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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION | AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $38,500 | 25 | $315,611 |
| GRAYROBINSON P.A. | GRAYROBINSON P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $38,500 | 23 | $27,439 | |
| RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC (RENEWABLE FUELS PAC) | RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC (RENEWABLE FUELS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $38,500 | 15 | $181,074 |
| — | TOGETHER EVERYONE REALIZES REAL IMPACT | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $38,500 | 9 | $59,416 |
| ORGANON & CO. | ORGANON & CO. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $38,500 | 20 | $164,979 |
| — | COURIER PLUS, INC. D/B/A DUTCHIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $38,500 | 17 | $55,626 |
| — | LYNTRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $38,500 | 8 | $39,299 |
| — | INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $38,000 | 27 | $129,327 |
| SMITH VICTORY | JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $38,000 | 11 | — | |
| — | RESIST RECLAIM REBUILD PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $38,000 | 12 | $276,005 |
| — | SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $38,000 | 17 | — | |
| TEAM RILEY | MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA, INC. | House campaign | $38,000 | 18 | — | |
| NC STRONG BUCKHOUT, HARRIGAN, KNOTT, MCDOWELL, MOORE | BRAD KNOTT FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $38,000 | 10 | — | |
| — | CHIME FINANCIAL, INC. PAC (CHIME PAC) | — | PAC | $38,000 | 20 | $15,360 |
| — | BLUE BATTLEGROUND PROJECT | — | Hybrid PAC | $37,848 | 9 | $5,210 |
| SCHWARZE | NO FAIL MISSION PAC | — | PAC | $37,545 | 8 | $51,332 |
| — | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | Super PAC | $37,540 | 1 | $646,179 |
| NONE | MCDERMOTT PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $37,500 | 28 | $133,748 |
| — | BUILD AMERICA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $37,500 | 28 | $517,266 |
| HARDWOOD FEDERATION | HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $37,500 | 28 | $53,061 |
| — | HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $37,500 | 7 | $20,483 |
| NONE | CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $37,500 | 23 | — | |
| TENABLE, INC. | TENABLE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TENABLE PAC) | — | PAC | $37,500 | 16 | $5,371 |
| DOORDASH, INC. | DOORDASH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DASHPAC) | — | PAC | $37,500 | 21 | $22,560 |
| EZELL | NEW SHERIFF PAC | — | PAC | $37,500 | 11 | $3,388 |
| — | KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND-FEDERAL | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $37,100 | 19 | $57,076 |
| ALLIANZ OF AMERICA CORPORATION | AZOA SERVICES CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALLIANZ OF AMERICA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $37,000 | 27 | $163,176 |
| — | C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $37,000 | 7 | $17,414 |
| THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY | THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $37,000 | 59 | $35,229 |
| FRIENDS OF BURCHETT | BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $37,000 | 19 | — | |
| FLEISCHMANN | NOOGA PAC | — | PAC | $37,000 | 27 | $69,775 |
| — | HONORING AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PAC | — | Super PAC | $37,000 | 2 | $2,611 |
| — | THE MAJORITY | — | PAC | $37,000 | 15 | $16,608 |
| — | PRECISION METALFORMING ASSOCIATION VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY COMMITTEE (PMAVIC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,500 | 20 | $88,551 |
| NONE | PLAIN STATE PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,500 | 19 | $166,772 | |
| — | TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (TECHNET) FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,500 | 22 | $72,578 |
| — | PHYSICIAN-LED HEALTHCARE FOR AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PHA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,500 | 11 | $32,323 |
| DULCICH INC. DBA PACIFIC SEAFOOD GROUP | DULCICH INC DBA PACIFIC SEAFOOD GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,500 | 16 | $1,040,132 |
| — | CONSUMER CREDIT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION DBA CONSUMER CREDIT INDUSTRY ASSOC PAC (CCIA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,500 | 12 | $67,120 |
| U.S. MORTGAGE INSURERS | U.S. MORTGAGE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (USMI-PAC) | — | PAC | $36,500 | 18 | $39,000 |
| FONG VICTORY FUND | VINCE FONG FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $36,500 | 15 | — | |
| LOCAL 98 IBEW | INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,499 | 4 | $12,753,857 |
| GOTTHEIMER | JERSEY VALUES PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,255 | 10 | $851,068 |
| DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Party committee (qualified) | $36,180 | 7 | $231,766 | |
| NONE | OUT OF THE SWAMP PAC | — | Super PAC | $36,025 | 1 | $51,624 |
| — | CEMEX INC. EMPLOYEES PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,000 | 10 | $364,899 |
| WAWA INC | WAWA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,000 | 17 | $68,521 |
| UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY | UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE U.S. & CANADA LOCAL 447 FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,000 | 8 | $1,729,817 |
| OHIO CORN & WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION | OHIO CORN AND WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $36,000 | 8 | $107,092 |
| EQUALITY CONGRESS | MARK TAKANO FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $36,000 | 15 | — |
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.