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Beyond AIPAC

Billionaires' political money

The 40 billionaires who gave the most to federal campaigns and committees in the 2024 and 2026 election cycles, among the 61 we pulled in full, and where their money went from 2016 to 2026. Their wealth gives them more say in elections than any voter has, so this page shows who they back. We first checked every American on Forbes’s 2026 billionaire lists against the FEC’s records of gifts from individuals.

The richest person on Earth

Elon Musk

Forbes's real-time list put Elon Musk's fortune at $1.007 trillion on Oct. 12, 2026. Forbes revalues it as share prices change (Forbes, Oct. 12, 2026). The table below uses the Forbes 400 2026 figure, $908B on September 15, 2026; the two differ because the lists were drawn on different dates. Gifts filed under Musk’s own name to federal campaigns and committees since 2016 total $272,501,436: 98% to the Republican side and 99% to super PACs.

$3,728,239,845given by 40 billionaires, 2016–2026
74%to the Republican side
22%to the Democratic side
94%to super PACs, which can take unlimited sums
Where it went, by party side
  • Democratic side
  • Both parties
  • Republican side
  • Other or unclear
All 40 billionaires: Democratic side $808,614,255All 40 billionaires: Both parties $33,959,271All 40 billionaires: Republican side $2,757,316,115All 40 billionaires: Other or unclear $128,350,204

Democratic side $808.6M · Both parties $34.0M · Republican side $2.76B · Other or unclear $128.4M

Where it went, by kind of recipient
  1. Super PACs$3.49B
  2. Joint fundraising committees$118.0M
  3. Party committees$71.8M
  4. Candidates$42.4M
  5. Other PACs$4.7M
By election cycle

Same 40 people in every cycle. The 2026 cycle covers FEC filings through August 31, 2026, the date the rest of the site's money runs to; a few later filings may be in, and gifts reported later are not yet.

