Strategic Forces Subcommittee
The Federal Election Commission filings of the people who currently sit on this committee. The committee itself receives no campaign money and files nothing with the FEC.
What this page covers
This page summarizes the campaign finance of the people who currently sit on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee. It does not represent money received by the committee itself. A congressional committee is not a Federal Election Commission political committee: it has no FEC committee ID, it raises and receives nothing, and it files no campaign reports. Every amount below belongs to an individual member's own campaign, or was spent independently about that member by someone else.
Members serve on several committees at once, so these cohort figures overlap with other committees' and must never be added across them.
| Committee | Strategic Forces Subcommittee · House committee |
|---|---|
| Cycle | The 2024 two-year federal cycle |
| Roster as of | Sep 26, 2026 Roster fingerprint de1d3d191a1cc120. A committee assignment changing produces a different fingerprint, so a figure quoted from this page can be checked against the roster it was computed from. |
| Current members | 16 eligible · 16 with a complete FEC record · 0 without one |
| Finance coverage | Members' reports cover through Dec 31, 2024 at the earliest and Dec 31, 2024 at the latest. Most report through Dec 31, 2024. |
| Coverage policy | Every current member of this committee's roster is counted once, even when they hold more than one FEC candidate identity. Only members with a complete FEC record for the selected cycle contribute an amount; the rest are listed with the reason and are never counted as zero.Every figure is read from the same FEC snapshot each member's own campaign-finance page reads, so a member's row here and their profile cannot disagree. |
The 16 current members
Every current member of this committee, in the committee's own roster order by default. Selecting a measure below ranks them by it and draws one aligned bar per member on a single shared scale. Only one measure is ever drawn at a time: receipts and cash on hand are different quantities, and putting them on one axis would compare things the filings do not compare.
| Member | Party | State | Role on this committee | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts | Outside spending supporting | Outside spending opposing | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott DesJarlais District 4 | Republican | TN | chairman | $305,905 | $366,018 | $153,600 | $0 | $0 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Seth Moulton District 6 | Democratic | MA | ranking member | $2,908,225 | $1,850,338 | $507,400 | $12,967 | $0 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Abraham J. Hamadeh District 8 | Republican | AZ | member | $1,994,019 | $36,409 | $151,750 | $573,521 | $592,669 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Derrick Van Orden District 3 | Republican | WI | member | $7,658,527 | $516,806 | $1,021,185 | $180,770 | $6,376,398 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Don Bacon District 2 | Republican | NE | member | $6,358,739 | $198,434 | $2,194,880 | $2,804,058 | $7,240,102 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Donald Norcross District 1 | Democratic | NJ | member | $2,200,276 | $1,707,488 | $1,101,975 | $2,500 | $0 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Elise M. Stefanik District 21 | Republican | NY | member | $15,467,578 | $8,747,917 | $1,076,226 | $0 | $0 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Gabe Vasquez District 2 | Democratic | NM | member | $7,040,626 | $39,085 | $1,318,450 | $498,144 | $3,133,160 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| George Whitesides District 27 | Democratic | CA | member | $10,614,138 | $326,733 | $692,133 | $3,156,471 | $2,434,845 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Jeff Crank District 5 | Republican | CO | member | $1,128,627 | $66,553 | $355,550 | $610,645 | $6,240 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Joe Wilson District 2 | Republican | SC | member | $880,968 | $44,513 | $396,750 | $0 | $0 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| John Garamendi District 8 | Democratic | CA | member | $1,113,066 | $1,264,718 | $561,350 | $0 | $0 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Mark B. Messmer District 8 | Republican | IN | member | $1,545,284 | $207,106 | $361,270 | $2,025,953 | $77,685 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Michael R. Turner District 10 | Republican | OH | member | $1,252,813 | $430,425 | $575,250 | $2,308 | $0 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Salud O. Carbajal District 24 | Democratic | CA | member | $2,037,380 | $2,643,870 | $765,262 | $40,535 | $0 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Wesley Bell District 1 | Democratic | MO | member | $5,386,198 | $433,921 | $244,750 | $4,978,286 | $655,005 | Through Dec 31, 2024 |
Contributions to candidates, involving current members
Money these committees gave to the authorized campaign committees of individual members of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, out of their own funds. Each amount was received and reported by a member's own campaign. None of it was given to the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, which receives no campaign money and files nothing with the FEC.
