Follow the Money · By Sector
Who Telecom & Media funds in Congress
Carriers and media conglomerates affected by spectrum, net-neutrality, and merger policy.
$563,985 in itemized contributions from 5 Telecom & Media employers to 23 members of Congress. This sector's federal counterpart is the Federal Communications Commission.
Source: FEC individual contributions aggregated by the donor's reported employer. A contribution is not proof of influence.
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Telecom & Media companies
The employers in this sector, by total itemized contributions. Each links to the full list of members it funds.
- Comcast $235,220 (16 members)
- At&T $192,665 (7 members)
- Charter Communications $96,350 (4 members)
- Verizon $25,750 (2 members)
- T-Mobile $14,000 (2 members)
Members of Congress funded by Telecom & Media
Ranked by total contributions from this sector's employers. Bar color shows party. Search, sort, or page through.
23 members
| Member of Congress | Party | State | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hudson | Republican | NC | $97900 |
| Mark R. Warner | Democrat | VA | $90320 |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Democrat | CO | $81900 |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX | $52315.26 |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX | $29000 |
| Brett Guthrie | Republican | KY | $28102.54 |
| Ben Ray Luján | Democrat | NM | $27500 |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC | $22000 |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN | $20156.11 |
| James A. Himes | Democrat | CT | $18000 |
| Katherine M. Clark | Democrat | MA | $16500 |
| Jennifer L. McClellan | Democrat | VA | $10750 |
| Brian Schatz | Democrat | HI | $10000 |
| Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | PA | $9500 |
| Brian Jack | Republican | GA | $9041.02 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democrat | NJ | $9000 |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democrat | CA | $7000 |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democrat | WA | $7000 |
| Martin Heinrich | Democrat | NM | $5500 |
| Kathy Castor | Democrat | FL | $5000 |
| Adelita S. Grijalva | Democrat | AZ | $4500 |
| Steny H. Hoyer | Democrat | MD | $2500 |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democrat | GA | $500 |
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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