PaidForPolitics

PAC · DC · C00097485

Merck & Co., INC., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Lobbyist/registrant PAC.

First filed June 14, 1978. Treasurer: Thomas S. Hall. Connected organization: Merck & Co., INC.. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $1,265,289
  • Spent
    $1,114,229
  • Cash on hand
    $463,845
  • Outside spending
    $0

Through reports covering Aug. 31, 2026.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
  1. Mike Johnson (R)House · LA-04
    • Given$10K
  2. Jason Smith (R)House · MO-08
    • Given$10K
  3. Roger Marshall (R)Senate · KS
    • Given$10K
  4. Steve Scalise (R)House · LA-01
    • Given$10K
  5. Josh Gottheimer (D)House · NJ-05
    • Given$10K
  6. Richard Hudson (R)House · NC-09
    • Given$10K
  7. Tom Emmer (R)House · MN-06
    • Given$10K
  8. Brett Guthrie (R)House · KY-02
    • Given$10K
  9. Mike Kelly (R)House · PA-16
    • Given$9K
  10. Brian Fitzpatrick (R)House · PA-01
    • Given$9K
  11. John Joyce (R)House · PA-13
    • Given$8K
  12. Bill Cassidy (R)Senate · LA
    • Given$8K
  13. John Cornyn (R)Senate · TX
    • Given$8K
  14. Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R)House · NJ-07
    • Given$8K
  15. Chris Coons (D)Senate · DE
    • Given$8K
  16. Don Davis (D)House · NC-01
    • Given$8K
  17. Morgan Griffith (R)House · VA-09
    • Given$7K
  18. Adrian Smith (R)House · NE-03
    • Given$7K
  19. Deborah Ross (D)House · NC-02
    • Given$6K
  20. Jake Auchincloss (D)House · MA-04
    • Given$5K

Showing the top 20 of 115 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

RecipientAmount
DSCC$30,000
NRCC$30,000
NRSC$30,000
DCCC$15,000
Congressional Black Caucus PAC$10,000
Biotechnology Innovation Organization PAC (Bio PAC)$10,000
Moderate Democrats PAC$10,000
Lobo PAC$10,000
Blue Dog Political Action Committee$10,000
M-Pac$10,000
Pineapple PAC$10,000
Aspire PAC$10,000
New Democrat Coalition Action Fund$10,000
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America Better Government Committee$10,000
Common Values PAC$10,000

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Richard Robert Deluca Jr.Animal Health Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJSept. 30, 2025$5,000
Richard Robert Deluca Jr.Animal Health Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJJune 30, 2026$5,000
Johannes Jacobus OosthuizenMerck Human Health U.S. President, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMarch 31, 2026$5,000
Johannes Jacobus OosthuizenMerck Human Health U.S. President, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMarch 31, 2025$5,000
Chirfi GuindoHuman Health Chief Marketing Officer, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJFeb. 4, 2026$5,000
Dean LiMerck Research Labs Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJDec. 31, 2025$5,000
Sunita ZalaniRegulatory Affairs VP., Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJApril 30, 2026$2,000
Eliav BarrClinical Research. SVP., Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMay 31, 2026$1,165
Sanat ChattopadhyayStrategic Advisor, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMay 31, 2026$1,130
Sanat ChattopadhyayMerck Manufacturing Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMay 31, 2025$1,130
Eliav BarrClinical Research. SVP., Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMay 31, 2025$1,129
Nan XiaoBiostatistics Prin. Scientist, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonNorth Wales, PAApril 30, 2025$1,000
Nan XiaoBiostatistics Prin. Scientist, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonNorth Wales, PANov. 30, 2025$1,000
David R MaraldoMerck Manufacturing Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMay 31, 2026$976
David M WilliamsChief Information Officer Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMay 31, 2026$894
David M WilliamsChief Information Officer Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMay 31, 2025$894
Cristal DowningChief Communications And Public A Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMay 31, 2025$840
Eliav BarrClinical Research. SVP., Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJJune 30, 2026$777
Eliav BarrClinical Research. SVP., Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJApril 30, 2026$765
Sanat ChattopadhyayStrategic Advisor, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJJune 30, 2026$753
Sanat ChattopadhyayMerck Manufacturing Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJJune 30, 2025$753
Sanat ChattopadhyayMerck Manufacturing Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJApril 30, 2026$753
Sanat ChattopadhyayMerck Manufacturing Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMarch 31, 2026$753
Sanat ChattopadhyayMerck Manufacturing Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJApril 30, 2025$753
Sanat ChattopadhyayMerck Manufacturing Evp, Merck Sharp & DohmePersonRahway, NJMarch 31, 2025$753