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:

Organization Committee Candidates
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
NAMMO INC. NAMMO INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $19,000 8 $2,079
FUEL FOR THE FUTURE PAC PAC (multicandidate) $19,000 4 $16,178
SOUTHERN CROWN PARTNERS' SOUTHERN CROWN PARTNERS' EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC PAC $19,000 5 $924
DEMOCRACY THROUGH VOTING Super PAC $18,758 2 $6,814
CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,750 15 $16,137
COYOTE PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,711 8 $0
TELAPEX INC PAC TELAPEX INC PAC PAC $18,600 8 $65,483
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER COMPANIES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER COMPANIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAWC - PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 7 $48,471
AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 8 $191,912
AMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC. AMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC. EMPLOYEES PAC (AKA AMRIZE US EMPLOYEES PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 6 $80,006
NONE ANESTHESIA SERVICE MEDICAL GROUP ADVOCACY FUND PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 13 $774
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 11 $164,170
BUILDING FOUNDATIONS & LANDMARK OPPORTUNITIES PAC (BFLO PAC) Democratic PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 3 $158,334
AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER GROUP, INC. FREEDOM PAC / ARC FREEDOM PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 10 $88,170
CNG HOLDINGS, INC. CNG HOLDINGS, INC. PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 8 $37,531
THE AARON'S COMPANY, INC. THE AARON'S COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 11 $164,610
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC. PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 14 $30,971
NONE BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 9 $40,195
ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUVSI PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 13 $13,638
STAR PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 5 $42,141
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PAC PAC $18,500 4 $72,785
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RHEEM PAC) PAC $18,500 10 $77,300
NONE AMERICAN DISTRIBUTED POWER PAC Hybrid PAC $18,500 8 $432,039
TRANSMISSION PAC PAC $18,500 9 $49,779
SPEAK UP PAC Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) $18,500 8 $291,463
NONE HELLCATS PAC PAC $18,500 5 $18,724
NONE FIGHT FOR FAIR LINES PAC Hybrid PAC $18,331 11 $1,732
COVISTA INC. COVISTA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COVISTA PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $18,250 7 $133,240
VIASAT, INC. VIASAT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('VIASAT PAC') PAC $18,250 10 $14,650
EQT CORPORATION PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 7 $40,939
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 8 $113,934
VIRGINIA PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION VIRGINIA PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC. AND NORTH CAROLINA PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC, INC. PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 8 $62,589
NONE TOGETHER FOR OUR MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 13 $424,491
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS INC. BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS INC. PAC PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 8 $64,519
TURNER VICTORY FUND CITIZENS FOR TURNER Republican House campaign $18,000 9
NONE CONAWAY FOR CONGRESS Republican House campaign $18,000 4
NONE DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 9 $47,747
DEXTER APACHE HOLDINGS INC PAC ('DEXTER APACHE PAC') PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 8 $25,272
THE WESTERVELT COMPANY THE WESTERVELT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 8 $62,738
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 7 $92,212
THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA Democratic Senate campaign $18,000 9
SENATE GOP WINNING WOMEN VICTORY COMMITTEE BRITT FOR ALABAMA INC Republican Senate campaign $18,000 3
PIM BRANDS INC PIM BRANDS INC. EMPLOYEE PAC PAC $18,000 7 $51,868
AMHP HOLDINGS CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIHEALTH CARITAS PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $18,000 17 $81,910
ONE COUNTRY, ONE DESTINY PAC PAC $18,000 5 $0
MOORE NC2DC LEADERSHIP PAC PAC $18,000 6 $46,833
FIG AND OLIVE ACTION FIG AND OLIVE ACTION PAC PAC $17,859 15 $6,146
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY - SOLANO COUNTY AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY OF CALIFORNIA AIP Party committee $17,858 2 $3,984
NEVADANS FOR AFFORDABILITY PAC Super PAC $17,672 1 $0
NONE ABLE DEMS PAC PAC $17,556 11 $27,304

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 reportedClientsBill mentionsFilings
BALLARD PARTNERS $63,860,000 369 12 760
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $56,450,000 1 1077 3
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $43,115,000 364 36 777
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP $42,280,000 378 363 780
LOC COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION $40,000,000 1 24 2
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD $35,930,000 321 250 655
MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC $31,970,000 185 49 374
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. $31,530,000 376 338 784
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $30,040,000 1 160 2
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP $28,400,000 341 479 711
CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS $25,950,000 135 15 299
INVARIANT LLC $24,840,000 214 359 432
CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC $22,587,558 158 0 340
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $21,583,000 1 554 4
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $19,570,000 1 136 2
THORN RUN PARTNERS $19,490,000 266 155 557
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. $16,020,000 184 194 376
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC $15,440,000 177 769 367
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $14,840,000 1 35 2
THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. $14,540,000 1 18 2

Source: Senate LDA filings.