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
THE KANSAS FARM BUREAU KANSAS FARM BUREAU VOTERS ORG/ELECT FARM BUREAU FRIENDS FUND (KS FARM BUR VOTE FBF FUND) PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 8 $169,994
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SURETYPAC) PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 8 $62,300
MILWAUKEE POLICE ASSOCIATION PAC MILWAUKEE POLICE ASSOCIATION PAC PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 7 $35,615
MASSACHUSETTS BIOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $16,500 6 $11,564
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. BI-PARTISAN COMM. FOR EFFECTIVE GOVT PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 8 $64,382
ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 10 $15,060
NONE SSA MARINE INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND AUT PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 7 $73,936
CSL BEHRING LLC CSL BEHRING LLC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CSL EMPLOYEES PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 9 $81,058
SOUNDEXCHANGE, INC. MUSIC SPEAKS: THE SOUNDEXCHANGE, INC. LEGISLATIVE FUND PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 14 $35,626
NONE COHNREZNICK LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 7 $44,824
BABIN HIGGINS VICTORY FUND DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESS Republican House campaign $16,500 17
SUFFOLK COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, INC. SUFFOLK COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INC PAC PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 4 $3,221
CLARK TRAHAN PRESSLEY VICTORY FUND LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE Democratic House campaign $16,500 16
AMERICAN MEDICAL REHABILITATION PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION INC. AMERICAN MEDICAL REHABILITATION PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC (AMRPA PAC) PAC $16,500 5 $60,870
DREAM BIG PAC PAC (multicandidate) $16,500 12 $119
AMERICA'S AWAKENING PAC MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS Republican House campaign $16,500 4
ONDER TIGER PAC PAC $16,500 5 $14,442
SPACESHIP EARTH PAC PAC $16,500 7 $16,069
MOSS & ASSOCIATES LLC MOSS & ASSOCIATES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MOSS FEDERAL PAC) PAC $16,400 14 $480,245
NORWEGIAN CRUISE CO. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCLH CRUISE FORWARD PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $16,250 4 $150,106
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. MDU RESOURCES GROUP GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND PAC (multicandidate) $16,200 9 $179,251
NONE PREMIUM CIGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PREMIUM CIGAR PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $16,071 10 $69,265
NONE SHOW ME VALOR PAC Super PAC $16,015 1 $186,519
TENNESSEE BANKERS ASSOCIATION TENNESSEE BANKERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 6 $67,297
FUTURES INDUSTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 7 $22,546
NORTHWEST NATURAL HOLDINGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 7 $33,937
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STEEL PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 12 $27,085
FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING INC. FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING INC. PAC PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 16 $709,773
MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MCAA-PAC) MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MCA-PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 6 $198,997
NONE FRIENDS OF TIBERI Republican House campaign $16,000 6
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABT PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 3 $64,298
ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE NAT PAC $16,000 6 $67,063
HANNON ARMSTRONG CAPITAL, LLC HANNON ARMSTRONG CAPITAL, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HASI PAC) PAC $16,000 11 $4,200
PINNACLE BANCORP INC. PAC PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 2 $33,290
AMERICA'S PHYSICIAN GROUPS AMERICA'S PHYSICIAN GROUPS PAC PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 8 $111,713
GENIE ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $16,000 3 $1,041
STEEL MANUFACTUERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 21ST CENTURY STEEL MAKERS COALITION (SMA PAC) PAC $16,000 7 $20,970
MILK RIVER PAC PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 13 $9,545
CHU TOGETHER WE RISE PAC $16,000 8 $64,272
TEAM JOYCE FOR PENNSYLVANIA DR JOHN JOYCE FOR CONGRESS Republican House campaign $16,000 4
MORELLE VICTORY FUND LEADERS IN LIFE ACTING COOPERATIVELY (LILAC) PAC PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 12 $91,720
VARGAS VICTORY FUND 2024 VARGAS FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $16,000 9
MOORE TRUSTWORTHY REPUBLICANS ALWAYS SERVE HUMBLY PAC $16,000 5 $8,776
FRESHMAN AGRICULTURAL REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TRUST AKA FARM TRUST MARK ALFORD FOR CONGRESS, INC. Republican House campaign $16,000 9
ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $16,000 10 $22,883
AXIOM SPACE AXIOM SPACE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $16,000 8 $15,182
SEAL TEAM PT PAC PAC $16,000 9 $10,924
HOUSE CALL PAC PAC $16,000 14 $18,928
SOLVENTUM CORPORATION SOLVENTUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $16,000 10 $79,916
SAALEX CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $15,900 10 $17,414

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.