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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NADLER VICTORY FUND | SHARICE FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $65,000 | 42 | — | |
| — | AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $64,750 | 21 | $342,941 |
| OWNER OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION | OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA OOIDA-PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $64,500 | 25 | $91,396 |
| OPTION CARE HEALTH, INC. | OPTION CARE HEALTH, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $64,000 | 34 | $87,209 |
| NONE | BUILDING BRIDGES PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $64,000 | 23 | $92,107 |
| FLINT LEADERSHIP PAC | LEADERSHIP IN ACTION | — | Hybrid PAC | $63,561 | 2 | $209,538 |
| AMERICAN ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOC. (ARTBA) | AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,500 | 28 | $102,151 |
| WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC | WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,500 | 24 | $34,429 |
| AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED | AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,500 | 21 | $118,358 |
| — | CONCORDIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,500 | 12 | $29,821 |
| — | TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,500 | 18 | $35,890 |
| — | EL SUENO AMERICANO | — | PAC | $63,500 | 14 | $0 |
| DOWNING | CONSERVATIVE SERVICE ACTION RESULTS (CSAR) PAC | — | PAC | $63,200 | 24 | $62 |
| — | NIRON MAGNETICS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,100 | 16 | $38,792 |
| BARRETT | B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,025 | 13 | $12,591 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION | PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PCMA PAC) | — | PAC | $63,000 | 54 | $22,945 |
| — | NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,000 | 32 | $482,145 |
| — | AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC | — | PAC | $63,000 | 54 | $62,740 |
| NONE | HOLD THE LINE PAC | — | Super PAC | $63,000 | 3 | $78,987 |
| — | ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $63,000 | 21 | $67,709 |
| GENERAL MILLS INC. | GENERAL MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 21 | $143,546 | |
| CELANESE CORPORATION | CELANESE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 20 | $22,297 |
| TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 26 | $203,734 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY | EYEPAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 27 | $500,724 |
| NONE | PAKISTANI AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAK-PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 15 | $-11,441 |
| NONE | USACS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 16 | $234,867 |
| — | VICTORY EAST | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 16 | $37,135 |
| — | JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 43 | $10,747 |
| — | MN8 ENERGY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MN8 PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,500 | 15 | $32,235 |
| — | FAEGRE DRINKER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAEGRE DRINKER PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,495 | 34 | $117,820 |
| THALES USA, INC | THALES USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (THALES USA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,250 | 26 | $44,393 |
| NONE | CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP FUND | — | Super PAC | $62,177 | 1 | $1,792 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,000 | 9 | $203,737 |
| NONE | SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $62,000 | 37 | — | |
| THE PRIVATE INVESTOR COALITION, INC. | THE PRIVATE INVESTOR COALITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,000 | 19 | $8,138 |
| — | HIGGINBOTHAM INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $62,000 | 22 | $249,730 |
| NONE | SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,500 | 9 | $172,013 | |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,500 | 28 | $328,867 |
| — | GW PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,500 | 42 | $775,262 | |
| EISAI INC. | EISAI INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,500 | 29 | $97,186 |
| — | INSPIRE BRANDS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,500 | 21 | $146,073 |
| — | ITG HOLDINGS U.S.A. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA ITG PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,500 | 20 | $117,470 |
| — | TEXAS RED | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,500 | 14 | $295,249 |
| THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE | FERT PAC (THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,000 | 29 | $60,912 |
| — | ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,000 | 22 | $0 |
| TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION | TRALAPAC (TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,000 | 19 | $61,417 |
| — | BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION PAC (BE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,000 | 18 | $68,145 |
| — | FIRST IN TEXAS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $61,000 | 25 | $34,430 |
| — | RAYONIER, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $60,800 | 22 | $232,348 |
| AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION-POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (ASLRRA-PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $60,750 | 15 | $18,537 |
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.