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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN MICHIGAN VICTORY FUND | MOOLENAAR FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $1,025 | 1 | — | |
| — | YOLO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE - FEDERAL ACCOUNT | Party committee | $1,014 | 2 | $16,788 | |
| — | UNDERGROUND CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC | $1,012 | 1 | $10 |
| NONE | MICHAEL MASUDA FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $1,010 | 1 | — | |
| DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE STATE PARTY VICTORY FUND | DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA | Party committee (qualified) | $1,000 | 1 | $599,463 | |
| — | NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS PARITY PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $18,637 | |
| INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE GROUP INC | ELEVATE TEXTILES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 3 | $45,869 | |
| RYDER SYSTEM INC. | RYDER SYSTEM INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $133,831 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKPAC | GEORGIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $243,650 |
| ARCELORMITTAL SALES AND ADMINISTRATION LLC | ARCELORMITTAL SALES AND ADMINISTRATION LLC PAC (ARCELORMITTAL PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $8,477 |
| — | LINCOLN CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $63,643 | |
| NONE | DAVIS WRIGHT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $5,954 |
| — | LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LAMARPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $169,163 |
| TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION #830 | BREWERY SOFT DRINK BEER DISTR OPTICAL DENTAL MISC WORKERS WAREHOUSEMAN HELP LOCAL 830 PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 2 | $154,208 |
| COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 502 PAC | TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL 53 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $61,779 | |
| — | HALFF ASSOCIATES FED PAC | — | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $18,371 |
| — | STV GROUP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 5 | $115,459 |
| BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA, INC. | HEALTHY GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA, INC. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $27,274 |
| ROETZEL & ANDRESS CO, LPA FSL PAC | ROETZEL & ANDRESS CO, LPA FSL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $18,199 |
| AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. | AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $30,181 |
| NONE | TENNESSEE MALT BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $1,098 |
| — | OKLAHOMA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $4,827 |
| AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY/FED-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $49,472 |
| AMERICAN BEVERAGE LICENSEES | AMERICAN BEVERAGE LICENSEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $189,621 |
| CONSECO INC CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) | CONSECO INC CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $80,846 |
| MS CONSULTANTS, INC. | MSCPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $53,438 |
| — | BEST 4 AMERICA | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $8,430 | |
| NONE | LARSON FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $1,000 | 1 | — | |
| — | TOM JAMES COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $1,340 |
| COASTAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | COASTAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 2 | $139,406 |
| NONE | TEXAS SHEEP & GOAT RAISERS PAC | — | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $14,096 |
| — | SINGH PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 2 | $81,822 |
| THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY | THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO STEWARDSHIP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $86,642 |
| — | MICHIGAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MICHAMBER FED PAC) | — | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $4,388 |
| — | HEADWATERS INCORPORATED PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $0 |
| BLUE DOG VICTORY FUND | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $1,000 | 1 | — | |
| NONE | ILLINOIS TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $4,608 |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC | AIKEN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $1,644 |
| — | MOTORCYCLE PAC OF MINNESOTA | — | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $2,195 |
| NONE | ONE VOICE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $58,523 |
| NONE | DEMOCRATIC ACTION CLUB OF CHICO | — | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $920 |
| SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF'S EMPLOYEES' BENEFIT ASSOCIATION | SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S EMPLOYEES' BENEFIT ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $5,670 |
| GUS BILIRAKIS VICTORY FUND | BILIRAKIS FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $1,000 | 1 | — | |
| AERONAUTICAL REPAIR STATION ASSOCIATION | AERONAUTICAL REPAIR STATION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $8,134 |
| ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES | ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $-700 |
| BERKELEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. | BERKELEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. EMPLOYEE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $42,908 |
| — | DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC/DHL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $1,000 | 1 | $3,145 |
| NONE | COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT HENRY HANK JOHNSON | House campaign | $1,000 | 1 | — | |
| OHIO PORK COUNCIL | FRIENDS OF PORK, OHIO PORK PRODUCERS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 1 | $126,274 |
| HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN ASSOCIATION | HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HSCA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $1,000 | 2 | $224 |
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.