Here Are the Top Recipients of AIPAC Money

Protesters, including rabbis and descendants of Holocaust survivors, called upon elected officials to reject AIPAC and support a ceasefire in Gaza (photo)

The most complete, up-to-date view of AIPAC PAC donations to congressional candidates. (More information below under “Related”)

by Donald Shaw, reposted from Sludge, May 2, 2024

As Israel continues its war in Gaza and Congress debates military aid and other measures related to the conflict, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is dramatically ramping up its contributions to political campaigns in the U.S. during the 2023-2024 election cycle. Many candidates — incumbents and new candidates alike — are receiving far more campaign money from AIPAC than from any other organization, yet until now it has not been possible to view up-to-date information on these totals without accessing and analyzing tens of thousands of rows of data from the Federal Election Commission.

Sludge is posting how much each candidate has received from AIPAC’s PAC this cycle, and will update the information on this page once a month, shortly after the PAC files its monthly disclosures with the FEC. AIPAC PAC must report its activities for the month prior by the 20th of each month (e.g., on April 19 it disclosed its March activities).

AIPAC Money Recipients

Donations made by AIPAC PAC to federal candidates, party organizations and PACs from January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Click to view searchable table.

1 GEORGE LATIMER FOR CONGRESS $1,317,454
2 ROSEN FOR NEVADA $1,147,275
3 MENENDEZ FOR SENATE $1,087,981
4 JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $770,636
5 TORRES FOR CONGRESS $597,618
6 JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS $585,675
7 BELL FOR MISSOURI $554,892
8 PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $478,196
9 MONTANANS FOR TESTER $424,688
10 DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ FOR CONGRESS $399,700
11 BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC $399,282
12 JOANNA WEISS FOR CONGRESS $394,849
13 FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO $388,859
14 MCCAUL FOR CONGRESS, INC $381,227
15 GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE $372,493
16 FRIENDS OF LUCY MCBATH $353,161
17 KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $345,710
18 MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS $342,502
19 DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE $335,270
20 TED CRUZ FOR SENATE $327,597
21 WICKER FOR SENATE $325,721
22 FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS $320,536
23 DON BACON FOR CONGRESS $311,510
24 MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $311,031
25 KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS $306,375
26 MARIO DIAZ-BALART FOR CONGRESS $303,175
27 CRAMER FOR SENATE $299,912
28 SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $288,107
29 FRIENDS OF MARIA $282,456
30 CHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESS $281,976
31 ELISE FOR CONGRESS $280,312
32 COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN $275,419
33 JAKE AUCHINCLOSS FOR CONGRESS $272,118
34 MARSHA FOR SENATE $269,631
35 GRACE FOR NEW YORK $252,393
36 SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $245,363
37 RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA $238,128
38 DON DAVIS FOR NC $237,753
39 JIMMY PANETTA FOR CONGRESS $235,754
40 KATHY MANNING FOR CONGRESS $225,023
41 BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF US $224,595
42 YOUNG KIM FOR CONGRESS $208,292
43 ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS $206,499
44 KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA $204,162
45 TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS $203,112
46 EMMER FOR CONGRESS $200,689
47 ADAM SMITH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $198,795
48 SINEMA FOR ARIZONA $197,216
49 KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS $195,912
50 PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESS $172,873
51 LOIS FRANKEL FOR CONGRESS $170,001
52 HOYER FOR CONGRESS $169,427
53 CITIZENS FOR BOYLE $161,862
54 PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE $147,672
55 SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS $135,266
56 MAST FOR CONGRESS $134,014
57 NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS $133,546
58 VARGAS FOR CONGRESS $131,385
59 TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN $131,321
60 MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS $128,784
61 GUY FOR CONGRESS $127,349
62 SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS $125,690
63 LANDSMAN FOR CONGRESS $119,335
64 CISCOMANI FOR CONGRESS $118,601
65 JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESS $111,277
66 JARED MOSKOWITZ FOR CONGRESS $110,274
67 JIMMY GOMEZ FOR CONGRESS $107,944
68 LAWLER FOR CONGRESS $107,062
69 ELIZABETH PANNILL FLETCHER FOR CONGRESS $106,207
70 HUDSON FOR CONGRESS $103,901
71 STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON $103,407
72 MIKE GALLAGHER FOR WISCONSIN $101,794
73 SHEILA CHERFILUS MCCORMICK FOR CONGRESS, INC $100,199
74 DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK $98,273
75 NRSC $97,600
76 SHRI FOR CONGRESS $96,206
77 WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE $95,967
78 BANKS FOR SENATE $94,970
79 JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS $93,517
80 TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS $92,062
81 ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESS $91,700
82 JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS $91,508
83 HALEY STEVENS FOR CONGRESS $91,495
84 NIKEMA FOR CONGRESS, INC $90,558
85 CITIZENS FOR TURNER $86,516
86 DSCC $85,000
87 JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESS $84,400
88 LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER FOR CONGRESS $84,185
89 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $82,605
90 SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS $73,221
91 DONALD NORCROSS FOR CONGRESS $72,440
92 MICHAEL WALTZ FOR CONGRESS $72,362
93 MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $71,705
94 NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD $71,589
95 DAN CRENSHAW FOR CONGRESS $70,918
96 KUSTOFF FOR CONGRESS $70,350
97 VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESS $69,669
98 FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESS $68,019
99 KAY GRANGER CAMPAIGN FUND $66,950
100 ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN $66,405
101 GARBARINO FOR CONGRESS $65,199
102 KEAN FOR CONGRESS INC $63,953
103 MICHELLE STEEL FOR CONGRESS $62,379
104 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE $62,106
105 AUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESS $60,752
106 MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $58,650
107 DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESS $58,457
108 DELBENE FOR CONGRESS $55,745
109 DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $54,884
110 DEAN PHILLIPS FOR CONGRESS $54,540
111 LALOTA FOR CONGRESS $54,050
112 HUNT FOR CONGRESS $53,424
113 SCHOLTEN FOR CONGRESS $53,239
114 MAX MILLER FOR CONGRESS $53,065
115 RUDY FOR INDIANA $52,856
116 MIKE LEVIN FOR CONGRESS $52,448
117 ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS $50,416
118 NICOLE FOR NEW YORK $50,339
119 BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS $49,840
120 LAMBORN FOR CONGRESS $49,804
121 MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS $49,617
122 ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGON $49,465
123 HERN FOR CONGRESS $48,500
124 FRIENDS OF DAVID SCHWEIKERT $48,252
125 STAND WITH SANCHEZ $47,559
126 CARTWRIGHT FOR CONGRESS $45,071
127 GARRET GRAVES FOR CONGRESS $44,700
128 RAUL RUIZ FOR CONGRESS $43,715
129 MCHENRY FOR CONGRESS $41,995
130 MARK GREEN FOR CONGRESS $41,900
131 FEENSTRA FOR CONGRESS $41,532
132 JULIA LETLOW FOR CONGRESS $41,151
133 SPANBERGER FOR CONGRESS $41,010
134 JERRY CARL FOR CONGRESS $40,820
135 WOMACK FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $39,852
136 WENSTRUP FOR CONGRESS $39,450
137 VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS $38,732
138 ANDY BARR FOR CONGRESS, INC. $38,697
139 COLE FOR CONGRESS $38,199
140 SCOTT FRANKLIN FOR CONGRESS $38,100
141 BRANDON FOR CONGRESS NY22 $38,086
142 MONICA FOR CONGRESS $37,940
143 PASCRELL FOR CONGRESS $37,266
144 MARIE FOR CONGRESS $36,703
145 VALADAO FOR CONGRESS $36,375
146 MRVAN FOR CONGRESS $36,345
147 SCHIFF FOR SENATE $36,262
148 JOE MORELLE FOR CONGRESS $36,261
149 FRIENDS OF MCCORMICK $36,153
150 GLENN F. IVEY FOR CONGRESS $36,094
151 TONY CARDENAS FOR CONGRESS $36,090
152 CARAVEO FOR CONGRESS $35,858
153 JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS $35,712
154 CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS $35,173
155 BRITTANY PETTERSEN FOR COLORADO $35,065
156 CHUCK EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS $33,585
157 MARC FOR US INC. $33,451
158 LOUDERMILK FOR CONGRESS $33,051
159 DAVID SCOTT FOR CONGRESS $32,750
160 STANTON FOR CONGRESS $32,727
161 MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $32,557
162 WEBER FOR CONGRESS $32,004
163 GABE AMO FOR CONGRESS $31,611
164 DAVID TRONE FOR CONGRESS $31,450
165 ASHLEY HINSON FOR CONGRESS $30,976
166 FRY FOR CONGRESS $30,950
167 VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS $30,420
168 ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $30,338
169 LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS $30,040
