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Lobbyists & Big Law

Donors employed by lobbying firms, government-relations shops, and the large corporate law firms that lobby for clients. Plaintiffs' firms stay in Trial Lawyers.

Career total to sitting members

$98.5M

$98,544,374 across 532 of 537 sitting members, election cycles 2010–2026.

Members receiving
532 of 537
2026 cycle to date
$15.5M
Tracked committees
29 (29 with any recorded flow)

By election cycle

Totals by cycle, 2010 to 20262010: $4,570,3842012: $5,177,4692014: $6,848,9972016: $8,139,2952018: $9,446,1852020: $12,737,9522022: $16,872,5732024: $19,230,1552026: $15,521,364201020182026

Where the money comes from

Employer matches carry 34.0% of this group's total.

  • PAC contributions32.7%$32.3M
  • Leadership PAC contributions3.5%$3.5M
  • Individual contributions29.8%$29.3M
  • Employer matches34.0%$33.5M
  • Independent expenditures0.0%$0

Lobbyists & Big Law money to sitting members by state, career. Select a state to filter the leaderboard below.

Low ($8K)High ($8.4M)
Campaign finance heat map

Members ranked

532 members with Lobbyists & Big Law money

Showing 1–50 of 532 members

Charles SchumerCharles Schumer
D · NY (Sen)$2,429,672
Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Gillibrand
D · NY (Sen)$1,556,284
Raja KrishnamoorthiRaja Krishnamoorthi
D · IL-8 (Rep)$1,429,315
Raphael WarnockRaphael Warnock
D · GA (Sen)$1,257,796
Mark WarnerMark Warner
D · VA (Sen)$1,249,316
Timothy KaineTimothy Kaine
D · VA (Sen)$1,236,593
Michael BennetMichael Bennet
D · CO (Sen)$1,169,912
Hakeem JeffriesHakeem Jeffries
D · NY-8 (Rep)$888,940
Gary PetersGary Peters
D · MI (Sen)$846,153
Ron WydenRon Wyden
D · OR (Sen)$839,474
Christopher CoonsChristopher Coons
D · DE (Sen)$835,498
Edward MarkeyEdward Markey
D · MA (Sen)$813,891
Mitch McConnellMitch McConnell
R · KY (Sen)$793,283
Martin HeinrichMartin Heinrich
D · NM (Sen)$756,033
Chris Van HollenChris Van Hollen
D · MD (Sen)$748,626
John ThuneJohn Thune
R · SD (Sen)$720,533
James ClyburnJames Clyburn
D · SC-6 (Rep)$715,073
Patty MurrayPatty Murray
D · WA (Sen)$713,743
Josh GottheimerJosh Gottheimer
D · NJ-5 (Rep)$710,440
Steny HoyerSteny Hoyer
D · MD-5 (Rep)$708,025
Susan CollinsSusan Collins
R · ME (Sen)$698,576
Margaret HassanMargaret Hassan
D · NH (Sen)$691,295
John BarrassoJohn Barrasso
R · WY (Sen)$685,909
Cory BookerCory Booker
D · NJ (Sen)$682,741
Tim ScottTim Scott
R · SC (Sen)$672,856
Mark KellyMark Kelly
D · AZ (Sen)$660,694
Frank PalloneFrank Pallone
D · NJ-6 (Rep)$657,062
John CornynJohn Cornyn
R · TX (Sen)$646,695
Catherine Cortez MastoCatherine Cortez Masto
D · NV (Sen)$617,837
Christopher MurphyChristopher Murphy
D · CT (Sen)$611,635
Jon OssoffJon Ossoff
D · GA (Sen)$609,890
Thom TillisThom Tillis
R · NC (Sen)$606,293
Roger WickerRoger Wicker
R · MS (Sen)$582,365
Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi
D · CA-11 (Rep)$581,000
Adam SchiffAdam Schiff
D · CA (Sen)$571,199
Ted CruzTed Cruz
R · TX (Sen)$568,741
Richard BlumenthalRichard Blumenthal
D · CT (Sen)$560,728
Tammy BaldwinTammy Baldwin
D · WI (Sen)$537,690
Maria CantwellMaria Cantwell
D · WA (Sen)$521,781
Todd YoungTodd Young
R · IN (Sen)$513,350
Jeanne ShaheenJeanne Shaheen
D · NH (Sen)$512,926
Richard NealRichard Neal
D · MA-1 (Rep)$507,166
Donald BeyerDonald Beyer
D · VA-8 (Rep)$494,611
Jacky RosenJacky Rosen
D · NV (Sen)$488,146
Ruben GallegoRuben Gallego
D · AZ (Sen)$479,130
Sheldon WhitehouseSheldon Whitehouse
D · RI (Sen)$465,831
Shelley CapitoShelley Capito
R · WV (Sen)$462,800
Terri SewellTerri Sewell
D · AL-7 (Rep)$452,577
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDebbie Wasserman Schultz
D · FL-25 (Rep)$439,818
Doris MatsuiDoris Matsui
D · CA-7 (Rep)$437,618

Top sources

Committees, donors and employers, career

  1. 1HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTCommittee · PAC$2,764,809
  2. 2BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)Committee · PAC$2,486,500
  3. 3AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)Committee · PAC$2,376,646
  4. 4K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Committee · PAC$2,284,669
  5. 5BGR GROUPEmployer · Employer match$2,060,541
  6. 6COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECommittee · PAC$1,731,873
  7. 7CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRSEmployer · Employer match$1,643,931
  8. 8NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEECommittee · PAC$1,640,288
  9. 9MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PACCommittee · PAC$1,479,500
  10. 10INVARIANTEmployer · Employer match$1,472,944
  11. 11KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLPEmployer · Employer match$1,471,637
  12. 12COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACCommittee · PAC$1,452,498
  13. 13SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Committee · PAC$1,400,850
  14. 14GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PACCommittee · PAC$1,354,085
  15. 15DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)Committee · PAC$1,344,402
  16. 16CAPITOL COUNSELEmployer · Employer match$1,332,712
  17. 17FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONSEmployer · Employer match$1,279,550
  18. 18WILMERHALEEmployer · Employer match$1,244,920
  19. 19AKIN GUMPEmployer · Employer match$1,176,573
  20. 20KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECommittee · PAC$1,107,145
  21. 21ALSTON & BIRD PACCommittee · PAC$1,031,850
  22. 22PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISONEmployer · Employer match$1,008,876
  23. 23OGILVY GOVERNMENT RELATIONSEmployer · Employer match$980,831
  24. 24SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLPEmployer · Employer match$976,151
  25. 25DENTONS US LLP PACCommittee · PAC$957,999

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