PAC
Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee
MembershipLobbyist PAC
Membership / ideological group · FEC committee C00039578
Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers gave $1.6M directly to 270 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee, and 58% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 214 of the 248 candidates with a result won.
Checks to candidates
$1.6M
270 candidates on the 2026 ballot
Winners bought
214
22 more still being counted
Hit rate
86%
$1.3M on winners, $235K on losers
Party split
58% / 42%
Republicans / Democrats
Who funds it
The people giving to the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers PAC
2,608 named people gave $4.1M in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.
- Dave ObenauerInsurance Broker · Crc Insurance Group, LLC · NC$10K2 gifts
- Mathew Lipscomb IIIInsurance Broker · Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance - a Higginb · TN$10K2 gifts
- Bella AlaverdyanInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · TX$10K2 gifts
- Elizabeth BoundsInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · MS$10K2 gifts
- Kate ArmfieldInsurance Broker · Baldwin Group, the · VA$10K2 gifts
- Eric LeavittInsurance Broker · The Leavitt Group · UT$10K2 gifts
- Daniel FilbeyInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · TX$10K2 gifts
- Cristi CarringtonInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · WA$10K2 gifts
- John HowardInsurance Broker · Crc Group · NC$10K2 gifts
- James BlueInsurance Broker · Alera Group · IL$10K2 gifts
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- Rina ViscontiInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · NY$10K2 gifts
- Colleen SavoieInsurance Broker · Ima Financial Group · AK$10K2 gifts
- John MinaInsurance Broker · Risk Strategies · NY$10K2 gifts
- Loriann VaughanInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · TX$10K2 gifts
- Danny KaufmanInsurance Broker · H.W. Kaufman Financial Group · MI$10K2 gifts
- Bob PedersenInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · IL$10K2 gifts
- Lisa RodriguezInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · WA$10K2 gifts
- George SellaInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · GA$10K2 gifts
- Brian ReidInsurance Broker · Amrisc Group · TX$10K2 gifts
- Andrew GiordanoInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · IL$10K2 gifts
- Richard WattsInsurance Broker · Brown & Brown · FL$10K2 gifts
- Brad RuckerInsurance Broker · The Mahoney Group · AZ$10K2 gifts
- Miles WullerInsurance Broker · Ryan Specialty Group · IL$10K2 gifts
- Harold NamInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · CA$10K2 gifts
- Dawn GordonInsurance Broker · Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc · TX$10K2 gifts
Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.
Biggest checks
The candidates this committee paid the most, and whether they won.
| Candidate | Race | Amount | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Miller | West Virginia 1st District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Susan Collins | Maine Senate | $10K | ✗ Lost |
| Suzan DelBene | Washington 1st District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| French Hill | Arkansas 2nd District | $10K | … Counting |
| Jim Costa | California 21st District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Jimmy Panetta | California 19th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| David Kustoff | Tennessee 8th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Dan Meuser | Pennsylvania 9th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Gwen Moore | Wisconsin 4th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Tom Suozzi | New York 3rd District | $10K | ✓ Won |
Questions people ask
- How much did Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers give to candidates in 2026?
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers gave $1.6M directly to 270 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee, and 58% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 214 of the 248 candidates with a result won.
- Which politicians did Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers give the most to in 2026?
- Carol Miller (Republican, West Virginia 1st District, $10K), Susan Collins (Republican, Maine Senate, $10K), Suzan DelBene (Democrat, Washington 1st District, $10K), French Hill (Republican, Arkansas 2nd District, $10K), Jim Costa (Democrat, California 21st District, $10K).