$12,199,181 from 1,369 political committees, involving 16 of the 16 current members, in the 2024 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00797670 | $746,379 | 6.1% | 10 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Elise M. Stefanik, Joe Wilson, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner, Scott DesJarlais, Seth Moulton, Wesley Bell | 947 | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 2 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00030718 | $128,000 | 1.0% | 14 | Abraham J. Hamadeh, Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, Joe Wilson, John Garamendi, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal, Scott DesJarlais, Seth Moulton, Wesley Bell | 38 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 3 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00040998 | $83,500 | 0.7% | 10 | Derrick Van Orden, Donald Norcross, Elise M. Stefanik, Jeff Crank, Joe Wilson, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal, Scott DesJarlais, Wesley Bell | 23 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 4 | AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. C00007880 | $82,500 | 0.7% | 14 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides, Jeff Crank, Joe Wilson, John Garamendi, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal, Seth Moulton, Wesley Bell | 24 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| 5 | CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS C00001016 | $80,000 | 0.7% | 9 | Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides, John Garamendi, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal, Wesley Bell | 17 | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 6 | ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS C00029504 | $79,000 | 0.6% | 10 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides, John Garamendi, Mark B. Messmer, Salud O. Carbajal, Seth Moulton, Wesley Bell | 27 | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 7 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC C00100321 | $78,000 | 0.6% | 9 | Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, Jeff Crank, Joe Wilson, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal, Seth Moulton | 33 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 8 | BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) C00000901 | $77,000 | 0.6% | 12 | Abraham J. Hamadeh, Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Elise M. Stefanik, Jeff Crank, Joe Wilson, John Garamendi, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal, Scott DesJarlais | 26 | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 9 | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) C00004275 | $77,000 | 0.6% | 14 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, Jeff Crank, Joe Wilson, John Garamendi, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal, Scott DesJarlais, Seth Moulton, Wesley Bell | 38 | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 10 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS C00002469 | $75,000 | 0.6% | 8 | Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides, John Garamendi, Salud O. Carbajal, Seth Moulton, Wesley Bell | 15 | Oct 22, 2024 |
Money forwarded to candidates, involving current members
This money was not given by the committees named below. Each is a conduit: individual donors contributed and earmarked the money, and the conduit transmitted it to members' campaigns. It is kept out of the contributions ranking above because the donors are individuals, not these committees.
$68,677 from 4 political committees, involving 10 of the 16 current members, in the 2024 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00797670 | $53,244 | 77.5% | 2 | Joe Wilson, Mark B. Messmer | 35 | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 2 | ACTBLUE C00401224 | $15,002 | 21.8% | 3 | Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides, Wesley Bell | 13 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 3 | DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PAC C00468314 | $500 | 0.7% | 1 | Wesley Bell | 1 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 4 | WINRED C00694323 | -$69 | -0.1% | 6 | Abraham J. Hamadeh, Derrick Van Orden, Elise M. Stefanik, Jeff Crank, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner | 432 | Oct 12, 2024 |
Jointly raised money passed on to participants, involving current members
A joint fundraising committee raises money for several participants at once and passes each one its share. A transfer below is that split arriving at a member's campaign, not a committee choosing to fund that member, and it is never counted as a contribution.
$381,418 from 6 political committees, involving 7 of the 16 current members, in the 2024 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELISE VICTORY FUND C00630632 | $271,513 | 71.2% | 1 | Elise M. Stefanik | 4 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 2 | WHITESIDES VICTORY FUND C00842369 | $52,923 | 13.9% | 1 | George Whitesides | 2 | Nov 5, 2024 |
| 3 | SERVE AMERICA VICTORY FUND C00805556 | $22,248 | 5.8% | 1 | Seth Moulton | 2 | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 4 | DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2024 C00863639 | $20,000 | 5.2% | 1 | Gabe Vasquez | 1 | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 5 | THE GUARDIAN FUND C00493221 | $12,500 | 3.3% | 3 | Abraham J. Hamadeh, Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon | 5 | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 6 | BACON VICTORY FUND C00654426 | $2,234 | 0.6% | 1 | Don Bacon | 2 | Mar 31, 2024 |
Independent spending supporting candidates, involving current members
Independent expenditures advocating for individual members. This spending was not coordinated with, received by, or controlled by any member's campaign, and it was certainly not received by the Strategic Forces Subcommittee. It is never added to what a member raised.