170 TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS $30,004
171 DCCC $30,000
172 NRCC $30,000
173 KANSANS FOR LATURNER $29,100
174 ANN WAGNER FOR CONGRESS $29,052
175 CLAUDIA TENNEY FOR CONGRESS $28,480
176 CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS $28,146
177 BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS $27,701
178 DANIEL WEBSTER FOR CONGRESS $27,352
179 WILEY NICKEL FOR CONGRESS $27,038
180 EMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESS $26,520
181 DARRELL ISSA FOR CONGRESS $26,073
182 GLENN GROTHMAN FOR CONGRESS $25,150
183 KWEISI MFUME FOR CONGRESS $25,112
184 JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $24,974
185 BETH VAN DUYNE FOR CONGRESS $24,852
186 MANCHIN FOR WEST VIRGINIA $23,664
187 MCCLELLAN FOR CONGRESS $23,554
188 JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESS $23,332
189 SCHIFF FOR CONGRESS $23,300
190 FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH $23,120
191 WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS $22,760
192 GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESS $22,602
193 ERIC BURLISON FOR CONGRESS $21,810
194 BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS $21,349
195 PATRIOTS FOR PERRY $21,252
196 CLOUD FOR CONGRESS $20,901
197 CAREY FOR CONGRESS $20,364
198 DEBBIE LESKO FOR CONGRESS $20,300
199 WILLIAM TIMMONS FOR CONGRESS $20,260
200 JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS $20,203
201 ZINKE FOR CONGRESS $20,052
202 DAN NEWHOUSE FOR CONGRESS $20,001
203 CASTOR FOR CONGRESS $19,814
204 VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS $19,702
205 FRIENDS OF DUSTY JOHNSON $19,388
206 RICK W. ALLEN FOR CONGRESS $19,361
207 HIMES FOR CONGRESS $19,019
208 BUDDY CARTER FOR CONGRESS $18,340
209 BEATTY FOR CONGRESS $18,263
210 TEXANS FOR RONNY JACKSON $18,150
211 CARLOS GIMENEZ FOR CONGRESS $18,150
212 CORY MILLS FOR CONGRESS $17,851
213 COMMITTEE TO ELECT MIKE EZELL $17,804
214 SMUCKER FOR CONGRESS $17,702
215 MCCLINTOCK FOR CONGRESS $17,574
216 MORGAN GRIFFITH FOR CONGRESS $17,550
217 BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS $17,527
218 FALLON FOR CONGRESS $17,508
219 VICTORIA SPARTZ FOR CONGRESS $17,301
220 CURTIS FOR CONGRESS $17,280
221 BILIRAKIS FOR CONGRESS $17,175
222 TEXANS FOR MORGAN LUTTRELL $17,101
223 FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURPHY TO CONGRESS $17,009
224 PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS $17,002
225 FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURP $16,900
226 BYRON DONALDS FOR CONGRESS $16,810
227 BERGMAN FOR CONGRESS $16,801
228 DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $16,504
229 SYLVIA GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $16,352
230 MOOLENAAR FOR CONGRESS $16,001
231 NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS $15,901
232 CITIZENS FOR JOHN RUTHERFORD $15,754
233 HUIZENGA FOR CONGRESS $15,200
234 PEOPLE FOR DEREK KILMER $15,060
235 DALE STRONG FOR CONGRESS $15,001
236 RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS $14,250
237 LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $13,600
238 JOHN CURTIS FOR UTAH $13,500
239 WALBERG FOR CONGRESS $13,202
240 MATSUI FOR CONGRESS $11,363
241 KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS $11,196
242 CELESTE FOR CONGRESS $10,901
243 ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $10,500
244 PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS $9,606
245 KIGGANS FOR CONGRESS $9,500
246 FRENCH HILL FOR ARKANSAS $9,500
247 DESPOSITO FOR NEW YORK $9,100
248 CRAIG GOLDMAN FOR CONGRESS $8,750
249 LANGWORTHY FOR CONGRESS $8,600
250 FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN $8,504
251 STEIL FOR WISCONSIN, INC. $8,352
252 MIKIE SHERRILL FOR CONGRESS $8,342
253 FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS $8,303
254 DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESS $8,035
255 JOHN JAMES FOR CONGRESS, INC. $7,900
256 JOHN ROSE FOR TENNESSEE $7,802
257 BLAINE FOR CONGRESS $7,750
258 MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA $7,630
259 SWALWELL FOR CONGRESS $7,610
260 LATTA FOR CONGRESS $7,514
261 BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. $7,500
262 NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS $7,379
263 MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS $7,351
264 FREDERICA S. WILSON FOR CONGRESS $7,257
265 DIANA FOR CONGRESS $7,100
266 JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS $7,100
267 DOUG LAMALFA COMMITTEE $7,073
268 TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $7,035
269 ROGER WILLIAMS FOR U S CONGRESS COMMITTEE $6,852
270 COMER FOR CONGRESS $6,810
271 SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESS $6,600
272 MEUSER FOR CONGRESS $6,501
