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
$439,392
Tracked PAC giving
$4,370,950
Independent expenditures
$0
LDA lobbying spend
$170,394,257
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors put $439K into 10 sector PACs tracked here, led by HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC HIPAC, EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC (ENGPAC), L3HARRIS CORPORATION PAC.
IIThose PACs spent $4M supporting candidates and on independent expenditures, with the top tracked recipients being DSCC, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE-LEGAL FUND, Congressional Leadership Fund.
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)
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Schimpfperson | $10K |
| 2 | Matthew Grimmperson | $10K |
| 3 | Matthew Steckmanperson | $10K |
| 4 | Palmer, Gary J.person | $10K |
| 5 | KENT, RICHARD Eperson | $10K |
| 6 | Michael Smithperson | $9K |
| 7 | LEES, RYAN Jperson | $8K |
| 8 | DORMO, JEFFREY Hperson | $8K |
| 9 | NELSON, JENNIFER Nperson | $8K |
| 10 | CLARKE, ALLEN Rperson | $8K |
Top recipients of sector PAC spending
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DSCCpac | $668K |
| 2 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE-LEGAL FUNDpac | $300K |
| 3 | Congressional Leadership Fundpac | $255K |
| 4 | Senate Majority PACpac | $250K |
| 5 | HOUSE MAJORITY PACpac | $250K |
| 6 | SENATE LEADERSHIP FUNDpac | $250K |
| 7 | DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDpac | $225K |
| 8 | EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $50K |
| 9 | SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUNDpac | $45K |
| 10 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEpac | $45K |
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 | Ukraine Security Assistance Supplemental legislation · enacted | 8 |
| 5 | Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763) legislation · passed | 7 |
| 6 | Freedom of Information Act regulation · introduced | 6 |
| 7 | DoD Discharge Appeal Review Board regulation · introduced | 6 |
| 8 | Medical Billing for Healthcare Services Provided by Department of Defense Milita regulation · introduced | 6 |
| 9 | Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) En regulation · introduced · amended | 6 |
| 10 | International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Exemption for Defense Trade and Coope 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.