 per election
PAC: multicandidate	$5,000 per election

What are the two types of PACs?

Traditional

A federal PAC without a corporate/labor sponsor that makes contributions to federal candidates.
A leadership PAC formed by a candidate or officeholder.
A federal PAC sponsored by a partnership or an LLC (or any other type of unincorporated business entity) that makes contributions to federal candidates.

Can a PAC give money to a candidate?

Who can contribute to a PAC?

Who can and can’t contribute to a Super PAC or Hybrid PAC. Political committees that make only independent expenditures may solicit and accept unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor organizations and other political committees.