Defense / Military-Industrial
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, RTX, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, and the revolving door between the Pentagon and the contractors.
Tracked PAC receipts
$2,802,917
Tracked PAC giving
$7,138,060
Independent expenditures
$4,116,217
LDA lobbying spend
$234,170,817
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors put $3M into 10 sector PACs tracked here, led by DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC, AMERICA WORKS PAC.
IIThose PACs spent $7M supporting candidates and on independent expenditures, with the top tracked recipients being Janelle Bynum, Rudy Salas, DSCC.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including National Defense Authorization Act FY2024 (H.R.2670); AUKUS Implementation Legislation; FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Top sector PACs (by tracked giving)
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEpac | $4M |
| 2 | DENALI LEADERSHIP PACpac | $497K |
| 3 | AMERICA WORKS PACpac | $390K |
| 4 | L3HARRIS CORPORATION PACpac | $356K |
| 5 | THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $291K |
| 6 | TEXTRON, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $258K |
| 7 | 2024 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEEpac | $234K |
| 8 | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION Cpac | $163K |
| 9 | THUNE VICTORY COMMITTEEpac | $156K |
| 10 | ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC)pac | $143K |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LETLOW VICTORY FUNDpac | $561K |
| 2 | AIPACpac | $71K |
| 3 | ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)pac | $25K |
| 4 | EYE OF THE TIGER PACpac | $25K |
| 5 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association PACpac | $23K |
| 6 | NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS PACpac | $22K |
| 7 | WINREDpac | $17K |
| 8 | American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC)pac | $15K |
| 9 | NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL PACpac | $15K |
| 10 | General Dynamics Corporation PACpac | $15K |
Top recipients of sector PAC spending
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janelle Bynumperson | $2M |
| 2 | Rudy Salasperson | $809K |
| 3 | DSCCpac | $715K |
| 4 | Marcy Kapturperson | $211K |
| 5 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE-LEGAL FUNDpac | $210K |
| 6 | SENATE LEADERSHIP FUNDpac | $206K |
| 7 | FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNEpac | $156K |
| 8 | Susan Wildperson | $140K |
| 9 | Gonzalez, Vicenteperson | $140K |
| 10 | Anthony 'Tony' Vargasperson | $136K |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Defense Authorization Act FY2024 (H.R.2670) legislation · enacted | 14 |
| 2 | AUKUS Implementation Legislation legislation · enacted | 13 |
| 3 | FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act legislation · enacted | 12 |
| 4 | Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763) legislation · passed | 9 |
| 5 | Ukraine Security Assistance Supplemental legislation · enacted | 8 |
| 6 | Disapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 legislation · failed | 8 |
| 7 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 119th Congress legislation · passed | 7 |
| 8 | GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S legislation · enacted | 7 |
| 9 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 118th Congress legislation · passed | 7 |
| 10 | Freedom of Information Act regulation · introduced | 6 |
Methodology
Industry-level totals are computed by summing donations and lobbying filings where the donor, recipient, or client is tagged with the defense sector. Numbers reflect QPQ-tracked totals only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete. Click any entity to see its full profile with the breakdown of tracked vs FEC cycle totals.