PaidForPolitics

Defense and war

Defense contractors give to members who write the Pentagon budget, especially on the Armed Services and Appropriations committees. Arms control groups back candidates who want to limit weapons spending.

  • 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

Groups tracked · raised $15.3M this cycle

Defense contractors

Totals

  • Given to campaigns
    $7.0M
  • Bundled to campaigns
    $5K
  • Spent for
    $0
  • Spent against
    $0

Groups

  • Lockheed Martin PACPAC funded by employees of Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. defense contractor. FEC type: PAC.$1.4M
  • RTX PACPAC funded by employees of RTX, the defense contractor formerly called Raytheon Technologies. FEC type: PAC.$1.2M
  • General Dynamics PACPAC funded by employees of General Dynamics, the defense contractor. FEC type: PAC.$1.4M
  • Northrop Grumman PACPAC funded by employees of Northrop Grumman, the defense contractor. FEC type: PAC.$1.5M
  • Boeing PACPAC funded by employees of Boeing, the aerospace and defense company. FEC type: PAC.$1.5M

Where the money went

  1. Ken Calvert (R)House · CA-40
    • Given$59K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  2. Rosa DeLauro (D)House · CT-03
    • Given$59K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  3. Dale W. Strong (R)House · AL-05
    • Given$55K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  4. David Joyce (R)House · OH-14
    • Given$54K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  5. Jen Kiggans (R)House · VA-02
    • Given$54K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  6. John Cornyn (R)Senate · TX
    • Given$53K
    • Bundled$1K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  7. Tom Emmer (R)House · MN-06
    • Given$53K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  8. Betty McCollum (D)House · MN-04
    • Given$52K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  9. John B. Larson (D)House · CT-01
    • Given$51K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  10. Pete Aguilar (D)House · CA-33
    • Given$50K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  11. Tom Cole (R)House · OK-04
    • Given$50K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  12. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)House · FL-26
    • Given$50K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC

Showing the top 12 of 429 candidates.

Groups tracked · raised $12K this cycle

Arms control

Totals

  • Given to campaigns
    $2K
  • Bundled to campaigns
    $4K
  • Spent for
    $0
  • Spent against
    $0

Groups

Where the money went

  1. John Garamendi (D)House · CA-08
    • Given$1K
    • Bundled$3K
    via Council for a Livable World
  2. Josh Harder (D)House · CA-09
    • Given$500
    • Bundled$1K
    via Council for a Livable World

What this page doesn’t show

  • Contractor lobbying, which is far larger than their PAC giving
  • Employee giving by employer (coming after the election)
  • Money given to party committees and other PACs, which is listed on each group’s own page

Totals cover the 2025-26 cycle, from FEC data as of Oct. 6, 2026. Each group’s total counts its contributions to candidates’ campaigns, the bundled contributions it forwarded for its donors, and its outside spending for and against candidates. Bundled money belongs to the individual donors, so it’s shown separately from the group’s own giving and never counted twice. How this works.