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Who Defense & Aerospace funds in Congress
Defense contractors and aerospace firms that build weapons systems, ships, and military technology — and depend on the Pentagon budget.
$724,288 in itemized contributions from 12 Defense & Aerospace employers to 53 members of Congress. This sector's federal counterpart is the Department of Defense.
Source: FEC individual contributions aggregated by the donor's reported employer. A contribution is not proof of influence.
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Defense & Aerospace companies
The employers in this sector, by total itemized contributions. Each links to the full list of members it funds.
- Anduril Industries $307,050 (35 members)
- Lockheed Martin $144,005 (6 members)
- Leidos $119,646 (7 members)
- General Dynamics $50,287 (4 members)
- Boeing $22,800 (2 members)
- L3harris Technologies $18,550 (1 members)
- the Boeing $16,200 (1 members)
- Bae Systems $15,000 (1 members)
- the Boeing Company PAC $13,000 (1 members)
- Booz Allen Hamilton $7,000 (1 members)
- General Dynamics Electric Boat $6,250 (1 members)
- Northrop Grumman $4,500 (1 members)
Members of Congress funded by Defense & Aerospace
Ranked by total contributions from this sector's employers. Bar color shows party. Search, sort, or page through.
53 members
| Member of Congress | Party | State | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Smith | Democrat | WA | $69100 |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democrat | DE | $53250 |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA | $40505 |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK | $35000 |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME | $26287.12 |
| James R. Walkinshaw | Democrat | VA | $25050 |
| Seth Moulton | Democrat | MA | $21750 |
| Mike Rounds | Republican | SD | $20715.34 |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democrat | NY | $18550 |
| Patrick Ryan | Democrat | NY | $18050 |
| Troy E. Nehls | Republican | TX | $17100 |
| Katherine M. Clark | Democrat | MA | $17000 |
| Wesley Bell | Democrat | MO | $16200 |
| Dave Min | Democrat | CA | $15500 |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | FL | $15280.76 |
| Henry Cuellar | Democrat | TX | $14000 |
| Susie Lee | Democrat | NV | $14000 |
| John R. Carter | Republican | TX | $13000 |
| Mark Alford | Republican | MO | $13000 |
| Joe Courtney | Democrat | CT | $12750 |
| Scott Franklin | Republican | FL | $10500 |
| Derek Schmidt | Republican | KS | $10500 |
| Derek Tran | Democrat | CA | $10500 |
| Ed Case | Democrat | HI | $10500 |
| Gabe Vasquez | Democrat | NM | $10500 |
| George Whitesides | Democrat | CA | $10500 |
| Greg Stanton | Democrat | AZ | $10500 |
| Michael Guest | Republican | MS | $10500 |
| Mike Levin | Democrat | CA | $10500 |
| Pat Harrigan | Republican | NC | $10500 |
| Eugene Simon Vindman | Democrat | VA | $8000 |
| Josh Hawley | Republican | MO | $7700 |
| Bill Foster | Democrat | IL | $7000 |
| Celeste Maloy | Republican | UT | $7000 |
| David P. Joyce | Republican | OH | $7000 |
| David J. Taylor | Republican | OH | $7000 |
| Gabe Amo | Democrat | RI | $7000 |
| Harold Rogers | Republican | KY | $7000 |
| Jack Bergman | Republican | MI | $7000 |
| James A. Himes | Democrat | CT | $7000 |
| John H. Rutherford | Republican | FL | $7000 |
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | ID | $7000 |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH | $7000 |
| Mike Ezell | Republican | MS | $7000 |
| Stephanie I. Bice | Republican | OK | $7000 |
| Trent Kelly | Republican | MS | $7000 |
| Troy Balderson | Republican | OH | $7000 |
| John Hoeven | Republican | ND | $5000 |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democrat | VA | $4500 |
| Dan Newhouse | Republican | WA | $3500 |
| Joyce Beatty | Democrat | OH | $3500 |
| Morgan Luttrell | Republican | TX | $3500 |
| Barry Loudermilk | Republican | GA | $2500 |
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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