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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NONE | O'MELVENY & MYERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 4 | $38,804 |
| — | FIRST NATIONAL OF NEBRASKA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 5 | $372,569 |
| — | BILL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 7 | $534,490 |
| THE PETROLEUM ALLIANCE OF OKLAHOMA, INC. | THE PETROLEUM ALLIANCE OF OKLAHOMA, INC. PAC (PETROLEUM ALLIANCE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 6 | $248,772 |
| HEALTH INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION | HEALTH INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $14,500 | 11 | $33,221 |
| — | CANAL BARGE COMPANY INC PAC (CANAL BARGE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 7 | $18,269 |
| — | MICHAEL BEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 10 | $155,554 |
| — | NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. GRAMMY FUND FOR MUSIC CREATORS) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 7 | $121,895 |
| GREG STEUBE VICTORY FUND | GREG STEUBE FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $14,500 | 6 | — | |
| — | TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 4 | $0 |
| NONE | ENERGY INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $14,500 | 3 | $101,818 |
| — | GARVERUSA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,500 | 7 | $12,151 |
| — | SECURING A KINDER DEMOCRACY PAC | — | PAC | $14,500 | 12 | $9,259 |
| — | AREVON ENERGY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $14,500 | 11 | $20,055 |
| RULLI | OHIO VALLEY LEADERSHIP PAC | — | PAC | $14,500 | 5 | $13,504 |
| EXIGER LLC | EXIGER LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXIGER PAC OR E-PAC) | — | PAC | $14,500 | 8 | $18,697 |
| NONE | NATIONAL COALITION OF TURKISH AMERICAN WOMEN'S PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,250 | 10 | $6,249 |
| THE EMPOWERMENT FUND | LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $14,250 | 13 | — | |
| NONE | SCANLON FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $14,211 | 8 | — | |
| STRONG AMERICA FUND | LOUDERMILK FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $14,200 | 4 | — | |
| — | REFORM LEADERS PAC | — | Super PAC | $14,200 | 12 | $92,725 |
| — | DESTROY THE DEMOCRAT PARTY | — | PAC | $14,190 | 3 | $0 |
| — | THE LOOSE GROUP | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 6 | $128,862 | |
| WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY | WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY/SEMCO ENERGY EMPLOYEE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 11 | $43,760 |
| — | NEWMONT CORPORATION PAC (NEWPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 8 | $634 |
| NONE | HOGAN LOVELLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 12 | $44,759 |
| ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. | ZIONS BANCORPORATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 4 | $285,443 |
| — | NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 6 | $26,316 |
| — | US RICE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (USRPA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 10 | $2,738 |
| MVP HEALTH CARE INC. | MVP HEALTH CARE INC. FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 4 | $12,139 |
| DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS | BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $14,000 | 9 | — | |
| — | FRIENDS OF BILL POSEY | House campaign | $14,000 | 6 | — | |
| LYNCH | COMMON SENSE DEMOCRAT PAC | — | PAC | $14,000 | 9 | $104,583 |
| — | ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ATN PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 9 | $20,909 |
| ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION | ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 10 | $70,354 |
| CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL INSTITUTE | CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL INSTITUTE PAC (REBAR PAC) | — | PAC | $14,000 | 11 | $30,156 |
| ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL | ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $14,000 | 7 | $13,794 |
| — | INLAND EMPIRE LEADERSHIP PAC | — | PAC | $14,000 | 8 | $1,094 |
| FRESHMAN AGRICULTURAL REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TRUST AKA FARM TRUST | COMER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $14,000 | 21 | — | |
| NONE | CAITHNESS SERVICES PAC | — | PAC | $14,000 | 5 | $1,019 |
| KS/NM VICTORY FUND | TERESA FOR ALL | House campaign | $14,000 | 14 | — | |
| HIRONO TOKUDA VICTORY | TOKUDA FOR HAWAII | House campaign | $14,000 | 12 | — | |
| — | EMPOWER CLINIC SERVICES, L.L.C./EMPOWER PHARMACY LLC PAC | — | PAC | $14,000 | 6 | $2,803 |
| WK KELLOGG CO | WK KELLOGG CO PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 9 | $56,760 |
| — | RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $14,000 | 5 | $5 |
| — | RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $14,000 | 3 | $2,875 |
| HAMPTON LUMBER MILLS, INC. | HAMPTON LUMBER MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HAMPTON LUMBER PAC) | — | PAC | $14,000 | 14 | $37,297 |
| PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP. | PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP PAC) (PERMIAN RE | — | PAC | $14,000 | 5 | $161,200 |
| — | FIX THE BENCH | — | Hybrid PAC | $14,000 | 7 | $3,293 |
| — | FORGING PROGRESS PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $14,000 | 3 | $38,747 |
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.