Political action committees

Committees that raise money to support or oppose Richmond candidates and ballot measures, but that aren't controlled by any candidate. Includes general-purpose PACs (often union-sponsored), independent-expenditure committees, and ballot-measure committees.

How PACs differ from candidate campaigns

Individual donors can give a candidate's campaign at most $2,500 per election (the City of Richmond contribution limit). PACs face no per-donor cap: a single donor can give a PAC tens of thousands of dollars. That's the structural reason PACs exist; it's also why a PAC's top donors matter more individually than a candidate's.

Independent-expenditure (IE) committees spend money on ads supporting or opposing a candidate without coordinating with that candidate's campaign. Ballot-measure committees raise money for or against a specific ballot measure. Both kinds appear here alongside general-purpose PACs.

PAC activity for any election typically surges in the final two weeks before voting. The 2026 cycle is still early. Most committees are coasting on prior-cycle activity for now. Check back closer to election day.

Showing 5 committees with activity in the 2026 cycle.

Richmond Police Officers Association PAC. Sponsored by Richmond Police Officers Association. Active in the 2026 cycle: raised $279,175, contributed $286,500 to other committees.

Safe Richmond Neighborhoods supporting Ahmad Anderson for Mayor 2026 sponsored by the Richmond Police Officers Association. Sponsored by the Richmond Police Officers Association. Active in the 2026 cycle: raised $200,000, contributed $60,000 to other committees.

East Bay Working Families. Raised $95,000 so far in the 2026 cycle.

Independent PAC Local 188 International Association of Firefighters. Sponsored by International Association of Firefighters Local 188. Raised $20,284 so far in the 2026 cycle.

Richmond Votes Matters. Raised $6,172 so far in the 2026 cycle.