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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | MICHIGAN MILK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 7 | $7,908 |
| — | FEDERAL MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 5 | $57,566 |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REHABILIATION PROVIDERS & AGENCIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 5 | $14,691 |
| NONE | PALLONE FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $6,000 | 2 | — | |
| AUTOZONE, INC | AUTOZONE INC COMMITTEE FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 2 | $130,177 |
| — | SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESSED AND DECAYED PILOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 3 | $124,554 |
| NONE | LIGNITE ENERGY COUNCIL PAC (LIGNITE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 1 | $17,500 |
| MISSOURI SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION | MISSOURI SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MO SOYPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 4 | $22,555 |
| MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION | MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION-POLITICAL ACTIVE CYCLISTS (MRF PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 8 | $16,601 |
| GRANGE MUTUAL HOLDING CO. | GRANGE MUTUAL HOLDING CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 3 | $91,281 |
| — | DALLAS SAFARI CLUB PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 6 | $111,648 |
| NONE | PENNSYLVANIA ASSOC OF STAFF NURSES AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS PASNAP-PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 2 | $119,902 | |
| — | UNAKA COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. | — | PAC | $6,000 | 2 | $99,612 |
| PENN ENTERTAINMENT INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PENN ENTERTAINMENT INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 2 | $30,694 |
| BRICK INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | BRICK INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION'S BRICK PAC FOR A STRONGER AMERICA (BRICK PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 3 | $145,939 |
| NONE | LIBERTY LANE SERVICE COMPANY PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 2 | $28,092 |
| DINGELL | WOLVERINE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 6 | $3,143 |
| NONE | TURKISH AMERICAN HERITAGE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - TURKISHPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 3 | $3,947 |
| NONE | COUNTRY ROADS PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $6,000 | 2 | $9,520,785 |
| ERIC LYNN VICTORY FUND | ERIC LYNN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $6,000 | 4 | — | |
| — | NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUND | — | PAC | $6,000 | 3 | $3,892 |
| — | SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, SECURITYPAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 2 | $33,483 |
| BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC | LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICE & INDEMNITY COMPANY DBA BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 2 | $61,566 |
| — | HARMONY BIOSCIENCES, LLC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 2 | $19,454 |
| NONE | KEVIN MULLIN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $6,000 | 6 | — | |
| JFW FUND | ADAM GRAY FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $6,000 | 1 | — | |
| — | AXXESS CONSULT INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXXESS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $6,000 | 4 | $45,615 |
| SMILEY VICTORY FUND | ENDEAVOR PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 6 | $31,026 |
| IVEY | HIGHER GROUND PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 2 | $51,454 |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, INC. | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $6,000 | 5 | $1,701 |
| — | 10000 LAKES PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 4 | $20,189 |
| NONE | AMERICANS FOR GROWTH AND PROSPERITY | — | PAC | $6,000 | 4 | $15,315 |
| MIN | MAINTAINING INTEGRITY IN OUR NATION PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 6 | $61,743 |
| — | JENNIFER KONFRST FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $6,000 | 0 | — | |
| UPL NA INC. | UPL NA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA UPL PAC) | — | PAC | $6,000 | 4 | $19,290 |
| IGS VENTURES, INC. | IGS VENTURES, INC. PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 3 | $57,350 |
| LEOLABS, INC. | LEOLABS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $6,000 | 3 | $15,292 |
| BUCK | BOLDLY UPHOLDING CONSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 2 | $12,571 |
| OSTEAL THERAPEUTICS INC | OSTEAL THERAPEUTICS INC PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 3 | $11,073 |
| HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP. | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK PAC | — | PAC | $6,000 | 2 | $73,956 |
| — | YORK SPACE SYSTEMS, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (YORK PAC) | — | PAC | $6,000 | 2 | $43,956 |
| WISCONSIN MEDICAL SOCIETY | WISCONSIN MEDICAL SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $5,800 | 4 | $0 |
| — | RAIL MOVES AMERICA PAC, INC. | — | PAC | $5,800 | 6 | $16,023 |
| — | BUTZEL LONG FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $5,750 | 4 | $40,543 |
| NONE | MELTON FOR IOWA | House campaign | $5,703 | 6 | — | |
| V2X, INC. | V2X, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $5,700 | 10 | $50,727 |
| INTERSECT LLC | INTERSECT LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $5,700 | 5 | $60,904 |
| NONE | FIGHTING FOR NEW ENGLAND PAC | — | PAC | $5,690 | 3 | $511 |
| — | WE BELONG HERE PAC | — | PAC | $5,650 | 5 | $46,267 |
| — | ORANGE COUNTY PAC | — | Super PAC | $5,641 | 1 | $6,657 |
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.