  • Democratic side
  • Both parties
  • Republican side
  • Other or unclear
2016: Democratic side $49,347,9972016: Both parties $83,2492016: Republican side $154,103,6822016: Other or unclear $1,236,523$204.8M20162018: Democratic side $128,512,4882018: Both parties $1,515,4002018: Republican side $167,292,9712018: Other or unclear $3,063,200$300.4M20182020: Democratic side $253,509,6402020: Both parties $793,8002020: Republican side $462,511,1902020: Other or unclear $985,723$717.8M20202022: Democratic side $92,449,3172022: Both parties $519,0002022: Republican side $416,925,3362022: Other or unclear $11,866,900$521.8M20222024: Democratic side $200,950,4192024: Both parties $17,907,9252024: Republican side $1,055,554,9072024: Other or unclear $54,317,233$1.33B20242026: Democratic side $83,844,3942026: Both parties $13,139,8972026: Republican side $500,928,0292026: Other or unclear $56,880,625$654.8M2026
Each billionaire, 2016–2026, split by party side
  • Democratic side
  • Both parties
  • Republican side
  • Other or unclear
  1. Miriam AdelsonMiriam Adelson: Republican side $445,667,000Miriam Adelson: Other or unclear $455,600$446.1M
  2. Richard UihleinRichard Uihlein: Democratic side $3,000,000Richard Uihlein: Both parties $750,000Richard Uihlein: Republican side $365,702,269Richard Uihlein: Other or unclear $20,047,700$389.5M
  3. Michael BloombergMichael Bloomberg: Democratic side $373,892,467Michael Bloomberg: Both parties $3,300,000Michael Bloomberg: Republican side $27,000Michael Bloomberg: Other or unclear $8,900,000$386.1M
  4. Ken GriffinKen Griffin: Democratic side $2,509,900Ken Griffin: Both parties $5,275,000Ken Griffin: Republican side $294,746,927Ken Griffin: Other or unclear $8,500,000$311.0M
  5. Jeff YassJeff Yass: Democratic side $12,700,000Jeff Yass: Both parties $1,003,000Jeff Yass: Republican side $256,241,080Jeff Yass: Other or unclear $25,172,700$295.1M
  6. Elon MuskElon Musk: Democratic side $11,200Elon Musk: Republican side $266,490,236Elon Musk: Other or unclear $6,000,000$272.5M
  7. Paul SingerPaul Singer: Democratic side $6,375,000Paul Singer: Both parties $1,015,000Paul Singer: Republican side $160,851,728Paul Singer: Other or unclear $8,170,300$176.4M
  8. Stephen SchwarzmanStephen Schwarzman: Democratic side $17,400Stephen Schwarzman: Both parties $5,565,000Stephen Schwarzman: Republican side $163,136,716Stephen Schwarzman: Other or unclear $1,864,886$170.6M
  9. Dustin MoskovitzDustin Moskovitz: Democratic side $130,279,050Dustin Moskovitz: Other or unclear $1,900,000$132.2M
  10. Diane HendricksDiane Hendricks: Both parties $1,779,800Diane Hendricks: Republican side $110,956,804Diane Hendricks: Other or unclear $318,000$113.1M
  11. Reid HoffmanReid Hoffman: Democratic side $80,109,139Reid Hoffman: Both parties $50,000Reid Hoffman: Republican side $199,500Reid Hoffman: Other or unclear $4,423,200$84.8M
  12. Warren StephensWarren Stephens: Democratic side $8,700Warren Stephens: Both parties $540,000Warren Stephens: Republican side $72,361,990Warren Stephens: Other or unclear $603,323$73.5M
  13. Stephen Mandel, Jr.Stephen Mandel, Jr.: Democratic side $58,238,850Stephen Mandel, Jr.: Both parties $33,000Stephen Mandel, Jr.: Republican side $291,000Stephen Mandel, Jr.: Other or unclear $2,588,523$61.2M
  14. Steve WynnSteve Wynn: Democratic side $2,700Steve Wynn: Both parties $850,000Steve Wynn: Republican side $51,778,060Steve Wynn: Other or unclear $70,000$52.7M
  15. Charles SchwabCharles Schwab: Democratic side $2,700Charles Schwab: Both parties $40,249Charles Schwab: Republican side $51,166,564$51.2M
  16. J. Joe RickettsJ. Joe Ricketts: Democratic side $102,800J. Joe Ricketts: Both parties $100,000J. Joe Ricketts: Republican side $49,897,267J. Joe Ricketts: Other or unclear $4,000$50.1M
  17. George MarcusGeorge Marcus: Democratic side $48,451,400George Marcus: Both parties $85,000George Marcus: Republican side $265,000George Marcus: Other or unclear $9,400$48.8M
  18. Patrick RyanPatrick Ryan: Both parties $725,000Patrick Ryan: Republican side $47,345,080$48.1M
  19. Kelcy WarrenKelcy Warren: Democratic side $14,300Kelcy Warren: Both parties $450,000Kelcy Warren: Republican side $44,893,966Kelcy Warren: Other or unclear $1,015,000$46.4M
