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This list shows only the direct contributions to each campaign but does not include more substantive contributions for lobbying and outside spending. In 2016, direct contributions (in this list) totaled $1,085,100; lobbying efforts (not in this list) totaled $3,188,000; and outside spending (not in this list) totaled $54,398,558.
Candidates are not the only ones raising and spending more money. Political parties are also raising much more money in elections, which they donate to candidates, spend on behalf of candidates, and use to mobilize voters, among other things. In the 1992 electoral cycle, the Republican and Democratic parties combined raised roughly $650 million.
Shown are donations from individuals worth at least $1 million and where they gave to House and Senate candidates, their affiliated committees, or unauthorized committees during the 2024 election ...
It was established after the U.S. Congress prohibited unions from giving direct contributions to political candidates. [10] This restriction was initially imposed in 1907 on corporations through the Tillman Act. [11] The Smith–Connally Act extended its coverage to labor unions in 1943. [10]
Three candidates running for Washington’s 4th Congressional District raised a half-million dollars in campaign contributions this past quarter, new FEC filings show. Republican Dan Newhouse ...
While candidates can accept a maximum donation of $3,300, under the joint fundraising agreement, a single donor could sign a check for just over $800,000, while a couple could contribute $1.6 million.
In 2016, ActBlue took in nearly $800 million in small-dollar donations. [24] In the 2018 midterm elections, Democratic candidates fundraised $1.6 billion through ActBlue's platform. [25] In 2019, ActBlue raised roughly $1 billion for Democratic campaigns. [26] The Daily Beast noted that between January and mid-July 2019, ActBlue brought in $420 ...
Contributions, donations or payments to politicians or political parties, including a campaign committee, newsletter fund, advertisements in convention bulletins, admission to dinners or programs that benefit a political party or political candidate and a political action committee (PAC), are not tax-deductible from income taxes. [1]