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Interest group · 7 tracked committees

Trial Lawyers

Political committees and donors tied to plaintiffs' law firms and the American Association for Justice.

Career total to sitting members

$45.9M

$45,857,057 across 496 of 537 sitting members, election cycles 2010–2026.

Members receiving
496 of 537
2026 cycle to date
$5.5M
Top recipient
Charles Schumer $1.1M
Tracked committees
7 (5 with any recorded flow)

By election cycle

Totals by cycle, 2010 to 20262010: $2,568,5112012: $3,635,8722014: $3,379,1792016: $3,895,5442018: $4,942,1902020: $5,824,2442022: $7,612,4072024: $8,452,8612026: $5,546,249201020182026

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions carry 65.6% of this group's total.

  • PAC contributions24.0%$11.0M
  • Leadership PAC contributions4.0%$1.8M
  • Individual contributions65.6%$30.1M
  • Employer matches6.5%$3.0M
  • Independent expenditures0.0%$0

Trial Lawyers money to sitting members by state, career. Select a state to filter the leaderboard below.

Low ($7K)High ($5.1M)
Campaign finance heat map

Members ranked

496 members with Trial Lawyers money

Showing 1–50 of 496 members

Charles SchumerCharles Schumer
D · NY (Sen)$1,125,440
Mark KellyMark Kelly
D · AZ (Sen)$807,177
Raja KrishnamoorthiRaja Krishnamoorthi
D · IL-8 (Rep)$749,098
Raphael WarnockRaphael Warnock
D · GA (Sen)$700,958
Martin HeinrichMartin Heinrich
D · NM (Sen)$642,850
Richard BlumenthalRichard Blumenthal
D · CT (Sen)$626,041
Catherine Cortez MastoCatherine Cortez Masto
D · NV (Sen)$602,494
Christopher MurphyChristopher Murphy
D · CT (Sen)$596,050
Gary PetersGary Peters
D · MI (Sen)$595,028
Sheldon WhitehouseSheldon Whitehouse
D · RI (Sen)$571,290
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDebbie Wasserman Schultz
D · FL-25 (Rep)$546,695
Adam SchiffAdam Schiff
D · CA (Sen)$540,518
Maria CantwellMaria Cantwell
D · WA (Sen)$518,765
Jacky RosenJacky Rosen
D · NV (Sen)$499,795
Amy KlobucharAmy Klobuchar
D · MN (Sen)$499,791
Margaret HassanMargaret Hassan
D · NH (Sen)$498,065
Edward MarkeyEdward Markey
D · MA (Sen)$487,899
Bill FosterBill Foster
D · IL-11 (Rep)$485,867
Nicole (Nikki) BudzinskiNicole (Nikki) Budzinski
D · IL-13 (Rep)$484,950
Patty MurrayPatty Murray
D · WA (Sen)$484,125
Jon OssoffJon Ossoff
D · GA (Sen)$475,229
Timothy KaineTimothy Kaine
D · VA (Sen)$469,900
Christopher CoonsChristopher Coons
D · DE (Sen)$459,431
Janice SchakowskyJanice Schakowsky
D · IL-9 (Rep)$457,625
Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Gillibrand
D · NY (Sen)$452,057
Mazie HironoMazie Hirono
D · HI (Sen)$431,750
Richard DurbinRichard Durbin
D · IL (Sen)$415,324
Tammy DuckworthTammy Duckworth
D · IL (Sen)$411,526
Lloyd DoggettLloyd Doggett
D · TX-37 (Rep)$394,370
Angie CraigAngie Craig
D · MN-2 (Rep)$386,550
Elissa SlotkinElissa Slotkin
D · MI (Sen)$377,795
Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Warren
D · MA (Sen)$371,895
Bradley SchneiderBradley Schneider
D · IL-10 (Rep)$362,779
Derek TranDerek Tran
D · CA-45 (Rep)$359,297
Brian SchatzBrian Schatz
D · HI (Sen)$352,783
John HickenlooperJohn Hickenlooper
D · CO (Sen)$345,837
Ben LujánBen Luján
D · NM (Sen)$331,700
Tammy BaldwinTammy Baldwin
D · WI (Sen)$329,063
Ruben GallegoRuben Gallego
D · AZ (Sen)$328,107
Jeff MerkleyJeff Merkley
D · OR (Sen)$324,433
Michael BennetMichael Bennet
D · CO (Sen)$322,750
Jeanne ShaheenJeanne Shaheen
D · NH (Sen)$317,686
Lauren UnderwoodLauren Underwood
D · IL-14 (Rep)$304,044
Mike QuigleyMike Quigley
D · IL-5 (Rep)$291,999
Marc VeaseyMarc Veasey
D · TX-33 (Rep)$280,416
Angus KingAngus King
I · ME (Sen)$276,059
James ClyburnJames Clyburn
D · SC-6 (Rep)$264,674
Lois FrankelLois Frankel
D · FL-22 (Rep)$264,419
Tina SmithTina Smith
D · MN (Sen)$257,374
Sean CastenSean Casten
D · IL-6 (Rep)$250,865

Top sources

Committees, donors and employers, career

  1. 1AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)Committee · PAC$12,136,500
  2. 2HEBEISEN, KEITH AIndividual donor · Individual$533,550
  3. 3POWER, JOSEPH A JRIndividual donor · Individual$521,347
  4. 4CONWAY, KEVIN JIndividual donor · Individual$496,899
  5. 5ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECommittee · PAC$465,900
  6. 6CLIFFORD, ROBERT AIndividual donor · Individual$439,350
  7. 7SMITH, TODD AIndividual donor · Individual$435,750
  8. 8SALVI, PATRICKIndividual donor · Individual$432,750
  9. 9KEEFE, THOMASIndividual donor · Individual$431,038
  10. 10ROMANUCCI, ANTONIO M.Individual donor · Individual$332,641
  11. 11ROGERS, LARRY RIndividual donor · Individual$326,147
  12. 12WILLIAMS, JOHN EDDIE MR.Individual donor · Individual$305,343
  13. 13ISAAC, PAUL JIndividual donor · Individual$303,695
  14. 14MOTLEY RICE LLCEmployer · Employer match$282,965
  15. 15CORBOY, PHILIP H JRIndividual donor · Individual$263,300
  16. 16YAROWSKY, JONATHAN R.Individual donor · Individual$252,400
  17. 17HATTEN, ROBERT R.Individual donor · Individual$243,700
  18. 18BERGMAN, MATTHEWIndividual donor · Individual$241,197
  19. 19COONEY, ROBERT J JRIndividual donor · Individual$240,900
  20. 20HALL, JAMES MR.Individual donor · Individual$225,263
  21. 21MORGAN & MORGANEmployer · Employer match$217,938
  22. 22KAZAN, STEVENIndividual donor · Individual$201,800
  23. 23CHERRY, MYRON MIndividual donor · Individual$197,650
  24. 24GARCIA, DOMINGO A.Individual donor · Individual$195,500
  25. 25COONEY, JOHN DIndividual donor · Individual$190,600

The flow type shown is the one carrying most of each source’s total. Amounts count money to sitting members only, across every cycle.