Defense / Military-Industrial
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, RTX, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, and the revolving door between the Pentagon and the contractors.
Tracked receipts of sector PACs
$2,503,067
Direct giving to candidates
$9,556,900
IE supporting candidates
$0
IE opposing candidates
$0
Transfers to other committees
$14,243,395
LDA reported lobbying spend
$312,241,605
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors outside the sector gave $3M in tracked direct contributions to the 62 sector PACs tracked here, led by THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, Lockheed Martin Employees PAC, General Dynamics Corporation PAC.
IIThose PACs gave $10M directly to candidates; transferred $14M to other committees ($8M of it to other PACs in this sector). The top tracked candidates by direct giving plus IE support were PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS, CITIZENS FOR TURNER, DONALD NORCROSS FOR CONGRESS.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including National Defense Authorization Act FY2024 (H.R.2670); AUKUS Implementation Legislation; Ukraine Security Assistance Supplemental.
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Top sector PACs (62 tracked)
| # | Name | Direct to candidates | IE support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $1M | $0 |
| 2 | Lockheed Martin Employees PACpac | $1M | $0 |
| 3 | General Dynamics Corporation PACpac | $1M | $0 |
| 4 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSpac | $1M | $0 |
| 5 | BAE SYSTEMS USA PACpac | $601K | $0 |
| 6 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC HIPACpac | $541K | $0 |
| 7 | GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $493K | $0 |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)pac | $381K | $0 |
| 9 | EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $359K | $0 |
| 10 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PACpac | $317K | $0 |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Direct contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Charlesperson | $15K |
| 2 | Michael Kingperson | $12K |
| 3 | Robert A Geckleperson | $10K |
| 4 | Michael Smithperson | $10K |
| 5 | Myrna Callahanperson | $10K |
| 6 | Roberto Vasquezperson | $10K |
| 7 | Anthony P. Nader IIIperson | $10K |
| 8 | Michelle S Drageperson | $10K |
| 9 | SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC)pac | $10K |
| 10 | Suzanne Vautrinotperson | $10K |
Top candidates by sector PAC money
| # | Name | Direct from sector PACs | IE support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSpac | $196K | $0 |
| 2 | CITIZENS FOR TURNERpac | $155K | $0 |
| 3 | DONALD NORCROSS FOR CONGRESSpac | $132K | $0 |
| 4 | CONNOLLY FOR CONGRESSpac | $125K | $0 |
| 5 | DELBENE FOR CONGRESSpac | $125K | $0 |
| 6 | KAINE FOR VIRGINIApac | $122K | $0 |
| 7 | LALOTA FOR CONGRESSpac | $111K | $0 |
| 8 | CASE FOR CONGRESSpac | $106K | $0 |
| 9 | JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSpac | $101K | $0 |
| 10 | CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSENpac | $95K | $0 |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Defense Authorization Act FY2024 (H.R.2670) legislation · enacted | 13 |
| 2 | AUKUS Implementation Legislation legislation · enacted | 11 |
| 3 | Ukraine Security Assistance Supplemental legislation · enacted | 8 |
| 4 | FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act legislation · enacted | 7 |
| 5 | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments regulation · enacted · amended | 2 |
| 6 | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assuring Integrity of Oversea regulation · proposed | 2 |
| 7 | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Quick-Closeout Procedures Thr regulation · enacted | 2 |
| 8 | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Prompt Payment of Contractors regulation · enacted | 2 |
| 9 | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments regulation · enacted · amended | 2 |
| 10 | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Management of the Procurement regulation · enacted | 2 |
Methodology
Sector PACs are the PAC-typed entities tagged defense minus candidate, party and leadership committees (excluded by FEC designation and name rule). Every dollar figure counts only donation rows that pass the standard exclusions (no conduit memos, self-transfers, unverified name matches, quarantined or superseded rows). Direct contributions, independent expenditures supporting, independent expenditures opposing, transfers to other committees and LDA lobbying are reported as separate figures and never added together. Receipts count donors outside the sector only, so a super PAC funding its own affiliated committees is not counted twice. Lobbying amounts cover every issue on each LDA filing. Numbers reflect QPQ Tracker rows only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete.