Money
Who paid: FEC committees ranked by total committee-to-candidate contributions given. Counts and sums only.
How this money flows — and what each column means
Federal law bars corporations, unions, and nonprofits from giving candidates money out of their own treasuries. What they can do is sponsor a committee — and the committee moves the money:
- Funding organization
- The actor at the start of the flow — what the FEC calls the committee's "connected organization": the corporation, union, or association that sponsors the committee and whose employees or members fund it. When a committee has a bland name, this column says who is actually behind it. (Super PACs use the field loosely — often naming an affiliated committee instead of a sponsor; candidate committees usually name none.)
- Committee
- The FEC-registered entity that legally raises and spends. Every row in this table is one. Committees are the vehicle, not the actor.
- Party
- Self-declared at FEC registration. Candidate and party committees declare one; most PACs deliberately do not — that is the dash.
- Type
- What the committee is legally allowed to do. A regular PAC gives directly to candidates under per-election caps. A Super PAC raises unlimited money but may only spend independently — it can never hand money to a candidate. Hybrid PACs run both models from separate accounts; campaign committees belong to a single candidate.
- Total given & Recipients
- Itemized committee-to-candidate contributions in our data, and how many distinct candidates received them. Click a committee to see exactly who.
Full definitions in the methodology glossary.
4259 committees.
| Funding organization | Committee | Party | Type | Total given | Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY | — | Super PAC | $29,969,938 | 3 |
| — | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | — | Super PAC | $25,217,253 | 20 |
| — | PROTECT PROGRESS | — | Super PAC | $18,928,628 | 23 |
| DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Party committee (qualified) | $18,376,818 | 2 | |
| TEAM MORRIS | FIGHT FOR KENTUCKY | — | Super PAC | $13,434,650 | 2 |
| — | FAIRSHAKE | — | Super PAC | $13,296,600 | 3 |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | — | Super PAC | $12,649,885 | 12 |
| — | VOTEVETS | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $12,561,709 | 48 |
| NONE | ILLINOIS FUTURE PAC | — | Super PAC | $12,196,206 | 2 |
| FRIENDS OF ANDY BARR COMMITTEE | KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. | — | Super PAC | $12,137,956 | 2 |
| — | THINK BIG | — | Super PAC | $11,077,148 | 7 |
| — | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION | — | Hybrid PAC | $9,960,083 | 13 |
| — | ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW | — | Super PAC | $9,795,804 | 3 |
| — | LONE STAR RISING PAC | — | Super PAC | $8,456,913 | 3 |
| — | STAND FOR NEW YORK PAC | — | Super PAC | $7,547,062 | 1 |
| CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND | LOUISIANA FREEDOM FUND | — | Super PAC | $7,457,422 | 1 |
| 314 ACTION VICTORY FUND | 314 ACTION FUND | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $6,778,586 | 40 |
| NONE | KENTUCKY 4TH PAC | — | Super PAC | $6,698,000 | 1 |
| PUBLIC FIRST | JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC | — | Super PAC | $6,459,413 | 6 |
| — | AMERICAN MISSION | — | Super PAC | $6,301,361 | 13 |
| — | WIN IT BACK PAC | — | Super PAC | $6,276,384 | 7 |
| NONE | ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INC | — | Super PAC | $5,926,638 | 1 |
| NONE | BDA PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $5,680,445 | 11 |
| — | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. | — | Super PAC | $5,602,662 | 19 |
| — | PROJECT 218 | — | Super PAC | $5,058,105 | 9 |
| — | SLF PAC | — | Super PAC | $4,988,454 | 14 |
| — | CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC | — | Super PAC | $4,886,818 | 2 |
| JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC | DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC | — | Super PAC | $4,628,523 | 7 |
| NONE | MAGA KY | — | Super PAC | $4,537,419 | 2 |
| NONE | AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) | — | Super PAC | $4,379,237 | 1 |
| NONE | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC | — | Super PAC | $4,351,139 | 2 |
| NONE | AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) | — | Super PAC | $4,212,427 | 9 |
| — | HARDWORKING AMERICANS INC. | — | Super PAC | $4,049,818 | 2 |
