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
CLARK PAC PAC $9,100 3 $30,506
NONE SURJ PAC Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) $9,063 6 $776,408
AMPAC TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE NNE PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 3 $57,269
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 4 $111,244
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA - TEMPO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA - TEMPO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 9 $32,725
CALIFORNIA FRESH FRUIT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 6 $25,502
PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 636 PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 636 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 3 $376,610
PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PSPAPAC) PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 6 $31,315
AG PROCESSING INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, AGPAC AG PROCESSING INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, AGPAC PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 5 $102,793
REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC (REPAC) PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 4 $22,113
FLORIDA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FLORIDA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FEDPAC PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 6 $39,471
EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION EXPAND ENERGY CORP. EMPLOYEE PAC PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 7 $209,178
NORTH CAROLINA COTTON PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE (NCCPAC) PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 6 $59,247
GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 5 $7,836
CUELLAR TEXAS FIRST PAC PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 5 $87,113
BOARDWALK GP LLC PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (BOARDWALK PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE) PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 3 $171,375
ADERHOLT MAJORITY FUND REACHING FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA PAC PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 4 $16,415
MAKE IT IN AMERICA PAC PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 6 $12,442
WELLS PAC PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 5 $189,106
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 5 $24,563
NEW DEMOCRACY FUND Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 4 $35,303
RECURRENT ENERGY GROUP INC. RECURRENT ENERGY GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA RECURRENT ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) PAC $9,000 5 $12,996
BELL AMBULANCE, INC. BELL AMBULANCE, INC. EMPLOYEES PAC PAC $9,000 8 $52,189
JAKE AUCHINCLOSS VICTORY FUND JAKE AUCHINCLOSS FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $9,000 6
NEW MEXICO HOUSE VICTORY FUND 2026 MELANIE FOR NEW MEXICO Democratic House campaign $9,000 9
CASAR VICTORY FUND GREG CASAR FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $9,000 7
CROCKETT SYKES VICTORY FUND JASMINE FOR US Democratic House campaign $9,000 5
OHIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FEDERAL OHIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $9,000 4 $28,333
NONE BE FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION PAC (B4IP PAC) PAC $9,000 8 $1,590
EQUALITY PROJECT PAC RESOLUTE COURAGE PAC Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) $9,000 2 $-33
BEONE MEDICINES USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BEONE MEDICINES USA PAC) PAC $9,000 4 $33,887
THE BLUE RESISTANCE PAC $9,000 9 $0
ID.ME, LLC PAC PAC $9,000 6 $35,605
SNAP FINANCE LLC SNAP FINANCE LLC EMPLOYEE PAC PAC $9,000 3 $81,008
AMERICA FIRST PAC PAC $9,000 5 $4,631
KITCHEN TABLE VALUES PAC Hybrid PAC $8,840 1 $720
ROCHESTER HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PAC (RHER PAC) NAT PAC (multicandidate) $8,800 2 $18,637
ORGANOGENESIS INC. ORGANOGENESIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, A/K/A ORGANOPAC PAC $8,800 4 $18,097
NONE IOWA ALWAYS PAC Super PAC $8,718 1 $53,256
NONE CLARK HILL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE PAC $8,700 4 $21,649
CALIFORNIA COTTON GINNERS AND GROWERS ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA COTTON GINNERS AND GROWERS ASSN PAC - FEDERAL PAC (multicandidate) $8,550 7 $3,046
A BRTHD AIMED TOWARD EDUC OF IL FED ELEC DEVICE FOR POLITICALLY ACTIVE MOTORCYCLISTS... A BRTHD AIMED TOWARD EDUC OF IL FED ELEC DEVICE FOR POLITICALLY ACTIVE MOTORCYCLISTS... NAT PAC (multicandidate) $8,550 6 $41,056
NONE RNJ 2 SAVE AMERICA T/A RNJ 2 SA Super PAC $8,519 3 $30,767
SHELL SHELL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL AWARENESS COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $8,500 2 $240,890
NONE LENNOX EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY PROGRAM LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC PAC (multicandidate) $8,500 3 $234,681
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION NATIONAL FARMERS UNION PAC PAC (multicandidate) $8,500 8 $46,296
NONE FINANCIAL SERVICES POLITICAL COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $8,500 5 $17,580
NATIONAL CUSTOMS BROKERS & FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION PAC PAC (multicandidate) $8,500 5 $55,760
OHIOHEALTH STAR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DBA OHIOHEALTH PAC OHIOHEALTH STAR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DBA OHIOHEALTH PAC PAC (multicandidate) $8,500 4 $71,405
AMERICAN CONCRETE PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (ACPA) AMERICAN CONCRETE PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (ACPA) PAC (multicandidate) $8,500 4 $20,424

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 $63,920,000 369 12 764
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 $32,010,000 186 49 375
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.