Top 10 Federal Politicians by FEC-Recorded Receipts
FEC-filed campaign committee receipts for federal politicians (House, Senate, Presidential) in the displayed election cycle.
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Research question
Among 7,000+ federal politicians tracked in FEC filings for the displayed cycle, which campaign committees recorded the largest total receipts?
Methodology
This ranking is compiled directly from FEC-filed campaign committee receipts, no figure is typed in by hand, and the numbers update whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed. Politicians with no recorded receipts are excluded from this ranking rather than shown with a zero, since a true zero and "no data reported" are different facts.
Where the FEC suppresses a value (for confidentiality, small sample size, or quality control), that record is left out of this ranking rather than displayed as zero. If the FEC later revises a figure, the revision appears here automatically the next time PlainInfluence refreshes its data, no manual edit to this page is needed.
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Top 10 Federal Politicians by FEC-Recorded Receipts
Compiled directly from FEC-filed campaign committee receipts
The ranked top 10
Every row below reflects the current 10-record ranking. Refresh the page after PlainInfluence's next data update to see the latest values.
| # | Politician | Party | State | Office | FEC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason T Smith | REP | MO | H | $3.5M |
| 2 | R. Jon Tester | DEM | MT | S | $3.2M |
| 3 | Sherrod Brown | DEM | OH | S | $3.2M |
| 4 | Robert P. Jr. Casey | DEM | PA | S | $3.1M |
| 5 | John A Barrasso | REP | WY | S | $2.9M |
| 6 | Tammy Baldwin | DEM | WI | S | $2.7M |
| 7 | Jacky Rosen | DEM | NV | S | $2.7M |
| 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | DEM | NY | H | $2.7M |
| 9 | Brian Fitzpatrick | REP | PA | H | $2.6M |
| 10 | Thomas Earl Jr. Emmer | REP | MN | H | $2.5M |
Source: Federal Election Commission, FEC Candidate Summary Files. Values reflect PlainInfluence's current data snapshot and update whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed. Federal Election Commission, FEC Candidate Summary Files. Values reflect PlainInfluence's current data snapshot and update whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed.
Findings
Top entity in the ranking
The top-ranked record in this dataset is Jason T Smith, with a value of $3.5M on the FEC receipts column. The full top-10 set is shown in the table above; no number here is typed in by hand. When the source agency publishes a revision, the ranking and this text update automatically the next time PlainInfluence refreshes its data.
Distribution shape
The gap between the top-ranked record ($3.5M) and the 10th-ranked record ($2.5M) characterizes how concentrated the top of the distribution is. Where the top value is many multiples of the median value of the visible set, the population is highly concentrated, a small number of entities accumulate the bulk of the measured quantity. Where the top and bottom of the visible set are close together, the distribution is relatively flat across the top end. The full distribution beyond this top-10 cut is summarized in the aggregate context section below and explored in the linked entity profiles.
Aggregate context
Across the full population behind this ranking, here are the summary statistics: how many records exist in total, the sum of the ranking metric across all qualifying records, and the mean per-record value. The methodology page documents the exact filter applied (records with null or zero values on the ranking metric are excluded). This aggregate row is computed from the same dataset that powers the ranking above.
Source provenance
The records in this ranking originate from Federal Election Commission, specifically the FEC Candidate Summary Files. PlainInfluence compiles this data directly from the agency's published release; there is no static export carrying stale numbers, and an updated dataset propagates to this page within hours. The methodology page documents the source URL, the data vintage, and how the figures are derived.
Why this ranking matters
Rankings like this one let a reader scan a population quickly and identify outliers, concentrations, and patterns that warrant deeper investigation. The detail pages linked from each entity in the table above give the full per-entity context: time-series history where available, related metrics from adjacent tables, and links onward to the underlying source records. The methodology page explains how an entity earns inclusion in the dataset and how the ranking column is computed at the source.
What this analysis cannot tell us
FEC receipt totals are filed by each authorized campaign committee and include individual contributions, PAC contributions, party committee transfers, candidate loans, and other receipts; the total is a gross receipt figure, not a measure of net spending or cash-on-hand. Cycle aggregation depends on the cycle methodology used in the source filings, some receipts reported in one cycle may apply to a later election. Independent expenditure committees, Super PACs, and party committees report separately and are not included in this candidate-committee aggregation. Self-funded candidates can show large receipt totals composed primarily of candidate loans rather than third-party contributions. Office codes follow standard FEC conventions: H = House, S = Senate, P = President.
Secondary cut from the same source
Top 10 Senate-office candidates by FEC-recorded receipts
Sources
- Federal Election Commission, Candidate Receipts - https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/
- FEC Bulk Data Files - https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
- FEC Campaign Finance Reports and Data - https://www.fec.gov/data/