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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | SMART SOLUTIONS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $169,500 | 23 |
| NONE | DEFENDING AMERICA'S FUTURE | — | Super PAC | $169,333 | 1 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BSC PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $168,500 | 73 |
| THE EQUITY ALLIANCE FUND PAC | THE EQUITY ALLIANCE FUND ACTION PAC | — | Super PAC | $168,386 | 1 |
| FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE | FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $168,000 | 159 | |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $168,000 | 73 |
| — | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $168,000 | 70 |
| NONE | OPERATION GUARDIAN SUPPORT PAC | — | Super PAC | $167,748 | 1 |
| GREENBERG TRAURIG P.A. | GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $167,700 | 78 |
| — | JUNTOS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $167,500 | 32 |
| CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. | CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $167,100 | 54 |
| — | ASURION LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASURION PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $167,000 | 48 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $166,987 | 59 |
| PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $166,500 | 50 | |
| — | MEDTRONIC INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $166,500 | 54 |
| NIKE, INC. | NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $166,000 | 67 |
| — | CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $165,500 | 49 |
| NONE | FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $165,500 | 38 |
| — | VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $165,150 | 91 | |
| — | ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $165,000 | 68 | |
| NONE | CFF | — | Super PAC | $164,856 | 1 |
| METLIFE INC. | METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A | PAC (multicandidate) | $164,500 | 60 | |
| ALZHEIMER'S IMPACT MOVEMENT | ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $164,500 | 60 |
| GOLDFINCH PAC | THE HAWKEYE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $163,500 | 25 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $163,000 | 63 |
| NONE | AMERICAN HONOR PAC | — | Super PAC | $162,799 | 1 |
| — | MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $162,500 | 23 |
| — | MOTOR CITY PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $162,500 | 20 |
| ALTICOR, INC. | ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $161,500 | 45 |
| — | HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $161,500 | 79 |
| WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE | WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $161,500 | 135 |
| — | HAWAII PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $161,000 | 19 |
| DE LA CRUZ | KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $160,500 | 36 |
| — | FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $160,000 | 65 |
| MURPHY | AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $160,000 | 22 |
| — | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $159,750 | 67 |
| NONE | RESISTANCE PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $159,710 | 19 |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION | BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $159,500 | 78 |
| — | COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | — | Super PAC | $159,000 | 1 |
| — | UNITED STATES PEANUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (US PEANUT PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $158,500 | 38 |
| NONE | ZINC COLLECTIVE PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $158,333 | 21 |
| — | HMS SCRAP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $158,000 | 32 |
| GARBARINO VICTORY FUND | BAKER PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $157,500 | 23 |
| TEAM ROGERS | GLCF, INC. | — | Super PAC | $157,500 | 1 |
| — | WAY BACK PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $157,053 | 15 |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $157,000 | 70 |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS | NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $156,500 | 46 |
| — | THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $156,000 | 42 |
| SERCO INC. | SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $156,000 | 31 |
| FIRSTENERGY CORP. | FIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $155,500 | 32 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLARD PARTNERS | $63,860,000 | 369 | 12 | 760 |
| BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | $41,500,000 | 378 | 344 | 771 |
| LOC COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | $40,000,000 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | $39,500,000 | 1 | 720 | 2 |
| AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | $35,930,000 | 321 | 250 | 654 |
| BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | $34,905,000 | 363 | 34 | 632 |
| CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. | $31,270,000 | 375 | 338 | 778 |
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | $28,100,000 | 341 | 470 | 702 |
| MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC | $27,140,000 | 185 | 45 | 323 |
| CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | $25,800,000 | 134 | 15 | 297 |
| CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC | $22,587,558 | 158 | 0 | 340 |
| AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | $21,583,000 | 1 | 554 | 4 |
| INVARIANT LLC | $21,410,000 | 214 | 290 | 386 |
| THORN RUN PARTNERS | $19,080,000 | 266 | 141 | 544 |
| CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. | $15,960,000 | 184 | 194 | 375 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS | $15,460,000 | 1 | 76 | 1 |
| CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC | $14,920,000 | 177 | 762 | 356 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | $14,145,000 | 191 | 50 | 382 |
| MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | $13,720,000 | 123 | 4 | 261 |
| S-3 GROUP | $13,630,000 | 124 | 60 | 260 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.