PAC · VA · C00213066

Career Education Colleges and Universities Political Action Committee

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Lobbyist/registrant PAC.

First filed Jan. 14, 1987. Treasurer: Arthur Keiser. Connected organization: Career Education Colleges and Universities Political Action Committee. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $188,901
  • Spent
    $174,709
  • Cash on hand
    $35,004
  • Outside spending
    $0

Through reports covering Aug. 31, 2026.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
  1. Tim Walberg (R)House · MI-05
    • Given$9K
  2. Lisa McClain (R)House · MI-09
    • Given$7K
  3. Virginia Foxx (R)House · NC-05
    • Given$5K
  4. Jim Banks (R)Senate · IN
    • Given$5K
  5. Belinda Keiser (R)House · FL-22
    • Given$5K
  6. Jack Bergman (R)House · MI-01
    • Given$5K
  7. Bill Cassidy (R)Senate · LA
    • Given$5K
  8. Mark Harris (R)House · NC-08
    • Given$4K
  9. Julia Letlow (R)House · LA-05
    • Given$4K
  10. Darren Soto (D)House · FL-09
    • Given$3K
  11. Burgess Owens (R)House · UT-04
    • Given$3K
  12. Juan Ciscomani (R)House · AZ-06
    • Given$3K
  13. Ryan Mackenzie (R)House · PA-07
    • Given$3K
    • Given$3K
  14. Jim Costa (D)House · CA-21
    • Given$2K
  15. Veronica Escobar (D)House · TX-16
    • Given$2K
  16. Jared F. Golden (D)House · ME-02
    • Given$2K
  17. Robert C Walberg (D)House · IL-08
    • Given$1K
  18. Mark Warner (D)Senate · VA
    • Given$1K
  19. Randy Fine (R)House · FL-06
    • Given$1K

Showing the top 20 of 30 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

Largest contributions to parties and other committees
RecipientAmount
Republican National Committee$45,000
NRSC$15,000
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC$10,000
Moderate Democrats PAC$10,000
Blue Dog Political Action Committee$10,000
Grow the Majority$5,000
SHP Victory Fund$1,000

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Career Education Colleges and Universities Political Action CommitteePACArlington, VAAug. 3, 2026$11,500
Duane Morris LLP GovernmentOrganizationPhiladelphia, PAAug. 27, 2026$5,000
Elmer SmithCEO, Interactive College of TechPersonRoswell, GAJune 2, 2025$5,000
Brad KuykendallCEO, Western Technical CollegePersonEl Paso, TXMay 27, 2025$5,000
Arthur KeiserChancellor, Keiser UniversityPersonParkland, FLMay 28, 2025$5,000
Mikhail ShneyderPresident and CEO, Nightingale CollegePersonSalt Lake City, UTMarch 5, 2025$5,000
Barry MannionPresident and Owner, Wichita Technical InstitutePersonSaint Louis, MOMarch 13, 2025$5,000
Gary HivelyCorporate Director, Wichita Technical InstitutePersonST. Louis, MOMarch 24, 2025$5,000
Ramon NegronPresident, Icpr Junior CollegePersonSan Juan, PRFeb. 5, 2025$5,000
Lynelle LynchPresident, Bellus AcademyPersonPoway, CAFeb. 25, 2025$5,000
Tom EastwickPresident, Eastwick CollegePersonRamsey, NJFeb. 19, 2025$5,000
Mark DreyfusPresident, Ecpi College of TechnologyPersonVirginia Beach, VAFeb. 6, 2025$5,000
Claudia DreyfusVice President, Ecpi UniversityPersonVirginia Beach, VAFeb. 19, 2025$5,000
James CumminsPrincipal, CHCPPersonHouston, TXFeb. 19, 2025$5,000
Eric BingCEO, CHCPPersonHouston, TXFeb. 17, 2025$5,000
Stephen SouthPresident, South CollegePersonKnoxville, TNJan. 21, 2025$5,000
Brad KuykendallCEO, Western Technical CollegePersonEl Paso, TXJune 21, 2026$5,000
Frank PrestonPresident and CEO, Aci Medical & Dental SchoolPersonSpring Lake, NJMarch 27, 2026$5,000
Barry MannionPresident and Owner, Wichita Technical InstitutePersonSaint Louis, MOMarch 16, 2026$5,000
Gary HivelyCorporate Director, Wichita Technical InstitutePersonST. Louis, MOMarch 16, 2026$5,000
Lynelle LynchPresident, Bellus AcademyPersonPoway, CAFeb. 26, 2026$5,000
David McClintockManaging Director, McClintock & AssociatesPersonPittsburgh, PAJan. 28, 2026$5,000
Tom EastwickPresident, Eastwick CollegePersonRamsey, NJJan. 28, 2026$5,000
Mark DreyfusPresident, Ecpi College of TechnologyPersonVirginia Beach, VAJan. 28, 2026$5,000
Bill Cassidy for US SenateCampaignBaton Rouge, LAJuly 22, 2026$3,500