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.
4307 committees.
| Funding organization | Committee | Party | Type | Total given | Recipients | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NEMA PAC') | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,500 | 22 | $21,268 |
| — | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,500 | 14 | $779,560 |
| — | ASIAN AMERICAN ACTION FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,500 | 15 | $23,399 |
| NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,500 | 16 | $135,693 |
| PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPORATION | PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,500 | 5 | $39,850 |
| — | CROWELL & MORING LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C&M PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,500 | 12 | $0 |
| — | VELVET HAMMER PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,500 | 7 | $8,271 |
| DIVERSIFIED GAS AND OIL CORPORATION | DIVERSIFIED GAS & OIL CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,500 | 11 | $64,582 |
| MESSMER VICTORY FUND | MESSMER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $27,500 | 15 | — | |
| LEPAGE VICTORY FUND | BOLD ACTION PAC | — | PAC | $27,500 | 6 | $-139 |
| ALBANIANS FOR AMERICA | ALBANIANS FOR AMERICA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,100 | 8 | $168 |
| — | WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,000 | 36 | $90,157 |
| PACIFICORP | PACIFICORP - PACIFIC POWER/ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,000 | 5 | $339,388 |
| — | CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CLIA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,000 | 6 | $23,932 |
| BACON VICTORY FUND | DON BACON FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $27,000 | 14 | — | |
| SLM CORPORATION | SLM CORPORATION PAC (SALLIE MAE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,000 | 14 | $112,959 |
| DUNN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF NEAL DUNN | House campaign | $27,000 | 20 | — | |
| — | SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,000 | 10 | $33,311 |
| — | HELLFIRE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $27,000 | 6 | $42,408 |
| — | PAC A PUNCH | — | PAC | $27,000 | 13 | $6,291 |
| — | PACIFIC DEFENSE STRATEGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $27,000 | 10 | $8,695 |
| — | GEVO, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEVO PAC) | — | PAC | $27,000 | 19 | $27,563 |
| NONE | TURN LEFT PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $26,735 | 5 | $37,667 |
| VOYA FINANCIAL, INC. | VOYA FINANCIAL, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VOYA FINANCIAL PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,700 | 10 | $259,303 |
| — | SAP PAC | — | PAC | $26,600 | 5 | $37,838 |
| — | HOMETOWN FREEDOM ACTION NETWORK | — | Super PAC | $26,598 | 2 | $1,219 |
| CORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. | CORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (CORE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,500 | 7 | $96,433 |
| — | MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE-MACPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,500 | 14 | $104,798 |
| PURPOSE FINANCIAL, LLC | PURPOSE FINANCIAL, LLC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,500 | 17 | $76,813 |
| TITUS | DEMOCRATS TIME IN NEVADA | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,500 | 7 | $98,838 | |
| DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE | DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE PAC (DEPA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,500 | 8 | $1,531 |
| — | AVANTUS LLC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,500 | 11 | $120,867 |
| FUSE INTEGRATION | FUSE INTEGRATION MISSION FIRST PAC | — | PAC | $26,500 | 6 | $46,000 |
| NONE | AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS PAC INC. | — | PAC | $26,500 | 7 | $103,264 |
| AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERICANHORT PAC) | AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERICANHORT PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,250 | 20 | $22,544 | |
| — | CLEAN PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,210 | 17 | $88,738 |
| — | FMC CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT PROGRAM | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,000 | 6 | $219,000 |
| — | NATIONAL STAR ROUTE MAIL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,000 | 9 | $103,483 |
| AON CORPORATION | AON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,000 | 14 | $117,749 |
| ULLICO INC. | ULLICO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ULLIPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,000 | 5 | $25,249 |
| — | DOGGETT FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $26,000 | 13 | — | |
| OTSUKA AMERICA, INC. | PHARMAVITE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PHARMAVITE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,000 | 26 | $83,781 |
| — | TEXAS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE ASSN TEX PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,000 | 16 | $37,649 |
| — | THE COLLECTIVE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,000 | 5 | $17,598 |
| — | MARK GREEN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $26,000 | 13 | — | |
| CRAMER | PRAYERIE PAC | — | PAC | $26,000 | 7 | $15,133 |
| HARIDOPOLOS VICTORY FUND | MIKE HARIDOPOLOS FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $26,000 | 22 | — | |
| GALAXY DIGITAL SERVICES II LLC | GALAXY DIGITAL SERVICES II LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GALAXY DIGITAL PAC) | — | PAC | $26,000 | 6 | $39,379 |
| — | FREEDOM DEMOCRATS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $26,000 | 17 | $433,784 |
| SIMPSON INVESTMENT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | GREEN DIAMOND RESOURCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $25,750 | 17 | $34,558 |
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.
Source: Senate LDA filings.