Timeline of Money in PoliticsThe political patronage system, in which favors and federal jobs were promised in exchange for donations, remained alive and well during much of the 19th century, having ...

While contributions represent political engagement by both organized interests and the general population, money spent on lobbying is dominated by organizations and their efforts are often directed ...

These are the top individuals and organizations spending their money to influence your vote. That is, these are the top DISCLOSED donors. Some categories of outside spenders, such as 501 (c) (4) ...

The pharmaceutical and health products industry — including not only drug manufacturers but also dealers of medical products and nutritional and dietary supplements — is consistently near the top of ...

Top Contributors, federal election data for Elizabeth Warren, 2020 cycle This page shows contributions grouped by contributor to the candidate's campaign committee plus any super PACs or hybrid PACs ...

The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs and individuals giving $200 or more. All the numbers on this page are for the 1990-2024 election cycles and based on Federal Election ...

Here are the individuals who have dipped deepest into their own pockets for campaign contributions to federal candidates, parties, political action committees, 527 organizations, and Carey committees.

2020 financial activity for super PACs2020 Outside Spending, by Super PAC 2020 financial activity for super PACs ...

Based on data released by the FEC on March 19, 2025. Only races with at least $1,000 in outside spending are included. You cannot add up all the race totals on this page to obtain an overall cycle ...

Depending on the type of transaction, overseas arms sales are approved by the Foreign Affairs committees and the State Department's Arms Sales and Defense Trade office, specifically the Bureau of ...

Politicians collect money for their own campaigns — we all know that. But many of them also raise a separate pot of money, commonly called a leadership political action committee, to help other ...