Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their lobbying arm PhRMA. Active on drug pricing, FDA approval, Medicare Part D.
Tracked receipts of sector PACs
$3,283,308
Direct giving to candidates
$4,871,836
IE supporting candidates
$0
IE opposing candidates
$0
Transfers to other committees
$5,927,630
LDA reported lobbying spend
$881,296,356
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors outside the sector gave $3M in tracked direct contributions to the 63 sector PACs tracked here, led by Pfizer Inc. PAC, ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC.
IIThose PACs gave $5M directly to candidates; transferred $6M to other committees ($4M of it to other PACs in this sector). The top tracked candidates by direct giving plus IE support were GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS, SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESS, CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act; MARCH-IN Rights Proposal (NIH Framework); Insulin Price Caps - State-Level Legislation.
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Top sector PACs (63 tracked)
| # | Name | Direct to candidates | IE support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pfizer Inc. PACpac | $609K | $0 |
| 2 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $542K | $0 |
| 3 | CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PACpac | $329K | $0 |
| 4 | PhRMA PACpac | $304K | $0 |
| 5 | MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUNDpac | $252K | $0 |
| 6 | Merck & Co. Inc. PACpac | $240K | $0 |
| 7 | ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $236K | $0 |
| 8 | AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $229K | $0 |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson Employees' Good Government Fundpac | $170K | $0 |
| 10 | NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)pac | $168K | $0 |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Direct contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos O Ph.d. Garnerperson | $18K |
| 2 | Jirong Luperson | $18K |
| 3 | Elizabeth Ann Van Sant Hoffmanperson | $17K |
| 4 | Laura Demayo Steeleperson | $17K |
| 5 | Janelle A Pharm.d Saboperson | $17K |
| 6 | James C Gilroy IIIperson | $17K |
| 7 | Michael R Ph.d. De Felippisperson | $17K |
| 8 | Paulo Jorge Simoes Reisperson | $16K |
| 9 | Anabela Cardosoperson | $16K |
| 10 | James P Croaningperson | $16K |
Top candidates by sector PAC money
| # | Name | Direct from sector PACs | IE support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESSpac | $258K | $0 |
| 2 | SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSpac | $164K | $0 |
| 3 | CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESSpac | $152K | $0 |
| 4 | DELBENE FOR CONGRESSpac | $127K | $0 |
| 5 | PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSpac | $90K | $0 |
| 6 | BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESSpac | $84K | $0 |
| 7 | LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEpac | $81K | $0 |
| 8 | KAINE FOR VIRGINIApac | $76K | $0 |
| 9 | Scott H. Petersperson | $75K | $0 |
| 10 | DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESSpac | $74K | $0 |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act legislation · introduced | 38 |
| 2 | MARCH-IN Rights Proposal (NIH Framework) regulation · proposed · proposed | 20 |
| 3 | Insulin Price Caps - State-Level Legislation legislation · enacted | 14 |
| 4 | Inflation Reduction Act - Energy Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 11 |
| 5 | Sugar Reform Act (S.832, 118th Congress) legislation · failed | 11 |
| 6 | Inflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 11 |
| 7 | Prior Authorization Reform (Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act) legislation · failed | 6 |
| 8 | H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act legislation · passed | 6 |
| 9 | National Defense Authorization Act FY2024 (H.R.2670) legislation · enacted | 3 |
| 10 | BIOSECURE Act (H.R.8333/S.3558) legislation · passed | 3 |
Methodology
Sector PACs are the PAC-typed entities tagged pharmaceuticals 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.