$14,886,158 from 52 political committees, involving 12 of the 16 current members, in the 2024 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 | $3,356,279 | 22.5% | 1 | Wesley Bell | 41 | Aug 5, 2024 |
| 2 | HMP C00495028 | $2,399,681 | 16.1% | 1 | George Whitesides | 11 | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 3 | BIG RED LEADERSHIP PAC C00808121 | $1,333,828 | 9.0% | 1 | Don Bacon | 11 | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 4 | RJC VICTORY FUND C00528554 | $954,925 | 6.4% | 1 | Mark B. Messmer | 4 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 5 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC C00804823 | $905,055 | 6.1% | 1 | Wesley Bell | 6 | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 6 | WITH HONOR FUND II, INC. C00831404 | $872,015 | 5.9% | 3 | Don Bacon, Salud O. Carbajal, Seth Moulton | 11 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 7 | LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845 | $672,256 | 4.5% | 2 | Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides | 18 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| 8 | ARIZONA'S BOLD ERA PAC (ABE PAC) C00832980 | $572,247 | 3.8% | 1 | Abraham J. Hamadeh | 34 | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 9 | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION C00687103 | $504,373 | 3.4% | 1 | Jeff Crank | 41 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 10 | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS C00836221 | $504,020 | 3.4% | 1 | Mark B. Messmer | 2 | May 1, 2024 |
Independent spending opposing candidates, involving current members
Independent expenditures advocating against individual members. This spending was not coordinated with, received by, or controlled by any member's campaign or by the Strategic Forces Subcommittee. Money spent against a member is not money that member raised, and the two are never combined.
$20,516,104 from 26 political committees, involving 8 of the 16 current members, in the 2024 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HMP C00495028 | $5,833,780 | 28.4% | 2 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon | 40 | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 2 | NRCC C00075820 | $4,794,371 | 23.4% | 2 | Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides | 34 | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 3 | DCCC C00000935 | $2,450,481 | 11.9% | 1 | Don Bacon | 27 | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 4 | YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 | $1,154,551 | 5.6% | 2 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon | 20 | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 5 | VOTEVETS C00418897 | $1,057,822 | 5.2% | 1 | Derrick Van Orden | 3 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 6 | GIFFORDS PAC C00540443 | $929,846 | 4.5% | 1 | Don Bacon | 2 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 7 | JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC C00630665 | $655,005 | 3.2% | 1 | Wesley Bell | 10 | Aug 2, 2024 |
| 8 | DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC C00808998 | $531,547 | 2.6% | 1 | Derrick Van Orden | 5 | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 9 | LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845 | $522,738 | 2.5% | 2 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon | 8 | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 10 | RIGHT ARIZONA C00804633 | $328,069 | 1.6% | 1 | Abraham J. Hamadeh | 6 | Jul 30, 2024 |
Every political committee, one kind of activity at a time
The complete ranked list behind the sections above. Kinds are never merged into one table: a contribution a member received and an independent expenditure a member never received are not the same money, and a single ranking covering both would say they are.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) C00376343 | $18,500 | 0.2% | 4 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Gabe Vasquez, Salud O. Carbajal | 9 | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 152 | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND C00252940 | $18,113 | 0.1% | 6 | Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides, John Garamendi, Salud O. Carbajal, Seth Moulton, Wesley Bell | 23 | Nov 8, 2024 |
| 153 | REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) C00345132 | $18,091 | 0.1% | 2 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon | 37 | Nov 3, 2024 |
| 154 | NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) C00003764 | $18,000 | 0.1% | 6 | Abraham J. Hamadeh, Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Jeff Crank, Mark B. Messmer | 8 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 155 | SCALISE FOR CONGRESS C00394957 | $18,000 | 0.1% | 6 | Abraham J. Hamadeh, Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Jeff Crank, Mark B. Messmer, Scott DesJarlais | 9 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 156 | JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS C00416594 | $18,000 | 0.1% | 7 | Abraham J. Hamadeh, Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Jeff Crank, Mark B. Messmer, Michael R. Turner | 9 | Sep 9, 2024 |
