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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $11,000 | 4 | $54,544 |
| GREAT AMERICAN FUND | DELIVER. EXCEL. BELIEVE. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $11,000 | 3 | $422,162 |
| RUTHERFORD VICTORY FUND | STRENGTHENING THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC (STAR) PAC | — | PAC | $11,000 | 4 | $15,709 |
| — | ARCOSA, INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $11,000 | 7 | $219,542 |
| — | POWER OF US PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $11,000 | 4 | $147,205 |
| HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY | HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $11,000 | 5 | $54,016 |
| TROY CARTER VICTORY FUND | TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $11,000 | 11 | — | |
| — | JOHN JAMES FOR CONGRESS, INC. | House campaign | $11,000 | 5 | — | |
| NONE | UNITED FOR VIRGINIA'S FUTURE FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $11,000 | 3 | $45,626 |
| — | ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY AFFILIATED PLANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $11,000 | 12 | $15,171 |
| PINGREE | FARM TO TABLE PAC | — | PAC | $11,000 | 10 | $16,905 |
| PAYWARD INTERACTIVE, INC. | PAYWARD INTERACTIVE, INC. PAC (PAYWARD PAC) | — | PAC | $11,000 | 5 | $26,920 |
| — | BRIGHTSPEED PAC OF CONNECT HOLDING II LLC (BRIGHTSPEED PAC) | — | PAC | $11,000 | 5 | $0 |
| NONE | ELFRETH FOR MARYLAND | House campaign | $11,000 | 10 | — | |
| ANSARI | WIN THE FUTURE PAC | — | PAC | $11,000 | 12 | $17,269 |
| AMERICAN HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | AMERICAN HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $11,000 | 7 | $39,231 |
| — | ROGER B SCHAGRIN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $11,000 | 5 | $13,000 |
| K2 SPACE CORPORATION | K2 SPACE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (K2 SPACE PAC) | — | PAC | $11,000 | 4 | $66,654 |
| — | GREEN ON TOP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $11,000 | 4 | $51,690 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT PROGRAM | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,750 | 9 | $20,311 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONSULTANT PHARMACISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCP PAC) | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONSULTANT PHARMACISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCP PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,750 | 12 | $54,853 |
| NONE | MISSION IOWA | — | Super PAC | $10,676 | 1 | $199,481 |
| NONE | DEFENDING AMERICA PAC, INC. | — | Super PAC | $10,609 | 1 | $712,551 |
| ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. (A HAWAII CORPORATION INCORPORATED ON MARCH 19, 2012) | ALEXANDER AND BALDWIN INC FEDPAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 3 | $12,099 | |
| PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NM | TXNM ENERGY, INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TXNM EPAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 4 | $119,371 | |
| ASSOCIATION OF PROGRESSIVE RENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | ASSOCIATION OF PROGRESSIVE RENTAL ORGANIZATIONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 6 | $72,986 |
| FLORIDA FRUIT & VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION | FLORIDA FRUIT & VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 5 | $6,521 |
| — | CHROMALLOY CORPORATION/CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE LLC PAC (CHROMALLOY PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 5 | $140,777 |
| — | TDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 10 | $78,924 |
| BOK FINANCIAL CORP. | BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 5 | $291,453 |
| EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS STATE PAC | EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 5 | $23,652 |
| BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS | BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS PAC | — | PAC | $10,500 | 3 | $174,000 |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. EMPLOYEES VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 6 | $7,783 |
| RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 4 | $61,159 |
| GARRET GRAVES VICTORY FUND | DO RIGHT BAYOU PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 7 | $7,275 |
| LINCARE HOLDINGS INC. | LINCARE HOLDINGS, INC. EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $10,500 | 3 | $148,626 |
| — | KANSAS VICTORY PAC | PAC | $10,500 | 3 | $146,722 | |
| — | NEOLOGY INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEOPAC) | — | PAC | $10,500 | 4 | $6,847 |
| NONE | OUTRAGE THEN ACTION | — | Hybrid PAC | $10,500 | 7 | $25,176 |
| MAJORITY FUND | MD PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $10,500 | 3 | $9,340,593 |
| CONROY OHIO VICTORY | RED ROOTS FUND | — | PAC | $10,500 | 2 | $2,919 |
| MCKEE VICTORY FUND | MC-KEE PAC | — | PAC | $10,500 | 2 | $2,880 |
| RADIANT INDUSTRIES, INC | RADIANT INDUSTRIES, INC. PAC | — | PAC | $10,500 | 5 | $19,448 |
| JACOBSEN | THE MONTANA WAY PAC | — | PAC | $10,500 | 3 | $3,629 |
| NONE | JOARDER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $10,440 | 1 | — | |
| — | CONSERVATION OHIO | — | Super PAC | $10,228 | 1 | $77,643 |
| NONE | UNITED FOR LIBERTY PAC | — | PAC | $10,108 | 4 | $754 |
| LICCARDO VICTORY FUND | LICCARDO FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $10,073 | 5 | — | |
| NRSC TARGETED STATE VICTORY | MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY | Party committee (qualified) | $10,000 | 1 | $149,478 | |
| RUIZ VICTORY FUND | CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Party committee (qualified) | $10,000 | 2 | $2,539,973 |
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.