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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AMERICAS CORP. | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AMERICAS CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IFAM PAC) | — | PAC | $22,500 | 14 | $39,253 |
| POPULUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | POPULUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 12 | $188,294 |
| ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 139 | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 3 | $72,115 |
| TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION | TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TEPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 7 | $119,427 |
| INVESTMENT ADVISER ASSOCIATION | INVESTMENT ADVISER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IAA-PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 9 | $90,931 |
| JEFF PAC | DENHAM FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $22,500 | 10 | — | |
| VGM GROUP INC. | VGM GROUP INC PAC (VGM PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 6 | $56,927 |
| — | CONSUMER FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 6 | $49,156 |
| HANNOVER LIFE REASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | HANNOVER LIFE REASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA PAC | — | PAC | $22,500 | 6 | $118,862 |
| SAILDRONE INC. | SAILDRONE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAILPAC) | — | PAC | $22,500 | 11 | $2,462 |
| NONE | FUSION POWER PAC | — | PAC | $22,500 | 9 | $22,313 |
| — | MAKE ACCOUNTABILITY GREAT AGAIN PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 5 | $26,890 | |
| BUDZINSKI VICTORY FUND | NIKKI FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $22,400 | 18 | — | |
| E-PAC MAJORITY MAKERS | FEDORCHAK FOR ND | House campaign | $22,400 | 22 | — | |
| — | OUTPATIENT ENDOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL SOCIETY PAC (OEIS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,300 | 7 | $156,928 |
| NONE | TURKISH COALITON USA PAC (TC-USA PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,250 | 16 | $5,283 | |
| — | ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $22,144 | 11 | $251,050 |
| — | SKOL PAC | PAC | $22,037 | 6 | $0 | |
| AUSTIN INDUSTRIES COMPANIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | AUSTIN INDUSTRIES COMPANIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 11 | $56,814 |
| BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC | BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT 'BIRPC PAC' | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 12 | $76,082 |
| — | MAERSK AGENCY U.S.A., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAERSK PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 14 | $136,251 |
| — | COSTELLO FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | House campaign | $22,000 | 9 | — | |
| — | INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS PAC (IEC PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 14 | $82,937 |
| — | PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 19 | $22,402 |
| EVE HOLDING, INC | EMBRAER AIRCRAFT HOLDING, INC. - EVE HOLDING, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EMBRAER-EVE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 8 | $119,485 |
| — | FRIENDS FOR CHRIS STEWART, INC. | House campaign | $22,000 | 9 | — | |
| — | BEER INSTITUTE PAC (BEER PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 14 | $44,995 |
| — | FIGHTING FOR SOUTH TEXAS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 4 | $180,000 |
| — | NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,000 | 22 | $23,404 |
| IONQ, INC. | IONQ, INC. PAC | — | PAC | $22,000 | 5 | $25,200 |
| SIMON | ON THE MOVE PAC | — | PAC | $22,000 | 13 | $19,229 |
| — | CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $22,000 | 5 | $0 |
| — | BAMA PAC | — | PAC | $22,000 | 9 | $18,672 |
| BLUE WATER AUTONOMY, INC. | BLUE WATER AUTONOMY, INC. PAC | — | PAC | $22,000 | 4 | $5,000 |
| — | JUST ELECT SUPER STARS PAC | — | PAC | $22,000 | 8 | $9,691 |
| — | SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAREPTA PAC) | — | PAC | $21,700 | 15 | $23,972 |
| ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF MISSISSIPPI | ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF MISSISSIPPI ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION | PAC (multicandidate) | $21,500 | 5 | $452,059 | |
| PACCAR INC | PEOPLE PAC (PACCAR INC EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $21,500 | 10 | $95,190 | |
| — | INTERNATIONAL WOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $21,500 | 7 | $116,114 |
| ENVELOPE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | ENVELOPE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $21,500 | 7 | $-2,627 |
| LOUISIANA RICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. | LOUISIANA RICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $21,500 | 9 | $89,139 |
| YODER KANSAS VICTORY FUND | YOPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $21,500 | 22 | $129,734 |
| AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $21,500 | 9 | $14,500 |
| NONE | YUKON KUSKO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $21,500 | 8 | $22,742 |
| CARESOURCE MISSION | CARESOURCE MISSION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CARESOURCE MISSION PAC) | — | PAC | $21,500 | 10 | $113,287 |
| JOBY AERO INC. | JOBY AERO PAC | — | PAC | $21,500 | 11 | $104,000 |
| — | RESTORE TRUST PAC | — | PAC | $21,500 | 8 | $41,354 |
| THE BALDWIN GROUP, INC. | THE BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP, INC. FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC | $21,500 | 11 | $11,984 |
| — | NORMAL PAC | — | PAC | $21,500 | 6 | $16,978 |
| NONE | CLAUDE KEISSIEH FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $21,100 | 1 | — |
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.