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:
Organization
Committee
Candidates
- 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.
- Cash on hand
- The committee's own reported balance at the close of its last reporting period, taken from its FEC summary filing — not a total of the itemized contributions beside it. A dash means no summary filing is on file for this committee.
Full definitions in the methodology glossary.
4259 committees.
| Funding organization | Committee | Party | Type | Total given | Recipients | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | REBUILD AMERICA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $128,200 | 51 | $86,627 |
| — | DSCC | Party committee (qualified) | $128,000 | 3 | $40,976,843 | |
| UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPAC | UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $128,000 | 61 | $408,634 |
| NONE | NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $128,000 | 43 | — | |
| AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $128,000 | 48 | $116,874 |
| LEE | DOUBLE L PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $128,000 | 40 | $190,955 |
| AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $127,500 | 39 | $11,652 |
| THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. | THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. FEDERAL PAC (AKA HARTFORD ADVOCATES FEDERAL FUND) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $127,500 | 47 | $59,597 |
| — | BLUE MOMENTUM PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $127,500 | 53 | $99,293 |
| NONE | JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $127,000 | 47 | $164,502 |
| TIRRC VOTES PAC | TENNESSEE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS COALITION VOTES ACTION PAC | — | Super PAC | $126,913 | 2 | $19 |
| — | DENTONS US LLP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $126,749 | 83 | $57,493 |
| BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION | BLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $126,000 | 32 | $237,139 | |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC | GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $126,000 | 63 | $82,756 |
| NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $125,500 | 63 | $343,178 |
| WOMACK MAJORITY FUND | RAZOR PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $125,500 | 34 | $75,991 |
| — | PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $125,500 | 33 | $310,578 |
| — | INVEST IN TOMORROW COALITION PAC | — | Super PAC | $125,000 | 1 | $5,131,619 |
| SWISHER INTERNATIONAL INC | SWISHER INTERNATIONAL INC PAC FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $124,315 | 26 | $257,952 |
| ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA | ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $123,500 | 17 | $88,551 |
| — | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $123,500 | 58 | $42,297 |
| — | BULLDOG PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $123,083 | 36 | $371,356 |
| — | RED SENATE | — | Super PAC | $123,046 | 15 | $31,635 |
| THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS | AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $123,000 | 59 | $178,200 | |
| TRINET GROUP INC. | TRINET GROUP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $123,000 | 30 | $268,376 |
| — | HALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $123,000 | 22 | $42,155 |
| AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC RESOURCES PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $122,500 | 36 | $32,985 |
| — | LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $122,500 | 77 | $85,982 |
| — | A NEW DIRECTION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $122,500 | 15 | $142,419 |
| — | LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $122,500 | 15 | $311,320 |
| ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALNYLAM PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $122,400 | 38 | $30,230 |
| BRANDON GILL VICTORY FUND | TEXAS VALUES PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $122,250 | 28 | $656 |
| — | DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $122,000 | 22 | $668,731 |
| NELNET, INC. | NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $122,000 | 30 | $295,531 |
| SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) | SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $121,500 | 103 | $67,396 |
| — | PUGET PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $121,500 | 31 | $60,380 |
| — | ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $121,500 | 41 | $25,479 |
| GARMIN INTERNATIONAL | GARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $121,500 | 30 | $147,522 |
| BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN | BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $121,250 | 23 | $26,092 | |
| DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION | DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEC PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $121,000 | 32 | $211,521 |
| — | FEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $121,000 | 29 | $94,791 |
| JOHNSON CONTROLS INC. | JOHNSON CONTROLS INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $120,500 | 40 | $316,552 |
| CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION | CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION PAC (CAC PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $120,500 | 15 | $80,548 |
| AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. | AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $120,500 | 48 | $155,167 |
| CACI INTERNATIONAL INC | CACI INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CACI PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $120,300 | 33 | $150,759 |
| — | SEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $120,000 | 19 | $132,852 |
| LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, MIDWEST REGION | MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $120,000 | 25 | $805,805 |
| — | DIRIGO PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $120,000 | 22 | $948,723 |
| COLORADO RED WAVE VICTORY FUND | COLORADO WESTERN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC | $120,000 | 27 | $12,832 | |
| — | MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MCKINSEY PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $120,000 | 23 | $233,166 |
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.