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PhRMA PAC

DC

Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by

$253,370

Political action committee of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. The industry's flagship PAC.

farapharmaceuticals
Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$543,776

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$290,406

View FEC cycle totals

LDA reported lobbying spend

$83,968,550

Connections

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Coalition view

PhRMA PAC operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined direct giving + IE support

$770,552

Combined tracked receipts

$295,878

Combined lobbying spend

$141,333,550

The Money Trail

How money associated with PhRMA PAC flowed

PhRMA PAC is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.

$75K
15 transactions across 12 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

PhRMA PAC directed $10K to IMPACT across 2 contributions between November 2023 and May 2025.

Nov 2023 – May 2025pac

AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $10K to PhRMA PAC across 2 contributions between May 2023 and June 2024.

May 2023 – Jun 2024pac

PhRMA PAC directed $10K to IMPACT PAC across 2 contributions between November 2023 and September 2024.

Nov 2023 – Sep 2024pac

PhRMA PAC directed $5K to CANTWELL VICTORY 2024.

Sep 2024pac

PhRMA PAC also is connected by money to 7 other entities totaling $35K.

$75K tracked across 12 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where PhRMA PAC’s money ended up

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

$553
modeled estimate
3 paths across 3 counterparties
$308modeled estimateattributed to Troy Downing
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidence
$308modeled estimatePhRMA PAC→STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA→Troy Downinghighpac

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$139modeled estimateattributed to Sheldon Whitehouse
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$106modeled estimateattributed to MAYRA FLORES FOR CONGRESS
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidenceCross-cycle

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$553 attributed (modeled estimate) across 3 paths·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that PhRMA PAC 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

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$43.9B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Defense: $31.9BHealth and Human Services: $12.0BAgency for International Development: $19.7M+5 more
Received contributions from a PAC of

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$5.1B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2025

