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Top Recipients

NOTE: The organization itself did not donate, rather the money came from the organization's PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate family members. Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Recipient Total From Individualsmore info From PACsmore info Typemore info view
Biden, Joe $79,818 $79,818 $0 Candidate (D-PRES) Democrat
Trump, Donald $63,365 $63,365 $0 Candidate (R-PRES) Republican
Republican National Cmte $51,361 $51,361 $0 Political Party Republican
National Republican Senatorial Cmte $34,600 $19,600 $15,000 Political Party Republican
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $33,145 $8,145 $25,000 Political Party Democrat
National Republican Congressional Cmte $29,131 $14,131 $15,000 Political Party Republican
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $21,676 $6,676 $15,000 Political Party Democrat
Gideon, Sara $13,909 $13,909 $0 Candidate (D-MES2) Democrat
Sanders, Bernie $13,232 $13,232 $0 Candidate (I-VTS1) Independent
Cornyn, John $11,872 $4,372 $7,500 Candidate (R-TXS1) Republican
Liberal/Democrat Conservative/Republican No View
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Contributions

Total for 2020 Cycle:
$923,686
NOTE: The organization itself did not donate, rather the money came from the organization's PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate family members. Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Sources of Funds

Individuals: 63.35%
From PACs: 36.65%
Individuals $585,186 63.35%
From PACs $338,500 36.65%

Recipients of Funds

Candidates: 70.89%
Party Committees: 21.86%
Leadership PACs: 5.12%
Outside Groups: 2.13%
527 Groups: 0.00%
Candidates $654,802 70.89%
Party Committees $201,876 21.86%
Leadership PACs $47,332 5.12%
Outside Groups $19,676 2.13%
527 Groups $0 0.00%

Sources of Funds to Candidates

Individuals: 64.73%
PACs: 35.27%
Individuals $409,267 64.73%
PACs $223,000 35.27%

Average Contributions to Members of Congress, 1990-2020

These charts include contributions to members' presidential committees. View more on Money to Congress.

Lobbying

2019

$5,590,000

REVOLVING DOOR

22 out of 28 BP lobbyists in 2019 have previously held government jobs.

Previously held government jobs: 78.57%
Did not previously hold government jobs: 21.43%
Previously held government jobs 22 78.57%
Did not previously hold government jobs 6 21.43%

See employment history for BP lobbyists by clicking on their RevDoor icon here

Bill Most Frequently Lobbied in the 116th Congress:
H.R.3409: Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2019
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Outside Spending

BP has not reported any outside spending in the 2020 election cycle.

i Campaign finance totals for the current election cycle were released by the FEC on December 26, 2020 and by the IRS on April 03, 2019, lobbying data was released by the Senate Office of Public Records on December 02, 2020, outside spending data was released by the FEC on January 22, 2021, and personal finances data was released by the House, Senate, and US Office of Government Ethics starting in June 2011.

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