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Association of American Publishers

Association of American Publishers' PAC gave $68.5K to 22 current members of Congress from 2021 to ⁠2026. 57% went to Republicans. The typical member got between $1K and $2K; Ben Cline got the most, $14.5K.

Given to current members
$68.5K
Members funded
22
From its employees
$1K
Spent lobbying
$11.2M

Who it reached

Every seat in Congress. The members Association of American Publishers gave to, 2021–⁠2026, are in their party's color; everyone else is gray. Hover or tap a seat for the amount.

House

18of 439 membersDemocrats 9 of 217Republicans 9 of 221

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 1.

Senate

4of 100 senatorsDemocrats 3 of 45Republicans 1 of 53

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 2.

Which party got the money

Contributions split by the recipient's party, overall and in each chamber.

  • Democrats
  • Republicans
All recipientsHouseSenate43% Democrats36% Democrats89% DemocratsRepublicans 57%Republicans 64%Republicans 11%

How much each member got

Number of members of Congress by the total Association of American Publishers gave them, 2021–⁠2026. PACs can give a candidate $5,000 per election, so totals cluster at round numbers.

DEMOCRATSREPUBLICANS12 members · median $2K10 members · median $2K$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K$12K$14Kmedianmedian531124411

Top recipients

The members Association of American Publishers gave the most.

RankMemberGiven
1RBen ClineHouse, VA
$14,500
2RDarrell IssaHouse, CA
$12,500
3DChristopher A. CoonsSenate, DE
$6,000
4DJerrold NadlerHouse, NY
$6,000
5DJudy ChuHouse, CA
$4,000
6DJoseph D. MorelleHouse, NY
$2,500
7RJim JordanHouse, OH
$2,000
8RLaurel M. LeeHouse, FL
$2,000
9DDeborah K. RossHouse, NC
$2,000
10RScott FitzgeraldHouse, WI
$2,000
11DSydney Kamlager-DoveHouse, CA
$2,000
12DBecca BalintHouse, VT
$2,000
13RMatt Van EppsHouse, TN
$2,000
14DMazie K. HironoSenate, HI
$1,000
15DMadeleine DeanHouse, PA
$1,000

Its PAC

Association of American Publishers PAC (Aap PAC)
PAC · C00556431
$68.5K

What it lobbies on

Spent $11,243,325 on federal lobbying (2021: $2M, 2022: $2.3M, 2023: $2.4M, 2024: $1.6M, 2025: $1.6M, 2026: $1.4M).

  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark
  • Education
  • Postal
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)
  • Government Issues
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
  • Constitution
  • Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
  • Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

From lobbying disclosures filed for Association of American Publishers.

Donations from its employees

Itemized donations from people who listed Association of American Publishers as their employer, to current members' campaigns, 2021–⁠2026. These are personal donations, separate from the PAC.

RankMemberDonated
1DSarah ElfrethHouse, MD
$1,000