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Who Big Tech funds in Congress

The largest technology platforms, shaping policy on antitrust, privacy, AI, and government contracts.

$1,697,994 in itemized contributions from 10 Big Tech employers to 89 members of Congress. This sector's federal counterpart is the Department of Commerce.

Source: FEC individual contributions aggregated by the donor's reported employer. A contribution is not proof of influence.

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Big Tech companies

The employers in this sector, by total itemized contributions. Each links to the full list of members it funds.

Members of Congress funded by Big Tech

Ranked by total contributions from this sector's employers. Bar color shows party. Search, sort, or page through.

89 members

Members of Congress funded by Big Tech employers, by amount.
Member of Congress Party State Contributions
Ro Khanna Democrat CA $159290
Brett Guthrie Republican KY $91000
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democrat NY $89232.75
Adam Smith Democrat WA $73947
Zoe Lofgren Democrat CA $59750
Mike Rounds Republican SD $56200
Jason Smith Republican MO $47250
Sam T. Liccardo Democrat CA $47000
Suzan K. DelBene Democrat WA $46785
Andrew R. Garbarino Republican NY $35500
Jake Auchincloss Democrat MA $32350
Patrick Ryan Democrat NY $28500
Kim Schrier Democrat WA $27453.25
Ben Ray Luján Democrat NM $27300
Steve Scalise Republican LA $26800
Zachary Nunn Republican IA $26001
Pete Aguilar Democrat CA $24500
Josh Harder Democrat CA $21150
Ashley Moody Republican FL $21000
Brian Babin Republican TX $21000
J. French Hill Republican AR $21000
Jay Obernolte Republican CA $21000
Lisa C. McClain Republican MI $21000
Tom Emmer Republican MN $21000
Ilhan Omar Democrat MN $20974.989999999998
John W. Hickenlooper Democrat CO $20800
Cory A. Booker Democrat NJ $19596.9
Mark Kelly Democrat AZ $19538.33
Rashida Tlaib Democrat MI $19430
Tom Cole Republican OK $17500
Bill Hagerty Republican TN $17000
Marilyn Strickland Democrat WA $16706.64
Emily Randall Democrat WA $16100
Bryan Steil Republican WI $16000
Josh Riley Democrat NY $16000
Jason Crow Democrat CO $15775
Bill Huizenga Republican MI $15333
Pete Ricketts Republican NE $15000
Ann Wagner Republican MO $14000
Daniel S. Goldman Democrat NY $14000
Jimmy Panetta Democrat CA $14000
Maggie Goodlander Democrat NH $14000
W. Gregory Steube Republican FL $14000
Ted Budd Republican NC $12643.56
Katherine M. Clark Democrat MA $12300
Edward J. Markey Democrat MA $12215
Mike Levin Democrat CA $11550
Steven Horsford Democrat NV $11500
André Carson Democrat IN $10625
Ryan K. Zinke Republican MT $10500
Ted Lieu Democrat CA $10500
Byron Donalds Republican FL $10300
Jimmy Gomez Democrat CA $10000
John Joyce Republican PA $10000
Ruben Gallego Democrat AZ $9000
Sarah McBride Democrat DE $8650
Patty Murray Democrat WA $8535
James E. Risch Republican ID $8165.3
Robert E. Latta Republican OH $8000
Gabe Amo Democrat RI $7750
Suhas Subramanyam Democrat VA $7500
Susie Lee Democrat NV $7500
Thomas Massie Republican KY $7396.6
Christopher R. Deluzio Democrat PA $7000
Chrissy Houlahan Democrat PA $7000
Frank Pallone, Jr. Democrat NJ $7000
Jack Bergman Republican MI $7000
Jacky Rosen Democrat NV $7000
John H. Rutherford Republican FL $7000
Julie Fedorchak Republican ND $7000
Marcy Kaptur Democrat OH $7000
Michael Baumgartner Republican WA $7000
Scott Perry Republican PA $7000
Summer L. Lee Democrat PA $7000
Vern Buchanan Republican FL $7000
Delia C. Ramirez Democrat IL $6999.99
James Comer Republican KY $6600
Cory Mills Republican FL $5000
Margaret Wood Hassan Democrat NH $5000
Shomari Figures Democrat AL $5000
Ami Bera Democrat CA $3500
Becca Balint Democrat VT $3500
Cliff Bentz Republican OR $3500
Kevin Mullin Democrat CA $3500
Michael F. Bennet Democrat CO $3500
Sara Jacobs Democrat CA $3500
Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat RI $3500
George Latimer Democrat NY $2500
Richard Blumenthal Democrat CT $2000

About this data

Campaign finance figures are aggregated from public Federal Election Commission filings (public domain). Stock trades, lobbying, and contract figures are derived from disclosures compiled by QuiverQuant. Contributions are grouped by the donor's reported employer — they are not OpenSecrets industry clusters, and the totals combine individual contributions with affiliated PAC activity where reported.

Contributions and disclosures are not proof of influence. They show who gave and what was reported, not why a member voted a particular way. Amounts reflect the cycle or as-of dates noted beside each figure and may be revised as later filings are processed.

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