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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) | PAC (multicandidate) | $79,500 | 51 | $193,462 | |
| — | SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $79,500 | 44 | $71,051 |
| — | HEARTDOCPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $79,205 | 43 | $174,258 |
| KIRBY CORPORATION | KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $79,000 | 27 | $205,728 |
| — | LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $79,000 | 22 | $18,442 |
| SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC. | SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC PAC SUN LIFE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $79,000 | 34 | $62,563 |
| — | JOBS AND THE ECONOMY PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $79,000 | 15 | $5,866 |
| SHIFT5 | SHIFT5 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $78,700 | 23 | $12,637 |
| JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. | JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,500 | 22 | $160,712 |
| STERIS CORPORATION | STERIS CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. STERIS EMPLOYEE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,500 | 24 | $194,692 |
| ASTELLAS US LLC | ASTELLAS US LLC PAC (ASTELLAS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,500 | 38 | $232,414 |
| NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC. | NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOMURAPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,500 | 28 | $50,055 |
| — | PAC FOR GOOD | — | PAC | $78,500 | 75 | $6,014 |
| — | FLIP THE CONGRESS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,500 | 15 | $80,259 |
| ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'ZIMMER BIOMET PAC') | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,000 | 30 | $16,078 |
| KUSTOFF | DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,000 | 22 | $55,617 |
| BACON | BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,000 | 23 | $6,013 |
| ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC | ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $78,000 | 17 | $274,171 |
| — | TEXTILE RENTAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TRSAPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,500 | 21 | $559,463 |
| TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC) | TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,500 | 45 | $160,494 |
| GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. | GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,500 | 51 | $460,069 |
| SIEMENS CORPORATION | SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,500 | 47 | $116,180 |
| IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPSEN EMPLOYEE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,500 | 12 | $28,470 |
| PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. | PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PTC-PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,500 | 30 | $30,524 |
| — | NO SURRENDER FUND | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $77,500 | 13 | $211,553 |
| THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS | ARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,000 | 26 | $224,510 |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,000 | 52 | $176,493 |
| — | FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,000 | 32 | $0 |
| — | LSTA, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,000 | 33 | $69,047 |
| — | FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,000 | 13 | $35,763 |
| — | SPIKE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,000 | 50 | $30,241 |
| DAVIS | PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $77,000 | 22 | $40,095 |
| PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP | PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEGPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,999 | 25 | $121,974 |
| RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION | RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,500 | 39 | $15,848 |
| AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,500 | 28 | $110,317 |
| TEAM MCHENRY | INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,500 | 25 | $556,151 |
| — | AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,500 | 23 | $8,267 |
| NONE | EDPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,250 | 36 | $22,268 |
| — | TORCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,000 | 25 | $169,024 |
| — | COMMON GOOD PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,000 | 19 | $206,616 |
| LEE | BEAT THE ODDS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,000 | 12 | $17,594 |
| COINBASE INC. | COINBASE, INC. INNOVATION PAC (COINBASE INNOVATION PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $76,000 | 50 | $11,470 |
| — | INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION FRESH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRESH PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $75,500 | 53 | $231,518 |
| — | WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $75,500 | 38 | $151,276 |
| — | MOUNTAINEER PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $75,500 | 19 | $41,835 |
| — | SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $75,500 | 13 | $118,735 |
| NONE | GEORGIA FIRST ACTION PAC | — | Super PAC | $75,445 | 1 | $1,269 |
| — | MAINTAINING AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $75,440 | 17 | $1,836 |
| NONE | ARPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $75,000 | 15 | $126,250 |
| FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF TOPEKA | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF TOPEKA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $75,000 | 21 | $82,638 |
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.