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Federal Election Commission | United States of America
  • FEC Record: Statistics

Number of PACs declines slightly in 2007

September 1, 2007

The number of federally registered political action committees (PACs) declined slightly during the first half of 2007, from 4,183 on January 1, 2007, to 4,168 by July 1, 2007. Corporate PACs remain the largest category, with 1,586 committees, followed by nonconnected PACs, with 1,247 committees. In addition, there were 926 trade/membership/health PACs, 273 labor PACs, 99 PACs for corporations without stock and 37 PACs for cooperatives. A small reduction in the number of existing trade/membership/health PACs and nonconnected PACs accounted for most of this decline. The chart at right details the number of PACs in existence since 2000.

Semiannual PAC Count 2000-Present

  • Author 
    • Amy Kort

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This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.