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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC. | ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $106,000 | 19 | $78,271 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND | ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $106,000 | 62 | $199,431 |
| — | REJOICE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $106,000 | 19 | $72,797 |
| EQUALITY CONGRESS PROJECT PAC | EQUALITY PROJECT PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $106,000 | 21 | $69,217 |
| SYLVAMO CORPORATION | SYLVAMO CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $106,000 | 36 | $46,546 |
| NONE | AMERICANS4HINDUS PAC (MULTI-CANDIDATE) | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $105,250 | 18 | $317,788 | |
| — | KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $105,000 | 11 | $0 |
| — | PINEAPPLE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $105,000 | 14 | $23,001 |
| STEFANIK | E-PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $105,000 | 19 | $499,970 |
| — | SERVICE FIRST PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $105,000 | 32 | $20,425 |
| — | CROSSPARTISAN PAC II | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $104,500 | 31 | $7,553 |
| — | FIRST PRINCIPLES DIGITAL | — | Hybrid PAC | $104,346 | 7 | $815,143 |
| AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION | AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $104,000 | 43 | $229,873 |
| FINSTAD | FIELD OF DREAMS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $104,000 | 26 | $36,864 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $103,700 | 52 | $55,287 |
| FOXX | VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $103,500 | 26 | $45,536 |
| — | ADPAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE | — | Super PAC | $103,087 | 1 | $1,067 |
| — | TEAMHEALTH HOLDINGS INC PAC (TEAMHEALTH PROVIDERS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $103,000 | 22 | $250,960 |
| — | DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $102,500 | 23 | $996,148 |
| SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION | SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $102,500 | 18 | $31,055 |
| — | DEPENDABLE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $102,500 | 28 | $69,771 |
| LANGWORTHY | CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $102,500 | 26 | $32,290 |
| DIAZ-BALART | MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $102,000 | 39 | $53,365 |
| — | SOCK IT TO 'EM PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $102,000 | 19 | $283,499 |
| — | GLAUKOS IPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $102,000 | 30 | $482,382 |
| — | NEPA NEXT PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $102,000 | 17 | $12,980 |
| — | TRIED-AND-TRUE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $101,500 | 33 | $130,236 |
| — | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $101,000 | 41 | $193,456 |
| — | BAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $101,000 | 22 | $244,695 |
| — | BLUE MAJORITY PROJECT | — | Hybrid PAC | $100,775 | 7 | $36,280 |
| — | BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $100,500 | 26 | $323,857 |
| — | MIDWEST VALUES PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $100,000 | 23 | $592,907 |
| — | EQUALITY CALIFORNIA VOTES | — | Super PAC | $100,000 | 1 | $6,816 |
| — | SEAL PAC USA | — | Super PAC | $100,000 | 1 | $98,583 |
| — | BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $100,000 | 16 | $67,627 |
| — | UNITED WE SUCCEED | — | Independent-expenditure filer | $100,000 | 1 | $0 |
| NONE | LIBERTY AND ORDER COMMITTEE | — | Super PAC | $99,998 | 1 | $0 |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $99,500 | 35 | $122,773 |
| SMITH | CONCERNED AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM & OPPORTUNITY PAC (CAFO PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $99,500 | 26 | $275,948 |
| MEUSER | PA-FIRST PAC | — | PAC | $99,500 | 18 | $27,907 |
| AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC | AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $99,000 | 86 | $7,845 |
| — | FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $99,000 | 27 | $592,591 |
| NASDAQ, INC. | NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $99,000 | 40 | $94,007 |
| SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY | SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $99,000 | 35 | $385,808 |
| — | NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $99,000 | 17 | $7,025 |
| — | BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $99,000 | 44 | $34,217 |
| — | VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $98,874 | 29 | $131,391 |
| AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $98,500 | 19 | $46,775 |
| — | CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $98,500 | 28 | $51,790 |
| TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION | TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $98,000 | 38 | $582,415 |
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.