Candidates targeted
1
races with outside spending
pac · DC
John Bolton
An outside-spending committee: $1.2M in independent expenditures ($1.2M supporting, $0 opposing candidates) - reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign. Data through August 2026.
- $1.2M
- Independent expenditures
- $1.2M
- Supporting
- $165K
- Contributions
The verdict
John Bolton is an outside-spending committee: it made $1.2M in independent expenditures across 1 candidate, mostly supporting ($1.2M).
- $1.2M
- spent supporting candidates
- $165K
- direct contributions
Where John Bolton's total federal influence footprint sits
21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity
$165,000 10465th of 21666 higher than 11,201 of 21,666 organizations
the full population, bucketed by value
Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more organizations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FEC contributions, LDA lobbying disclosures, and USASpending federal contracts · August 2026
Supporting
$1.2M
independent expenditures for
Opposing
$0
independent expenditures against
Independent expenditures by John Bolton
Money this committee spent independently to support or oppose candidates, reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign and not coordinated with it.
- $1.2M
- Total outside spending
- $1.2M
- Supporting
- $0
- Opposing
| Candidate | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Hogan | $1.2M | - |
John Bolton's influence activity score
Each tracked channel is percentile-scored against its own national benchmark, then averaged across only the channels that apply to a pac -- not one dollar sum where contract size can drown out everything else.
Overall activity score
F
25/100
Campaign contributions
D
59/100 · $165K
Lobbying expenditures
F
7/100 · $0
Federal contracts
F
2/100 · $0
Independent expenditures
F
33/100 · $1.2M
What John Bolton's recorded federal activity shows
John Bolton is an outside-spending committee: rather than contributing to candidates' committees, it reported $1.2M in independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission - $1.2M advocating for candidates and $0 opposing them, across 1 race. By law these expenditures are made independently of, and uncoordinated with, any campaign, and they are not subject to contribution limits, which is how a single committee can deploy this scale of money. They are reported here separately from contributions because they are a fundamentally different mechanism of political influence.
On the campaign side, John Bolton's PAC contributions reached 25 federal politicians, led by Rafael Edward Ted Cruz at $10K.
Politicians supported
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Edward Ted Cruz | R | $10K |
| Ryan K Zinke | R | $10K |
| Donald J Bacon | R | $10K |
| Dave Mccormick | R | $10K |
| Rick Sen Scott | R | $10K |
| Michael J Rogers | R | $10K |
| John James | R | $10K |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | R | $10K |
| Stella Yvette Herrell | R | $5K |
| Joe Teirab | R | $5K |
| Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans | R | $5K |
| Scott Baugh | R | $5K |
| Vikram Mansharamani | R | $5K |
| David Valadao | R | $5K |
| Tim Sheehy | R | $5K |
| Young Kim | R | $5K |
| Anthony P Desposito | R | $5K |
| John Duarte | R | $5K |
| Robert W Mercuri | R | $5K |
| Mariannette Jane Miller-meeks | R | $5K |
| Jennifer Kiggans | R | $5K |
| Zach Nunn | R | $5K |
| Ken Calvert | R | $5K |
| Rob Bresnahan | R | $5K |
| Thomas More Barrett | R | $5K |
Nationwide peers with similar federal activity
Cross-state nearest neighbors on two independent axes, combined tracked activity and Senate LDA lobbying spend, so the lattice is not filing-state containment.
Similar combined federal activity
Other organizations with nearest total contributions + lobbying + contracts ($165K here), outside DC filing-state peers.
Frequently asked questions
How much recorded federal activity does John Bolton have?
John Bolton has a combined recorded federal activity total of $165K, made up of $165K in campaign contributions. This is a convenience sum across three separate official populations, not a measure of causal political influence. Data from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov for 2023-2024.
Which politicians does John Bolton support?
John Bolton contributed $165K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. John Bolton supported 25 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Rafael Edward Ted Cruz ($10K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
Where does the data about John Bolton come from?
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
What is "combined activity" and how is it calculated?
Combined activity (internally total_influence) is a convenience sum of three different official populations: FEC campaign contributions (2024 election cycle), Senate LDA lobbying expenditures (2023 and 2024 filing years, summed), and USAspending federal contract obligations (fiscal year 2024). It is a cross-dataset discovery index only, not causation, effectiveness, or political influence. Channel dollars are shown side by side; see /methodology#cross-stage-populations.
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Every figure traces to a real FEC, LDA, or USASpending filing; contribution and lobbying totals are not the same as spending on any specific outcome.
According to the Federal Election Commission and the Senate Office of Public Records, more than 14,000 political action committees and over 12,500 lobbying registrants filed disclosure reports covering the 2024 election cycle and calendar-year 2024 lobbying period respectively. Every figure on this page comes from official FEC, Senate LDA, or USAspending.gov filings, described on our methodology page. Data was last updated in August 2026.
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