In the decades that followed the Jackson presidency, elections increasingly were financed by the people — and often, those in power solicited contributions with a heavy hand. In 1867, Congress enacted ...

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2019-2024 Senate election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically. ("Help! The numbers don't add up...") Sometimes ...

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.

Over the last two decades, the extensive network of lobbyists and donors tied to the defense industry directed $285 million in campaign contributions and $2.5 billion in lobbying spending as they ...

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) ...

This page highlights the top contributors to Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election cycle. For more information, click through to the page.

Personal Finances In some ways, lawmakers' finances look a lot like those of many Americans. They include diverse portfolios of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and real estate. They have bank accounts, ...

Small states relied most on outside donors Candidates in the nation’s least-populated states relied more heavily on non-local money than anywhere else in the 2024 cycle. These states, with just one or ...

Opensecret's money profile for the Foreign & Defense Policy industry/interest group. See contributions and lobbying history.

Who received the most money from PACs in the 2021-2022 election cycle? See the details.