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FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON

Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by

$214,409

Political action committee.

pharmaceuticalstech aifinance bankingcorn
Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$394,100

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$179,691

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Connections

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The Money Trail

How money associated with FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON flowed

FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.

$397K
15 transactions across 4 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON directed $381K to DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND across 7 contributions between March 2023 and October 2024.

Mar 2023 – Oct 2024party, pac

FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON directed $9K to Yayasan Usaha Bakti Diaspora Indonesia.

Feb 2023pac

Lockheed Martin Employees PAC directed $6K to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON across 5 contributions between March 2023 and September 2024. Lockheed Martin Employees PAC advocates for Ukraine Security Supplemental (H.R.8035).

Mar 2023 – Sep 2024pac→ Ukraine Security Supplemental (H.R.8035) no recorded vote

General Dynamics Corporation PAC directed $2K to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON across 2 contributions between February 2023 and May 2024. General Dynamics Corporation PAC advocates for AUKUS Implementation Legislation.

Feb 2023 – May 2024pac→ AUKUS Implementation Legislation no recorded vote
$397K tracked across 4 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)·2 policy outcomes
PAC Chain Attribution

Who funded FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$20K
modeled estimate
50 paths across 50 counterparties
$5Kmodeled estimatefrom AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL AC
2024 cycle1 path0 hopsHigh confidence
$5Kmodeled estimateAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL AC→FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONhigh24K

smallest single documented leg $5K

$2Kmodeled estimatefrom Shannon Rasmussen
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$882modeled estimatefrom Gaildresha Mitchell
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$882modeled estimatefrom Scarlett P Nunn
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$735modeled estimatefrom Shirley Baffa
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$735modeled estimatefrom Michael R Smith
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$611modeled estimatefrom Jimmy Matthews
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$611modeled estimateJimmy Matthews→WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE→FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONmedium24K

smallest single documented leg $500

$588modeled estimatefrom Michael C Merola
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $9K.

$20K attributed (modeled estimate) across 50 paths·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from (through a corporate PAC) that also receive federal awards. Figures are each company's total federal obligations over the fiscal years this tracker holds FEC data for, as reported by USASpending.gov.

Received contributions from a PAC of
Lockheed Martin

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$521.1B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Defense: $491.4BNational Aeronautics and Space Administration: $15.2BEnergy: $6.0B+7 more
Received contributions from a PAC of
Microsoft

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$4.8B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Defense: $3.8BState: $316.6MHomeland Security: $269.9M+5 more
Received contributions from a PAC of
Alphabet/Google

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$1.2M

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Federal Communications Commission: $3.1MVeterans Affairs: $300KU.S. Agency for Global Media: $235K+8 more

Stock disclosures from Senate EFD / House Financial Disclosures. Contract data from USASpending.gov. Contributions and contracts are separate records. Neither is shown as a cause of the other, and a connection does not imply wrongdoing.

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Donations Given and Outside Spending

Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.

RecipientAmountDateCycle
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$100,000Mar 29, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$52,000Jul 30, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$50,000May 8, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$50,000Nov 29, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$50,000Mar 12, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$49,000Nov 29, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$30,000Oct 21, 20242024
Yayasan Usaha Bakti Diaspora Indonesia$8,600Feb 9, 20232024
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$2,500Nov 15, 20242024
Barbara Forster Moore$2,000May 8, 20232024

Donations Received and Outside Spending

Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.

DonorAmountDateCycle
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$5,000Jul 20, 20232024
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL AC$5,000Dec 21, 20232024
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 23, 20232024
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Mar 23, 20232024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$5,000Sep 4, 20252026
AIRBUS GROUP, INC. PAC$3,000Jan 30, 20242024
American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC)$2,500Nov 8, 20232024
American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC)$2,500Oct 2, 20242024
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,500Feb 21, 20242024
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,500Mar 21, 20242024
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,500Nov 16, 20232024
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,500Jun 20, 20242024
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500May 30, 20242024
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Nov 13, 20232024
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Oct 14, 20242024
MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC$2,500Jun 6, 20242024
CADENCE BANK PAC$2,500Dec 14, 20232024
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$2,500May 14, 20252026
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$2,500Aug 31, 20262026
National Corn Growers Association PAC (Corn PAC)$2,500Jan 31, 20242024
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$2,500Sep 12, 20242024
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$2,500Jul 21, 20232024
CADENCE BANK PAC$2,500Feb 26, 20242024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$2,500Sep 28, 20232024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$2,500Sep 9, 20242024
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$2,500Feb 20, 20242024
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC)$2,500Aug 13, 20242024
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC)$2,500Sep 29, 20232024
WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$2,500Sep 18, 20232024
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC$2,500Jun 27, 20232024
NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS PAC$2,500Oct 9, 20242024
THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$2,000Sep 27, 20242024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$2,000Mar 19, 20242024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$2,000Dec 12, 20232024
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000Oct 10, 20242024
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000May 5, 20232024
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000Mar 6, 20242024
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000Sep 30, 20242024
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND$2,000Apr 22, 20252026
Meta Platforms PAC$2,000Dec 13, 20242024
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$2,000Sep 5, 20232024
Google/Alphabet NetPAC$2,000Oct 18, 20242024
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION PAC$2,000Jul 26, 20232024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST PAC$1,500Jun 30, 20232024
Lockheed Martin Employees PAC$1,500Dec 7, 20232024
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,500Apr 12, 20242024
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,500Jan 30, 20232024
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,500Jun 19, 20232024
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE$1,500Jul 21, 20232024
MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC$1,500Oct 11, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Affiliated withBennie G. ThompsonFRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON is the principal campaign committee of Bennie G. Thompson (FEC committee C00279851, designation P; candidate H4MS02068).Source
Received donation fromMeta Platforms PAC$37,500.00 across 15 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.$4,500.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Received donation fromKevin MullinDonated $1,500 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromMary LandrieuDonated $480 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000.00 across 10 contributions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026 cycles)Source
Received donation fromNational Corn Growers Association PAC (Corn PAC)$7,500.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Received donation fromJack FieldsDonated $500 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromGary J. PalmerDonated $1,000 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromRavi SangisettyDonated $961 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromDUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC$20,000.00 across 11 contributions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromRon EstesDonated $250 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromBennie G. ThompsonDonated $1,000 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromGoldman Sachs PAC$4,500.00 across 4 contributions (2018, 2020, 2026 cycles)Source
Received donation fromNorthrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)$35,000.00 across 11 contributions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026 cycles)Source
Received donation fromWells Fargo PAC$7,500.00 across 5 contributions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromJohnson & Johnson Employees' Good Government Fund$7,000.00 across 6 contributions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromDoris BrownDonated $500 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromCrymes G. PittmanDonated $1,000 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromTHOMAS, DAVIDDonated $500 to FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSONSource
Received donation fromBristol-Myers Squibb Company PAC$1,000.00 across 1 contributions (2020 cycles)Source