PAC funding by issue

PAC contributions are presented as context, not as part of the grade calculation. We don't claim that money causes votes; we show them side by side and let visitors draw their own conclusions.

Palestine / Israel

Pro-Israel PACs

Political action committees that primarily support pro-Israel policy positions in Congress, including direct contributions and independent expenditures.

58 committees · 434 members

$105.6M direct contributions $44M outside spending

Immigration

Law Enforcement & Private Prison PACs

Committees from police unions, law-enforcement associations, and private-corrections companies active on criminal-justice, policing, and immigration-detention policy.

11 committees · 120 members

$866K direct contributions $7.1M outside spending

War & Foreign Policy

Defense Contractor PACs

Committees from defense and aerospace contractors active on military spending, weapons procurement, and arms-sales policy.

35 committees · 401 members

$64.7M direct contributions

Veterans & Military

Veterans and military-service advocacy committees focused on war and foreign policy. Distinct from defense-contractor committees.

11 committees · 69 members

$651K direct contributions $32.9M outside spending

Healthcare

Pharma & Insurance PACs

Committees from pharmaceutical manufacturers and health-insurance companies that oppose drug-price controls and a public health-insurance option.

139 committees · 428 members

$94.9M direct contributions

Healthcare Providers

Healthcare-provider committees — hospitals, physicians, dentists, nurses and allied providers. Distinct from the pharmaceutical and insurance industry.

17 committees · 431 members

$58M direct contributions $3.8M outside spending

Housing & Affordability

Real Estate PACs

Committees from real-estate developers, homebuilders, and property-industry groups that oppose rent regulation and tenant-protection legislation.

20 committees · 436 members

$58M direct contributions $20M outside spending

Labor

Corporate & Anti-Union PACs

Committees from chambers of commerce, business associations, and manufacturers that oppose union-organizing legislation and minimum-wage increases.

3 committees · 290 members

$3.9M direct contributions $104K outside spending

Labor & Unions

Organized-labor committees representing union workers.

43 committees · 432 members

$183.3M direct contributions $14.7M outside spending

Reproductive Rights

Reproductive Rights (pro-choice)

Committees supporting abortion rights and reproductive-healthcare access.

9 committees · 216 members

$7.6M direct contributions $24.5M outside spending

Reproductive Rights (pro-life)

Committees opposing abortion or supporting abortion restrictions.

5 committees · 210 members

$1.3M direct contributions $1.6M outside spending

LGBTQ+ Rights

LGBTQ Rights

LGBTQ-rights advocacy committees.

6 committees · 232 members

$3.8M direct contributions $7.1M outside spending

Justice & Civil Liberties

Law Enforcement & Private Prison PACs

Committees from police unions, law-enforcement associations, and private-corrections companies active on criminal-justice, policing, and immigration-detention policy.

11 committees · 120 members

$866K direct contributions $7.1M outside spending

Gun Safety

Gun-violence-prevention advocacy committees.

8 committees · 185 members

$1.3M direct contributions $18.9M outside spending

Pro-Guns

Gun-rights advocacy committees.

8 committees · 224 members

$4.4M direct contributions $1.7M outside spending

Climate

Fossil Fuel PACs

Committees from oil, gas, and coal companies that oppose stricter climate and environmental regulation.

75 committees · 317 members

$31.4M direct contributions $2K outside spending

Environment & Climate

Environmental and climate-protection advocacy committees. Distinct from fossil-fuel industry committees.

10 committees · 254 members

$2.6M direct contributions $34.7M outside spending

Democracy & Voting Rights

Democracy & Election Reform

Pro-democracy, voting-rights and campaign-finance-reform advocacy committees.

8 committees · 173 members

$2.5M direct contributions $7.4M outside spending

Money in Politics & Finance

Wall Street PACs

Committees from securities firms, investment banks, hedge funds, and private-equity firms that oppose stricter financial regulation.

76 committees · 418 members

$73.1M direct contributions

Crypto & Digital Assets

Committees funded by the cryptocurrency and digital-asset industry, including its super PACs (the Fairshake network) and connected corporate PACs.

9 committees · 96 members

$0 direct contributions $82.4M outside spending

Browse by PAC type

The same committees grouped by their FEC organization type: who funds and controls the PAC.

Corporate 218 Trade association 65 Labor organization 37 Membership organization 36 Corporation without capital stock 14 Non-connected 128