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BUDDY PAC

Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by

$165,400

Political action committee.

Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$223,900

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$58,500

View FEC cycle totals

Connections

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The Money Trail

How money associated with BUDDY PAC flowed

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

$73K
15 transactions across 11 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

BUDDY PAC directed $15K to NRCC.

Jun 2023pac

Lockheed Martin Employees PAC directed $10K to BUDDY PAC across 3 contributions between October 2023 and September 2024. Lockheed Martin Employees PAC advocates for Ukraine Security Supplemental (H.R.8035).

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

General Dynamics Corporation PAC directed $8K to BUDDY PAC across 3 contributions between December 2023 and September 2024. General Dynamics Corporation PAC advocates for AUKUS Implementation Legislation.

Dec 2023 – Sep 2024pac→ AUKUS Implementation Legislation no recorded vote

BUDDY PAC directed $5K to ANN WAGNER FOR CONGRESS.

Oct 2024pac

BUDDY PAC directed $5K to BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE.

Oct 2024pac

BUDDY PAC also is connected by money to 6 other entities totaling $30K.

$73K tracked across 11 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)·2 policy outcomes
PAC Chain Attribution

Where BUDDY 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

$106
modeled estimate
1 path across 1 counterparty
$106modeled estimateattributed to NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidence

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$106 attributed (modeled estimate) across 1 path·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that BUDDY 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

$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

Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company

$128.0B

federal obligations FY2015–FY2021

Defense: $108.3BHealth and Human Services: $6.5BGeneral Services Administration: $2.5B+4 more
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

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
NRCC$15,000Jun 16, 20232024
PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE$5,000Oct 29, 20242024
WICKER FOR SENATE$5,000Oct 25, 20242024
BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE$5,000Oct 23, 20242024
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND$5,000Mar 8, 20232024
CAPITO FOR WEST VIRGINIA$5,000Oct 23, 20242024
MULLIN FOR AMERICA$5,000Nov 1, 20242024
TED CRUZ FOR SENATE$5,000Oct 9, 20242024
COLE FOR CONGRESS$5,000Oct 31, 20242024
TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 28, 20242024
MARSHA FOR SENATE$5,000May 24, 20232024
KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$5,000Oct 28, 20242024
LUMMIS FOR WYOMING INC.$5,000Oct 25, 20242024
HUIZENGA FOR CONGRESS$5,000Jul 12, 20242024
MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Oct 28, 20242024
ROUNDS FOR SENATE$5,000Oct 16, 20242024
ANN WAGNER FOR CONGRESS$5,000Oct 23, 20242024
VALADAO FOR CONGRESS$5,000Oct 14, 20242024
TUBERVILLE FOR SENATE$5,000Oct 23, 20242024
Deb Fischer For US Senate$5,000Oct 25, 20242024
CRAMER FOR SENATE$5,000Oct 24, 20242024
FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO$5,000Apr 30, 20242024
ZINKE FOR CONGRESS$4,000Jun 13, 20242024
MONICA FOR CONGRESS$3,300Oct 10, 20242024
THERIAULT FOR CONGRESS$3,300Sep 9, 20242024
RICK W. ALLEN FOR CONGRESS$3,300Oct 31, 20242024
JOHN CURTIS FOR UTAH$2,500Nov 16, 20232024
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500Oct 29, 20202020
MAGGIE'S LIST$2,500Mar 6, 20242024
EMMER VICTORY COMMITTEE$2,500Apr 24, 20232024
MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$2,000Feb 27, 20242024
MERCURI FOR CONGRESS$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
CRAIG RIEDEL FOR OHIO$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
MAYRA FLORES FOR CONGRESS$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
THERIAULT FOR CONGRESS$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
DERRICK ANDERSON FOR VA$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
REDDY FOR KANSAS$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
ROB FOR PA$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
SCOTT BAUGH FOR CONGRESS$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
TOM BARRETT FOR CONGRESS$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
YVETTE4CONGRESS$1,500Dec 13, 20232024
JOE TEIRAB FOR CONGRESS$1,000Dec 13, 20232024
SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS$1,000Sep 29, 20232024
SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS$1,000Jun 15, 20232024
MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$1,000Dec 4, 20232024
KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$1,000Sep 29, 20232024
LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.$1,000Mar 24, 20232024
DESPOSITO FOR NEW YORK$1,000Mar 24, 20232024
LALOTA FOR CONGRESS$1,000Mar 24, 20232024
MARC FOR US$1,000Mar 24, 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.

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Funded byAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE donated $2,500 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byGeneral Dynamics Corporation PACGeneral Dynamics Corporation PAC donated $7,500 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byKatie PorterPorter donated $5,000 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byPfizer Inc. PACPfizer Inc. PAC donated $2,500 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE donated $5,000 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byUS ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEUS ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE donated $5,000 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PACCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC donated $5,000 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE donated $2,500 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byNATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PACNATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC donated $10,000 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funded byLockheed Martin Employees PACLockheed Martin Employees PAC donated $5,000 to BUDDY PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Advocated forFY2024 NDAA defense spending increaseBUDDY PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Advocated forTax Cuts and Jobs Act ExtensionBUDDY PAC supported candidates who engaged with this policy outcomeEditorial
Received donation fromEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Received donation fromGoldman Sachs PAC$4,500.00 across 3 contributionsSource
Received donation fromKatie PorterDonated $5,000 to BUDDY PACSource
Received donation fromMarie Gluesenkamp PerezDonated $1,000 to BUDDY PACSource
Received donation fromSouthern Company PAC (SouthernPAC)$5,000.00 across 1 contributions (2018 cycles)Source
Received donation fromBristol-Myers Squibb Company PAC$2,500.00 across 1 contributions (2024 cycles)Source
Received donation fromLockheed Martin Employees PAC$15,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource