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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPG INDUSTRIES INC. | PPG INDUSTRIES INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $44,000 | 13 | $148,331 |
| — | CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $44,000 | 9 | $32,623 |
| ACADEMY OF NURITION AND DIETETICS | ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $44,000 | 19 | $245,240 |
| — | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $44,000 | 22 | — | |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AAEM PAC | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AAEM PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $44,000 | 17 | $218,839 |
| SECURITY FINANCE CORPORATION OF SPARTANBURG | SECURITY FINANCE CORPORATION OF SPARTANBURG AND AFFILIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $44,000 | 17 | $104,175 |
| — | ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'ALUMINUM PAC' | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $44,000 | 19 | $77,892 |
| DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. | DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $44,000 | 17 | $35,100 |
| — | LGBTQ CONNECTION PAC | — | Super PAC | $43,826 | 3 | $617,624 |
| — | OUR VIRGINIA PAC | — | Super PAC | $43,761 | 1 | $0 |
| EATON CORPORATION | EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,500 | 19 | $205,470 |
| ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE | ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,500 | 18 | $242,286 |
| CCFI COMPANIES LLC (FKA CHECKSMART FINANCIAL LLC AND CCFI LLC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CCFI COMPANIES LLC (FKA CHECKSMART FINANCIAL LLC AND CCFI LLC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,500 | 15 | $101,457 |
| ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC | ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELBIT AMERICA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,500 | 34 | $133,342 |
| THE MOSAIC COMPANY | THE MOSAIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MOSAICPAC) | — | PAC | $43,500 | 10 | $77,681 |
| EHEALTH INC. | EHEALTH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EHEALTH PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,500 | 22 | $134,782 |
| NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS | NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,500 | 19 | $228,780 |
| NONE | TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $43,500 | 16 | $57,904 |
| — | THE ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FEDERAL AG PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,500 | 12 | $119,345 |
| NONE | ARIZONA QUALITY PAC | — | Super PAC | $43,381 | 1 | $32,343 |
| NONE | NIXON PEABODY LLP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,250 | 17 | $18,712 |
| BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,100 | 10 | $887,242 |
| TIBERI | PIONEER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,000 | 8 | $50,903 |
| — | JUSTICE FREEDOM & LIBERTY PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $43,000 | 20 | $237,794 | |
| — | COMPETITIVE MARKETS PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $43,000 | 17 | $21,818 |
| — | PAC OF APPLES | — | PAC | $43,000 | 27 | $2,072 |
| — | THE MAJORITY RULES | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $42,750 | 12 | $18,842 |
| — | RESCARE, INC. DBA BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES LEGACY FUND (BRIGHTSPRING LEGACY FUND) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $42,700 | 17 | $183,448 |
| FEDORCHAK | RIGHT TRACK USA PAC | — | PAC | $42,600 | 16 | $1,218 |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | FIFTH THIRD BANCORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $42,500 | 9 | $82,315 |
| RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC. | RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA DOMTAR PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $42,500 | 32 | $59,457 |
| — | MESSER CONSTRUCTION CO PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $42,500 | 19 | $92,672 |
| DIANA VICTORY FUND | TENNESSEE TOUGH PAC | — | PAC | $42,500 | 25 | $6,190 |
| NONE | BROKER ACTION COALITION PAC (BACPAC) | — | Hybrid PAC | $42,500 | 16 | $163,695 |
| ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC. | ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA ULTRAGENYX PAC) | — | PAC | $42,500 | 16 | $5,674 |
| — | VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VARDA PAC) | — | PAC | $42,500 | 19 | $34,926 |
| NONE | 1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC | — | Super PAC | $42,114 | 1 | $713 |
| LATTA VICTORY FUND | LATTA FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $42,000 | 18 | — | |
| UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC (UTIPAC) | CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $42,000 | 27 | $38,650 |
| — | IMPACT COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $42,000 | 20 | $3,287 |
| — | TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $42,000 | 8 | — | |
| — | ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $42,000 | 14 | $72,477 |
| JAKE ELLZEY VICTORY FUND | JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $42,000 | 22 | — | |
| — | THE BENCH | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $42,000 | 12 | $205,167 |
| — | SQUARE DEAL PAC | — | PAC | $42,000 | 10 | $114,399 |
| — | SECOND FRONT SYSTEMS INC PAC | — | PAC | $41,608 | 19 | $19,153 |
| NONE | FREEDOM PA | — | Super PAC | $41,509 | 2 | $426,293 |
| MUTUAL OF OMAHA | MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $41,500 | 15 | $498,251 |
| WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. | WEC ENERGY GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $41,500 | 17 | $76,096 |
| THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. | THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. PAC (AKA THE HARTFORD ADVOCATES FUND) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $41,500 | 22 | $85,924 |
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 |
| BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | $38,595,000 | 363 | 36 | 696 |
| AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | $35,930,000 | 321 | 250 | 654 |
| CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. | $31,270,000 | 375 | 338 | 778 |
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | $28,100,000 | 341 | 470 | 702 |
| MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC | $27,740,000 | 185 | 47 | 332 |
| CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | $25,800,000 | 134 | 15 | 297 |
| CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC | $22,587,558 | 158 | 0 | 340 |
| INVARIANT LLC | $21,770,000 | 214 | 304 | 391 |
| AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | $21,583,000 | 1 | 554 | 4 |
| 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 | $15,010,000 | 177 | 766 | 358 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | $14,145,000 | 191 | 50 | 382 |
| MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | $14,110,000 | 135 | 334 | 266 |
| MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | $13,720,000 | 123 | 4 | 261 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.