273 JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS $6,300
274 QUIGLEY FOR CONGRESS $6,257
275 CHRIS DELUZIO FOR CONGRESS $6,039
276 SELF FOR CONGRESS $6,002
277 NEHLS FOR CONGRESS $6,001
278 TERESA FOR ALL $5,800
279 MARK ALFORD FOR CONGRESS, INC. $5,510
280 FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSON $5,502
281 MIKE KELLY FOR CONGRESS $5,500
282 DR. RAUL RUIZ FOR CONGRESS $5,439
283 LOU CORREA FOR CONGRESS $5,337
284 KEVIN MULLIN FOR CONGRESS $5,337
285 KEVIN KILEY FOR CONGRESS $5,323
286 JOHN DUARTE FOR CONGRESS $5,323
287 KELLY FOR CONGRESS $5,250
288 ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS $5,202
289 LUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESS $5,141
290 FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCE $5,115
291 ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESS $5,060
292 CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN $5,019
293 SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS $5,002
294 FRIENDS OF TIM MOORE $5,001
295 ONLINE FUNDRAISING PAC $5,000
296 HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST $5,000
297 CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC $5,000
298 RUSS FULCHER FOR IDAHO $5,000
299 TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE PAC $5,000
300 CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESS $5,000
301 CHC BOLD PAC $5,000
302 ASPIRE PAC $5,000
303 FRIENDS OF MICHAEL GUEST $5,000
304 HOUCHIN FOR CONGRESS $5,000
305 ROB WITTMAN FOR CONGRESS $4,802
306 VERN BUCHANAN FOR CONGRESS $4,525
307 GREG STEUBE FOR CONGRESS $4,502
308 SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS $4,202
309 TIFFANY FOR WISCONSIN, INC. $3,802
310 JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS $3,367
311 HAL ROGERS FOR CONGRESS $3,302
312 GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS $3,300
313 SUSAN WILD FOR CONGRESS $2,927
314 FISCHBACH FOR CONGRESS $2,750
315 JOHN KENNEDY FOR US $2,560
316 CLARKE FOR CONGRESS $2,508
317 BERA FOR CONGRESS $2,382
318 FRIENDS OF SCOTT DESJARLAIS $2,300
319 LAUREL LEE FOR CONGRESS, INC. $2,251
320 TITUS FOR CONGRESS $2,047
321 COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS $2,024
322 ANNA PAULINA LUNA FOR CONGRESS $2,001
323 CITYPAC $2,000
324 BARRY MOORE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
325 CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
326 NANCY MACE FOR CONGRESS $1,961
327 BECAUSE I CARE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BICPAC) $1,914
328 JASON CROW FOR CONGRESS $1,794
329 CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS $1,550
330 DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,510
331 FRIENDS OF BILL POSEY $1,502
332 IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN $1,502
333 GRAVES FOR CONGRESS $1,500
334 FRIENDS OF NEAL DUNN $1,350
335 AMODEI FOR NEVADA $1,285
336 BONAMICI FOR CONGRESS $1,279
337 FRIENDS OF ROSA DELAURO $1,187
338 CHUCK FLEISCHMANN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE, INC. $1,060
339 CASE FOR CONGRESS $1,050
340 ANDY OGLES FOR CONGRESS $1,002
341 LISA MCCLAIN FOR CONGRESS $1,001
342 BUCK PAC $1,000
343 KAT FOR CONGRESS $800
344 AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC $752
345 DREW FERGUSON FOR CONGRESS INC. $750
346 ROMNEY FOR UTAH INC $700
347 FINSTAD FOR CONGRESS $552
348 MANN FOR CONGRESS $551
349 RICHARD E NEAL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $535
350 BICE FOR CONGRESS $525
351 CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS $500
352 MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS $450
353 BIGGS FOR CONGRESS $325
354 SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS $325
355 BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC. $300
356 BURGESS 4 UTAH $277
357 RALPH NORMAN FOR CONGRESS $251
358 SUOZZI FOR CONGRESS $212
359 JEFF DUNCAN FOR CONGRESS $155
360 ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS $85
361 PALLONE FOR CONGRESS $81
362 MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESS $75
363 BRIAN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS $28
364 ARMSTRONG FOR CONGRESS $25
365 BUCSHON FOR CONGRESS $25
366 LARSON FOR CONGRESS $19
367 THE BILL KEATING COMMITTEE $19
368 CAROL FOR CONGRESS $1
369 LUCAS FOR CONGRESS $1

Table: SLUDGE
Source: Federal Election Commission

AIPAC PAC operates as a conduit that allows individual donors to earmark contributions to candidates of their choosing. By operating this way, the PAC is able to give donations to candidate committees that far exceed the $10,000 per year limit set by the FEC.

Donald Shaw is Co-Founder and Editor of Sludge Media. He is a lead researcher and writer covering campaign funding and how it impacts legislator behavior.

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