| COLLINS VICTORY COMMITTEE | PINE TREE RESULTS PAC | — | Super PAC | $3,999,000 | 1 |
| TRUMP-GRAHAM MAJORITY FUND | SECURITY IS STRENGTH PAC | — | Super PAC | $3,861,691 | 4 |
| — | FELLOWSHIP PAC | — | Super PAC | $3,850,000 | 10 |
| NONE | RJC VICTORY FUND | — | Super PAC | $3,345,730 | 3 |
| NONE | WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $3,205,953 | 38 |
| NONE | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | — | Super PAC | $3,201,734 | 11 |
| — | LEAD LEFT PAC | — | Super PAC | $3,144,740 | 6 |
| BARRY MOORE ALABAMA VICTORY | ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND | — | Super PAC | $3,122,385 | 3 |
| ALLRED VICTORY FUND | ALLRED FOR TEXAS | House campaign | $3,112,025 | 1 | |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,024,904 | 471 | |
| — | YOU CAN PUSH BACK | — | Super PAC | $2,917,940 | 2 |
| JEWISH DEMOCRACY PROJECT | DMFI PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $2,805,096 | 51 |
| KENNEDY VICTORY FUND 2024 | LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC. | Party committee (qualified) | $2,795,290 | 2 | |
| 1776 PATRIOTS UNITED | FIGHT TO WIN AMERICA, INC. | — | Super PAC | $2,670,432 | 3 |
| NONE | KY PAC | — | Super PAC | $2,613,068 | 1 |
| NONE | AMERICANS 4 SECURITY PAC | — | Super PAC | $2,604,225 | 2 |
| NONE | CONSERVATIVE FIGHTER PAC | — | Super PAC | $2,591,754 | 2 |
Hover any column header for what it means. A dash means the committee reports nothing for that field to the FEC — most PACs report no party. "Super PAC" committees raise unlimited money for independent spending but cannot give to candidates directly. Definitions live in the methodology glossary.
Source: FEC bulk data (committee-to-candidate contributions).
Top lobbying registrants
Lobbying firms ranked by total reported lobbying spend, grouped by registrant. These figures come from filings made under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) — the 1995 law that requires paid lobbyists to file public quarterly reports naming their client, the issues (often specific bills) they lobbied on, and their total spend for the quarter (glossary). Campaign money and lobbying spend are separate channels: the committees above are FEC campaign contributions (money to candidates); the registrants below are lobbying income/spend (money to influence legislation). This platform does not yet link an FEC committee to a lobbying registrant — entity resolution to bridge the two is not built, so read neither total as flowing into the other.
Honesty note: each amount is a gross sum of per-quarter lump sums a registrant reported (roadmap §3.2). The filings name which bills were lobbied on, but never how much of the money went to any one bill, and never whether the filer supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Total reported | Clients | Bill mentions | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENTONS US LLP | $835,000 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| THE AMERICAN LEGION | $380,000 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BOCKORNY GROUP, INC. | $220,000 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| MORRISON PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP | $100,000 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DUE SOUTH ADVOCACY, LLC | $90,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| E2C STRATEGIES, LLC | $90,000 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| THE KIDNEY CARE COUNCIL | $85,000 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| STONINGTON GLOBAL | $75,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SC PARTNERS LLC | $70,000 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC. | $60,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GALVANIZE PARTNERS LLC | $52,250 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| MR. ETHAN DURSTELER | $51,250 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | $50,000 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| TECHMET USA INC. | $50,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MULLEN CONSULTING LLC | $45,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DSD ADVISORS, LLC | $42,000 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| BURNBOT, INC | $40,000 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| EXODUS MOVEMENT, INC. | $40,000 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| VANTAGE POINT STRATEGIES LLC | $40,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.