Money behind division

After 147 members of Congress voted to object to the 2020 count, PACs sent them $249M.

This page ranks PACs by what they gave to members who voted a certain way on three recorded questions: objecting to the 2020 electoral count, the voting rights bills, and the Equality Act and Respect for Marriage Act. We count only checks dated after each member's vote. The labels come from the roll calls, not from us, and every gift is legal and public.

PAC money to the 147 objectors

$249M

from 2,962 PACs, Jan 6, 2021 to now

From company PACs

$110M

1,357 corporate PACs

From trade and membership groups

$86M

industry associations and member groups

Top giver to objectors

$2.5M

National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee, to 136 of them

Company PACs alone have given the objectors $110M since they voted. Pick a company below to see how much, to how many of the 147, and who got the most.

The leaderboard

PACs ranked by their checks to members on the counted side of each vote. Names link to the PAC's FEC filings; members link to their page here.
  1. 1National Association of RealtorsMembership · National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee
    $2.5M

    To 136 of the 147 members · 23% of its checks to candidates. Most to Michael Guest (R-MS) and Kevin Hern (R-OK).

  2. 2American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembership · PAC
    $2.2M

    To 122 of the 147 members · 28% of its checks to candidates. Most to Ronny Jackson (R-TX) and Kevin Hern (R-OK).

  3. 3American Bankers Association (Aba)Trade group · American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)
    $2.1M

    To 121 of the 147 members · 30% of its checks to candidates. Most to Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Tracey Mann (R-KS).

  4. 4National Automobile Dealers AssociationTrade group · National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee
    $2.0M

    To 125 of the 147 members · 29% of its checks to candidates. Most to Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Carol D. Miller (R-WV).

  5. 5National Beer Wholesalers AssociationTrade group · National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee
    $2.0M

    To 126 of the 147 members · 24% of its checks to candidates. Most to Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK) and Mike Kelly (R-PA).

  6. 6National Association of Home BuildersTrade group · Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)
    $1.8M

    To 126 of the 147 members · 32% of its checks to candidates. Most to Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Russ Fulcher (R-ID).

  7. 7Koch, Inc.Corporate · Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)
    $1.7M

    To 97 of the 147 members · 39% of its checks to candidates. Most to Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Ron Estes (R-KS).

  8. 8American Crystal Sugar CompayCorporate · American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee
    $1.6M

    To 97 of the 147 members · 22% of its checks to candidates. Most to Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) and Michelle Fischbach (R-MN).

  9. 9National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca)Trade group · National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PAC
    $1.5M

    To 124 of the 147 members · 29% of its checks to candidates. Most to Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Jason Smith (R-MO).

  10. 10Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Trade group · PAC
    $1.5M

    To 122 of the 147 members · 42% of its checks to candidates. Most to Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA).

  11. 11The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC · Scalise Leadership Fund
    $1.4M

    To 118 of the 147 members · 30% of its checks to candidates. Most to Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Lance Gooden (R-TX).

  12. 12AT&T Inc.Corporate · AT&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Employee Federal PAC)
    $1.4M

    To 112 of the 147 members · 24% of its checks to candidates. Most to Jason Smith (R-MO) and Richard Hudson (R-NC).

  13. 13America's Credit UnionsTrade group · America's Credit Unions PAC
    $1.3M

    To 111 of the 147 members · 18% of its checks to candidates. Most to Michael Guest (R-MS) and David Kustoff (R-TN).

  14. 14American Institute of Certified Public AccountantsMembership · American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee
    $1.3M

    To 101 of the 147 members · 25% of its checks to candidates. Most to Frank D. Lucas (R-OK) and Kevin Hern (R-OK).

  15. 15Council of Insurance Agents & BrokersMembership · The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee
    $1.3M

    To 97 of the 147 members · 21% of its checks to candidates. Most to Kevin Hern (R-OK) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA).

  16. 16Majority Committee Pac--Mc PACLeadership PAC · PAC
    $1.3M

    To 100 of the 147 members · 36% of its checks to candidates. Most to Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and David Schweikert (R-AZ).

  17. 17The Home Depot Inc.Corporate · The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee
    $1.2M

    To 85 of the 147 members · 21% of its checks to candidates. Most to Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Adrian Smith (R-NE).

  18. 18The Boeing CompanyCorporate · The Boeing Company PAC
    $1.2M

    To 99 of the 147 members · 28% of its checks to candidates. Most to Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL).

  19. 19Lockheed Martin CorporationCorporate · Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee
    $1.2M

    To 111 of the 147 members · 28% of its checks to candidates. Most to Tom Cole (R-OK) and Robert J. Wittman (R-VA).

  20. 20American Council of Engineering CompaniesTrade group · American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/Pac)
    $1.2M

    To 102 of the 147 members · 20% of its checks to candidates. Most to Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Mike Bost (R-IL).

  21. 21Huck PAC for AmericaOther · PAC
    $1.1M

    To 121 of the 147 members · 36% of its checks to candidates. Most to Ronny Jackson (R-TX) and Burgess Owens (R-UT).

  22. 22Honeywell International Inc.Corporate · Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac)
    $1.1M

    To 84 of the 147 members · 20% of its checks to candidates. Most to Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ken Calvert (R-CA).

  23. 23Freedom Caucus FundSuper PAC · PAC
    $1.1M

    To 38 of the 147 members · 70% of its checks to candidates. Most to Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Scott Perry (R-PA).

  24. 24United Parcel Service, Inc.Corporate · United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC (Upspac)
    $1.1M

    To 99 of the 147 members · 24% of its checks to candidates. Most to Sam Graves (R-MO) and Richard Hudson (R-NC).

  25. 25National Cattlemen's Beef AssociationTrade group · National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-Pac)
    $1.1M

    To 85 of the 147 members · 39% of its checks to candidates. Most to Kat Cammack (R-FL) and Tracey Mann (R-KS).

Which votes count

A member is counted for the vote shown on any of these roll calls. Money is counted from the date of that member's first counted vote.

Objected to the 2020 count: 147 members (139 House, 8 Senate)

On January 6–7, 2021, hours after the Capitol was attacked, Congress voted on objections to Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes. A member is counted here for voting yes on either objection.

Voted against the voting rights bills: 264 members (213 House, 51 Senate)

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would have restored federal pre-clearance of changes to voting rules; the Freedom to Vote Act set national rules for registration and mail voting. A member is counted for voting no on House passage or on Senate cloture.

Voted against the Equality Act or Respect for Marriage Act: 251 members (215 House, 36 Senate)

The Equality Act would add sexual orientation and gender identity to federal civil rights law. The Respect for Marriage Act, signed in December 2022, protects same-sex and interracial marriages. A member is counted for voting no on either bill.

How to read this

What the numbers do and don't say.
  • A PAC appears here because of where its money went, not because of anything it said. Giving to a member is not the same as endorsing a vote.
  • Almost every House and Senate Republican voted no on the voting rights and LGBTQ bills, so those rankings mostly track giving to Republicans. The 2020 objection split the party, which makes it the sharper test.
  • Amounts are direct PAC contributions and in-kind gifts to candidate committees (FEC lines 24K and 24Z), net of refunds, for the 2022, 2024, 2026 cycles. Super PAC ads are not included. The share is that money against all of the PAC's checks to federal candidates over the same period.
  • Leadership PACs belong to politicians. Several objectors run their own and fund each other.

Sources: Voteview (UCLA) roll calls, 117th Congress · FEC bulk data: contributions from committees to candidates (pas2) and committee master (cm), 2022–2026 · unitedstates/congress-legislators (Bioguide to FEC IDs). Built Nov 5, 2026.