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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | EQUIFAX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,500 | 30 | $72,067 |
| — | APPRAISAL INSTITUTE PAC (AI PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,500 | 24 | $70,879 |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,500 | 13 | $24,830 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. | PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. STATE & FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA PRUDENTIAL STATE & FEDERAL PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,500 | 15 | $60,638 |
| MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC. | MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,500 | 36 | $129,747 |
| — | NEWS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEWS CORP PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,500 | 29 | $32,882 |
| — | CHENEGA CORPORATION PAC (CHENEGA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,500 | 12 | $307,731 |
| — | NORCAL WATER JOBS LIBERTY PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,500 | 17 | $3,076 | |
| — | DRAFTKINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DBA DRAFTKINGS PAC | — | PAC | $49,500 | 19 | $57,112 |
| NONE | HEALTHCARE FREEDOM SUPER PAC | — | Super PAC | $49,300 | 1 | $44,730 |
| — | HOUSTON PILOTS PAC | — | PAC | $49,300 | 15 | $204,617 |
| — | AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - BUSPAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,000 | 27 | $423,413 | |
| — | THE ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACI PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,000 | 27 | $476,217 |
| INTERNATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE | INTERNATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE FOR IMPROVEMENT AND BETTERMENT OF THE COUNTRY | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,000 | 14 | $6,534 | |
| — | SALEM MEDIA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,000 | 22 | $47,205 |
| NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/HORSE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,000 | 30 | $337,028 |
| — | MARCHANT GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND | PAC (multicandidate) | $49,000 | 13 | $746,274 | |
| WEBER VICTORY FUND | WEBER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $49,000 | 21 | — | |
| BOST VICTORY FUND | MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | House campaign | $49,000 | 15 | — | |
| NONE | FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $49,000 | 43 | $102,875 |
| MORAN VICTORY FUND | NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $49,000 | 25 | — | |
| ALFORD | MISSOURI TRUTH PAC | — | PAC | $49,000 | 19 | $2,817 |
| — | ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $48,925 | 33 | $90,533 |
| CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION | CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $48,500 | 29 | $191,244 |
| — | DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $48,500 | 32 | $59,359 |
| — | INDIANAENGRPAC | — | PAC | $48,500 | 19 | $47,970 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY PAC (AACAP-PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $48,250 | 28 | $31,601 |
| J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY | J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $48,000 | 14 | $100,329 |
| BUFFALO RIVER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VALLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $48,000 | 24 | $107,764 |
| — | AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $48,000 | 31 | $28,178 |
| MCGARVEY VICTORY FUND | MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $48,000 | 24 | — | |
| — | GE VERNOVA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $48,000 | 37 | $102,170 |
| — | BAUM PAC | — | PAC | $48,000 | 12 | $17,869 |
| NONE | SAVE AMERICA FUND | — | Super PAC | $47,789 | 1 | $303,326 |
| SAAB, INC. | SAAB, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAAB PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,700 | 28 | $34,002 |
| AMERICAN PORTABLE DIAGNOSTIC ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PORTABLE DIAGNOSTIC ASSOCIATION APDA-PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,637 | 24 | $12,011 | |
| — | BEAM SUNTORY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,600 | 14 | $144,445 |
| — | OLIN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (OLIN WINCHESTER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND) | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,500 | 19 | $96,908 | |
| — | SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,500 | 18 | $49,454 |
| AKERMAN LLP | AKERMAN LLP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,500 | 16 | $73,045 |
| CALPINE LLC | CALPINE LLC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,500 | 31 | $290,186 |
| RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $47,500 | 11 | $5,845 |
| KAPTUR | TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,500 | 8 | $269,660 |
| UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION | UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TELECOMPAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,000 | 44 | $166,961 | |
| LUCAS-ROBERTS VICTORY COMMITTEE | LUCAS FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $47,000 | 24 | — | |
| AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA | AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,000 | 18 | $191,036 |
| — | TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE, INC. TEXAS HOME CARE & HOSPICE PAC- FEDERAL | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,000 | 18 | $73,614 |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,000 | 14 | $56,444 |
| — | MAPLE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,000 | 10 | $64,176 |
| JAMES | MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $47,000 | 18 | $13,726 |
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 | $19,120,000 | 266 | 141 | 545 |
| 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.