Health and Human Services: $5.1BVeterans Affairs: $2.0Mthe Interior: $1.6M+3 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
IMPACT$5,000May 21, 20252026
CHC BOLD PAC$5,000Jan 17, 20242024
ROSEN FOR NEVADA$5,000Feb 5, 20242024
IMPACT PAC$5,000Nov 20, 20232024
THOMPAC$5,000Mar 20, 20232024
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA$5,000Dec 6, 20232024
THOMPAC$5,000Jan 10, 20242024
CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC$5,000Mar 25, 20242024
BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE$5,000Jun 4, 20242024
OORAH PAC$5,000Apr 18, 20242024
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$5,000Aug 5, 20242024
MONTANANS FOR TESTER$5,000Feb 5, 20242024
MODERATE DEMOCRATS PAC$5,000Oct 24, 20232024
FUTURE FORUM PAC$5,000Mar 20, 20232024
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA$5,000Nov 20, 20232024
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$5,000Dec 6, 20232024
MARSHA FOR SENATE$5,000Mar 20, 20232024
IMPACT PAC$5,000Sep 17, 20242024
BUDDY CARTER FOR CONGRESS$5,000Dec 13, 20232024
GETTING STUFF DONE PAC (GSD-PAC)$5,000Mar 20, 20232024
COMMON VALUES PAC$5,000Jun 22, 20232024
CANTWELL VICTORY 2024$5,000Sep 11, 20242024
CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Feb 5, 20242024
IMPACT$5,000Sep 26, 20242024
IMPACT$5,000Nov 30, 20232024
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 28, 20242024
WYDEN FOR SENATE$4,000Apr 24, 20262026
HOLDING ONTO OREGONS PRIORITIES$4,000Apr 18, 20242024
MARSHA FOR SENATE$4,000Mar 20, 20232024
FREEDOM FUND$4,000Jul 18, 20242024
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA$4,000Dec 6, 20232024
MOTOR CITY PAC$4,000Apr 18, 20242024
JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS$4,000Aug 5, 20242024
Bob Casey For Senate Inc.$4,000Feb 27, 20242024
ROSEN FOR NEVADA$4,000Feb 14, 20242024
JOHN CURTIS FOR UTAH$4,000Aug 5, 20242024
TREASURE STATE PAC$3,500Feb 5, 20242024
WOMEN SENATORS MAKING HISTORY - UNITEMIZED$3,000Feb 28, 20242024
JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS$3,000Sep 17, 20242024
FRIENDS OF MAZIE HIRONO$3,000Jun 26, 20242024
KANSANS FOR MARSHALL$3,000Apr 24, 20242024
ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS$2,500Jun 30, 20252026
M-PAC$2,500Sep 18, 20252026
M-PAC$2,500Jun 22, 20262026
SMART SOLUTIONS PAC$2,500Sep 4, 20252026
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$2,500Dec 11, 20242024
GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS$2,500Mar 20, 20232024
BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS$2,500Jun 4, 20242024
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$2,500Jul 18, 20242024
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA$2,500Nov 20, 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
Pfizer Inc. PAC$5,000Nov 22, 20242024
Pfizer Inc. PAC$5,000Sep 25, 20232024
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Aug 6, 20242024
CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Mar 29, 20242024
Merck & Co. Inc. PAC$5,000Oct 18, 20242024
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS OF AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Oct 17, 20242024
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS OF AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Jul 5, 20232024
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000May 16, 20232024
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Jun 27, 20242024
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Oct 17, 20242024
SINEMA FOR ARIZONA$2,500May 2, 20242024
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)$776Jun 4, 20242024
Scott Laganga$625Nov 25, 20242024
Bridgett Elaine Taylor$625Nov 25, 20242024
Michael Paul Woody$625Nov 25, 20242024
Robert E Zirkelbach II$625Nov 25, 20242024
REILLY, LORI$625Nov 25, 20242024
James Garcia$625Nov 25, 20242024
Steven George Tilton$625Nov 25, 20242024
Alexander Reed Schriver$625Nov 25, 20242024
James Clark Stansel$625Nov 25, 20242024
Stephen Jay Ubl$625Nov 25, 20242024
Shannon Christine Monsif$625Nov 25, 20242024
Barton William Forsyth$625Nov 25, 20242024
Jill Davie Kronisch$625Nov 25, 20242024
Kenneth Kirk Mckay IV$625Nov 25, 20242024
Elizabeth Carpenter$625Nov 25, 20242024
Jennifer M Bryant$500Feb 28, 20232024
Jennifer M Bryant$500Jan 31, 20232024
Jennifer M Bryant$500Mar 31, 20232024
Jennifer M Bryant$500May 31, 20232024
Jennifer M Bryant$500Apr 30, 20232024
Jennifer M Bryant$500Jul 31, 20232024
Jennifer M Bryant$500Sep 30, 20232024
Jennifer M Bryant$500Jun 30, 20232024
Jennifer M Bryant$500Aug 31, 20232024
Floreine R Kahn$450Nov 25, 20242024
Megan Van Etten$450Nov 25, 20242024
Carolyn Chau Ha$450Nov 25, 20242024
Kristina Moorhead$450Nov 25, 20242024
Elenora Connors$450Nov 25, 20242024
Teresa Estella Bill$450Nov 25, 20242024
Jennifer Osika$450Nov 25, 20242024
Matthew Jude Diloreto$450Nov 25, 20242024
Thomas Brendan O'brien$450Nov 25, 20242024
Michelle Nyman$450Nov 25, 20242024
Janet M. Vessotskie$450Nov 25, 20242024
Alexa Renee Branson$450Nov 25, 20242024
Jill Davie Kronisch$417Sep 30, 20242024
Stephen Jay Ubl$417Mar 31, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Donated toDEBORAH HOWARD FOR AZ STATE SENATE$5,400.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toBERA FOR CONGRESS$5,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toANTHONY PORTANTINO FOR CONGRESS$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toVARGAS FOR CONGRESS$9,000.00 across 5 contributionsSource
Donated toSCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS$2,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toCALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY FEDERAL$10,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toLOU CORREA FOR CONGRESS$6,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Donated toFRANCHISE TAX BOARD$1,615.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Donated toBUCSHON FOR CONGRESS$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toDR. RICHARD PAN FOR CONGRESS$5,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toDepartment of the Treasury$3,328.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Donated toGUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS$2,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toSALUD CARBAJAL FOR CONGRESS$2,500.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS$5,000.00 across 5 contributionsSource
Donated toJIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toDEFEND THE DREAM PAC$5,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toCATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS$5,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toMAXINE FOR CONGRESS$4,500.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Donated toSYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE FOR CONGRESS$3,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Donated toTONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS$2,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toSUSAN RUBIO FOR CONGRESS$2,500.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toDR. JASMEET BAINS FOR CONGRESS$5,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toALEX BALEKIAN FOR CONGRESS$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toDOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC DR RAUL PAC$5,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toLUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESS$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toDR. RAUL RUIZ FOR CONGRESS$20,000.00 across 6 contributionsSource
Donated toTED LIEU FOR CONGRESS$10,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toMPL PAC$6,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toFRIENDS OF MCCORMICK$3,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toFRIENDS OF MARK WARNER$5,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toFRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO$1,500.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toJULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESS$3,500.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toVIBE PAC$2,500.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toVALADAO FOR CONGRESS$3,500.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toTEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.$6,500.00 across 4 contributionsSource
Donated toNORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS$5,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Donated toMIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESS$19,000.00 across 14 contributionsSource
Donated toJIMMY PANETTA FOR CONGRESS$2,500.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toTONY CARDENAS FOR CONGRESS$2,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toMICHAEL GOLDSTEIN FOR CONGRESS 2024$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toLORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER FOR CONGRESS$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toFRIENDS OF SINGLETON FOR CONGRESS$2,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toVAL HOYLE FOR CONGRESS$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toDEBORAH HOWARD FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27$5,500.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toJACQUI IRWIN FOR CONGRESS$2,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toLICCARDO FOR CONGRESS$2,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toEMMER FOR CONGRESS$1,500.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toBEAVER LEGAL CORPORATION$2,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Instrument ofPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)Political action committee affiliated with PHRMA.Editorial
Donated toCALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.$5,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Donated toNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC$3,000.00 across 2 contributionsSource
Donated toTHE ALAMO PAC$1,000.00 across 1 contributionsSource
Received donation fromPfizer Inc. PAC$60,000.00 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Funder ofALL TOGETHER COLORADOPHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE donated $5,000 to ALL TOGETHER COLORADO (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funder ofCATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESSPHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE donated $5,000 to CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Received donation fromLinda T. SánchezDonated $312 to PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEESource
Funder ofBLUEGRASS COMMITTEEPHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE donated $5,000 to BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE (QPQ tracked total)Editorial