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 $16.4M this cycle

Defense contractors

Totals

  • Given to campaigns
    $7.6M
  • 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.$1.5M
  • Northrop Grumman PACPAC funded by employees of Northrop Grumman, the defense contractor. FEC type: PAC.$1.6M
  • Boeing PACPAC funded by employees of Boeing, the aerospace and defense company. FEC type: PAC.$1.9M

Where the money went

  1. Pete Aguilar (D)House · CA-33
    • Given$70K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  2. Tom Cole (R)House · OK-04
    • Given$70K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  3. David Valadao (R)House · CA-22
    • Given$70K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  4. Katherine Clark (D)House · MA-05
    • Given$67K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  5. Jen Kiggans (R)House · VA-02
    • Given$67K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  6. David Joyce (R)House · OH-14
    • Given$66K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  7. Susie Lee (D)House · NV-03
    • Given$61K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  8. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)House · FL-26
    • Given$60K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  9. Chuck Fleischmann (R)House · TN-03
    • Given$60K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  10. Mike Johnson (R)House · LA-04
    • Given$60K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  11. Mike Rogers (R)House · AL-03
    • Given$60K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC
  12. Adam Smith (D)House · WA-09
    • Given$60K
    via Lockheed Martin PAC, RTX PAC, General Dynamics PAC, Northrop Grumman PAC, Boeing PAC

Showing the top 12 of 437 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. 31, 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. Outside spending is from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026, the same figures as our race pages. How this works.