AIPAC PAC
Pro-Israel foreign policy
The operation.
The official PAC of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the largest pro-Israel lobby in the United States. It makes direct contributions to congressional candidates in both parties and works in tandem with the United Democracy Project super PAC, which handles independent expenditures. AIPAC PAC was launched in December 2021 after AIPAC reversed its decades-long policy of not endorsing or donating to candidates directly.
Major donors.
Notable races.
Sources.
Questions about AIPAC PAC.
Who funds AIPAC PAC?
AIPAC PAC is funded by individual donors aligned with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Major contributors disclosed in FEC filings include Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus, hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer, entertainment executive Haim Saban, and Jane Street founder Robert Granieri. The PAC also bundles smaller contributions from AIPAC's national membership network.
How is AIPAC PAC different from United Democracy Project?
AIPAC PAC is a traditional connected PAC that makes capped direct contributions to candidates' campaign committees. United Democracy Project (UDP) is AIPAC's affiliated super PAC, which can spend unlimited amounts on independent expenditures — TV ads, mailers, digital — for or against candidates. Both pull from the same donor network but operate under different FEC rules.
Which candidates has AIPAC PAC supported?
AIPAC PAC has endorsed roughly 400 House and Senate members across both parties, including the entire House Republican leadership and most of the Democratic mainstream. It has also funded primary challengers against members who broke from the lobby's foreign-policy positions, most prominently Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) and Cori Bush (MO-01) in 2024.