| 157 | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00013342 | $17,500 | 0.1% | 3 | Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Gabe Vasquez | 15 | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 158 | AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC C00038604 | $17,500 | 0.1% | 5 | Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, Elise M. Stefanik, Joe Wilson, Seth Moulton | 10 | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 159 | ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) C00089136 | $17,500 | 0.1% | 5 | Abraham J. Hamadeh, Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, Mark B. Messmer | 9 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| 160 | NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC) C00114025 | $17,500 | 0.1% | 4 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Jeff Crank, Mark B. Messmer | 7 | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 161 | SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND) C00332296 | $17,500 | 0.1% | 3 | Derrick Van Orden, Elise M. Stefanik, Mark B. Messmer | 5 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 162 | MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC C00430256 | $17,500 | 0.1% | 4 | Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, Salud O. Carbajal | 8 | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 163 | NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) C00480863 | $17,500 | 0.1% | 6 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Joe Wilson, Mark B. Messmer, Scott DesJarlais | 8 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 164 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) C00359539 | $17,000 | 0.1% | 5 | Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, Salud O. Carbajal, Seth Moulton | 10 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| 165 | ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC C00422774 | $16,950 | 0.1% | 1 | George Whitesides | 5 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 166 | AECOM PAC C00374447 | $16,800 | 0.1% | 4 | Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, John Garamendi, Seth Moulton | 7 | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 167 | C3.AI, INC. PAC C00750026 | $16,600 | 0.1% | 6 | Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, John Garamendi, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal | 6 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 168 | DCCC C00000935 | $16,514 | 0.1% | 2 | Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides | 25 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 169 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC C00172833 | $16,500 | 0.1% | 4 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Gabe Vasquez, Salud O. Carbajal | 8 | May 31, 2024 |
| 170 | BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00365502 | $16,500 | 0.1% | 4 | Donald Norcross, Joe Wilson, John Garamendi, Michael R. Turner | 14 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 171 | CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC C00503680 | $16,500 | 0.1% | 5 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Gabe Vasquez, Salud O. Carbajal | 8 | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 172 | CHC BOLD PAC C00365536 | $16,477 | 0.1% | 3 | Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides, Salud O. Carbajal | 5 | Sep 21, 2024 |
| 173 | TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. C00002881 | $16,000 | 0.1% | 5 | Derrick Van Orden, Elise M. Stefanik, Joe Wilson, John Garamendi, Mark B. Messmer | 10 | Oct 7, 2024 |
| 174 | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00032698 | $16,000 | 0.1% | 6 | Derrick Van Orden, Don Bacon, Elise M. Stefanik, Joe Wilson, Salud O. Carbajal, Scott DesJarlais | 12 | Oct 8, 2024 |
| 175 | NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00072025 | $16,000 | 0.1% | 5 | Don Bacon, Donald Norcross, John Garamendi, Michael R. Turner, Salud O. Carbajal | 8 | Sep 24, 2024 |
What these numbers mean
- The committee received none of this money
- A congressional committee is a body of the House or Senate. It has no bank account, no FEC registration, and no campaign. Everything on this page belongs to the campaigns of the individual people who currently sit on it, or was spent independently about one of them by an outside organization.
- A contribution is not an independent expenditure
- A contribution is money a political committee gave to a member's own campaign committee, which that campaign received and reported. An independent expenditure is money spent about a member without coordinating with them; no campaign received or controlled it. The FEC treats these as different activities, and they are never combined here.
- The cohort is the roster, and the roster changes
- These figures cover whoever sits on the committee as of the roster date in the header. A member joining or leaving changes the cohort and its fingerprint, which is why both are printed: a figure quoted from this page can be checked against the exact roster it came from.
- Cohorts overlap and must not be added
- Members serve on several committees at once. A member's receipts appear in the cohort of every committee they sit on, so adding cohort totals across committees would count the same campaign's money many times over. No page here does that.
- A member is counted once
- Some members hold more than one FEC candidate identity, usually after moving from the House to the Senate. Their campaign is counted once in these totals, exactly as it is on their own page, and duplicate membership records for one person are one seat on the roster.
- Missing is not zero
- A member with no verified FEC identity, no filings for the cycle, or a partially collected record is listed with that reason and left out of every total, ranking, and chart. Treating any of them as zero would understate the cohort and misrepresent the member.
- Where the money went is not why
- A ranking of committees whose money reached members of one congressional committee is a description of filings. It is not evidence of influence, coordination, an agreement, or a reason for any vote, and nothing here is scored, weighted, or ranked to imply one.
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