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Merck & Co. Inc. PAC

Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by

$817,272

Merck employee PAC. Active contributor to bipartisan health committee members.

pharmaceuticals
Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$829,000

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$11,728

View FEC cycle totals

LDA reported lobbying spend

$10,960,000

Connections

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Coalition view

Merck & Co. Inc. PAC operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Merck & and MERCK & CO INC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined direct giving + IE support

$829,000

Combined tracked receipts

$11,728

Combined lobbying spend

$26,390,000

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Merck & Co. Inc. PAC

$215K
15 transactions across 4 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Merck & Co. Inc. PAC directed $120K to DSCC across 8 contributions between February 2019 and February 2024.

Feb 2019 – Feb 2024pac

Merck & Co. Inc. PAC directed $60K to NRCC across 4 contributions between February 2023 and February 2024.

Feb 2023 – Feb 2024pac

Merck & Co. Inc. PAC directed $30K to Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund across 2 contributions between February 2023 and March 2024.

Feb 2023 – Mar 2024pac

Merck & Co. Inc. PAC directed $5K to AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION.

Sep 2024pac
$215K tracked across 4 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
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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
DSCC$15,000Mar 31, 20212022
DSCC$15,000Jan 31, 20222022
Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund$15,000Feb 22, 20232024
NRCC$15,000Feb 22, 20232024
DSCC$15,000Feb 28, 20242024
DSCC$15,000Jan 31, 20202020
DSCC$15,000Feb 28, 20192020
NRCC$15,000Feb 28, 20232024
NRCC$15,000Feb 26, 20242024
DSCC$15,000Aug 9, 20232024
DSCC$15,000Jul 20, 20232024
DSCC$15,000Feb 15, 20242024
Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund$15,000Mar 19, 20242024
NRCC$15,000Feb 15, 20242024
IMPACT$5,000Nov 25, 20252026
ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERAL$5,000Nov 21, 20232024
Mike Flood$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Marsha Blackburn$5,000Jun 24, 20242024
Marsha Blackburn$5,000May 22, 20232024
Jim Banks$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Southern Company PAC (SouthernPAC)$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
BANKS FOR SENATE$5,000Sep 26, 20242024
Nellie Pou$5,000Sep 30, 20242024
Scott H. Peters$5,000Dec 31, 20232024
PhRMA PAC$5,000Oct 18, 20242024
NELLIE POU FOR CONGRESS$5,000Sep 30, 20242024
IMPACT$5,000Sep 30, 20242024
ROGERS FOR SENATE$5,000Sep 28, 20242024
DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Sep 24, 20242024
IMPACTUM Europe SRL$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Embassy of the People's Republic of China$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Embassy of the Government of Azerbaijan$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
MODERATE DEMOCRATS PAC$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
People's Republic of Bangladesh (through Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP)$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Schneider, Daniel$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Nellie Pou$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
IPG DXTRA Entertainment, Inc. d/b/a Rogers & Cowan PMK$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Takeda Pharmaceuticals$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
ACROSS THE AISLE PAC$5,000Mar 6, 20232024
SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Mar 3, 20232024
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND$5,000Mar 14, 20232024
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Mar 3, 20232024
SINEMA FOR ARIZONA$5,000Mar 6, 20232024
GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS$5,000Mar 10, 20232024
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA$5,000Mar 31, 20232024
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND$5,000Mar 27, 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
R Martin$562Dec 31, 20242024
R Martin$562Nov 25, 20242024
R Martin$562May 31, 20242024
R Martin$520Dec 31, 20232024
R Martin$520Jun 30, 20232024
R Martin$374Sep 30, 20242024
R Martin$374Apr 30, 20242024
R Martin$374Aug 31, 20242024
R Martin$374Jul 31, 20242024
R Martin$374Jun 30, 20242024
R Martin$347Nov 30, 20232024
R Martin$347Sep 30, 20232024
R Martin$347May 31, 20232024
R Martin$347Jan 31, 20242024
R Martin$347Feb 29, 20242024
R Martin$347Mar 31, 20242024
R Martin$347Jul 31, 20232024
R Martin$347Aug 31, 20232024
R Martin$347Oct 31, 20232024
R Martin$347Apr 30, 20232024
Greg Stanton$346May 31, 20242024
Greg Stanton$346Dec 31, 20242024
Greg Stanton$346Nov 25, 20242024
Greg Stanton$310Jun 30, 20232024
Greg Stanton$310Dec 31, 20232024
Jimmy Gomez$300Jun 30, 20232024
Jimmy Gomez$300Dec 31, 20232024
Jimmy Gomez$300Nov 25, 20242024
Jimmy Gomez$300May 31, 20242024
Jimmy Gomez$300Dec 31, 20242024
Vicente Gonzalez$260Nov 25, 20242024
Bennie G. Thompson$250Nov 30, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Instrument ofMerck &Merck PAC is the political arm of Merck & Co.Editorial
Instrument ofMERCK & CO INCSeparate segregated fund (corporate PAC) whose connected organization is MERCK & CO., INC., per FEC records.Source
Funder ofAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMerck & Co. Inc. PAC donated $5,000 to AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funder ofAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONMerck & Co. Inc. PAC donated $5,000 to AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Funder ofBLUEGRASS COMMITTEEMerck & Co. Inc. PAC donated $10,000 to BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Received donation fromVicente GonzalezDonated $260 to MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)Source
Received donation fromGreg StantonDonated $1,656 to MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)Source
Received donation fromJimmy GomezDonated $1,500 to MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)Source
Received donation fromR MartinDonated $8,062 to MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)Source
Received donation fromBennie G. ThompsonDonated $250 to MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)Source