  20. Timothy DunnTimothy Dunn: Republican side $44,160,153Timothy Dunn: Other or unclear $1,675,000$45.8M
  21. Elizabeth UihleinElizabeth Uihlein: Both parties $3,000,000Elizabeth Uihlein: Republican side $38,372,100Elizabeth Uihlein: Other or unclear $17,300$41.4M
  22. J. Christopher ReyesJ. Christopher Reyes: Democratic side $18,550J. Christopher Reyes: Both parties $1,063,125J. Christopher Reyes: Republican side $38,851,700J. Christopher Reyes: Other or unclear $37,800$40.0M
  23. Seth KlarmanSeth Klarman: Democratic side $30,043,492Seth Klarman: Both parties $7,800Seth Klarman: Republican side $3,368,573Seth Klarman: Other or unclear $347,500$33.8M
  24. Thomas PeterffyThomas Peterffy: Democratic side $3,000Thomas Peterffy: Republican side $30,665,300Thomas Peterffy: Other or unclear $100,000$30.8M
  25. Isaac PerlmutterIsaac Perlmutter: Republican side $29,325,915Isaac Perlmutter: Other or unclear $180,600$29.5M
  26. Reed HastingsReed Hastings: Democratic side $26,515,285Reed Hastings: Both parties $205,000Reed Hastings: Republican side $2,700Reed Hastings: Other or unclear $5,000$26.7M
  27. Greg BrockmanGreg Brockman: Republican side $12,502,700Greg Brockman: Other or unclear $12,500,000$25.0M
  28. Jim WaltonJim Walton: Democratic side $307,927Jim Walton: Both parties $1,280,000Jim Walton: Republican side $22,393,500Jim Walton: Other or unclear $480,000$24.5M
  29. Howard LutnickHoward Lutnick: Democratic side $49,200Howard Lutnick: Republican side $23,395,125$23.4M
  30. Jan KoumJan Koum: Democratic side $7,018,600Jan Koum: Republican side $15,845,534$22.9M
  31. Tyler WinklevossTyler Winklevoss: Democratic side $222,566Tyler Winklevoss: Both parties $2,452,500Tyler Winklevoss: Republican side $18,316,201Tyler Winklevoss: Other or unclear $374,207$21.4M
  32. Cameron WinklevossCameron Winklevoss: Democratic side $222,566Cameron Winklevoss: Both parties $2,452,500Cameron Winklevoss: Republican side $18,250,240Cameron Winklevoss: Other or unclear $377,107$21.3M
  33. Marc RowanMarc Rowan: Democratic side $3,854,100Marc Rowan: Both parties $300,000Marc Rowan: Republican side $16,610,594Marc Rowan: Other or unclear $179,400$20.9M
  34. Rob WaltonRob Walton: Democratic side $43,367Rob Walton: Both parties $5,000Rob Walton: Republican side $19,518,567$19.6M
  35. Jim DavisJim Davis: Democratic side $15,400Jim Davis: Both parties $1,510,000Jim Davis: Republican side $17,665,500$19.2M
  36. Amos Hostetter, Jr.Amos Hostetter, Jr.: Democratic side $18,221,263Amos Hostetter, Jr.: Both parties $110,000Amos Hostetter, Jr.: Republican side $5,400Amos Hostetter, Jr.: Other or unclear $67,800$18.4M
  37. Nicole ShanahanNicole Shanahan: Democratic side $86,400Nicole Shanahan: Both parties $2,400Nicole Shanahan: Republican side $53,200Nicole Shanahan: Other or unclear $15,930,358$16.1M
  38. Ken FisherKen Fisher: Democratic side $120,450Ken Fisher: Both parties $9,897Ken Fisher: Republican side $14,481,601Ken Fisher: Other or unclear $1,032,600$15.6M
  39. Roger PenskeRoger Penske: Democratic side $72,233Roger Penske: Republican side $11,513,325Roger Penske: Other or unclear $2,900$11.6M
  40. Marc StadMarc Stad: Democratic side $6,084,250Marc Stad: Other or unclear $5,000,000$11.1M

Billionaire money to the pro-Israel PACs this site tracks

4 of these 40 billionaires put a combined $15,602,800 into AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project or the other pro-Israel PACs whose money this site follows. United Democracy Project, AIPAC’s super PAC, spends it on ads in Democratic primaries.

  1. Jan Koum (to United Democracy Project)$7M
  2. Paul Singer (to United Democracy Project)$5.6M
  3. Marc Rowan (to United Democracy Project)$3M
  4. Seth Klarman (to Pro-Israel America PAC)$2,800

Every billionaire on this page

Billionaires’ federal political money, 2016–2026
Where it went
Miriam Adelson
Casinos
$33.5B$446,122,600100%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $135,000,000
  2. Preserve America PAC (C00878801) super pac, republican side $106,000,000
  3. CLF super pac, republican side $95,000,000
  4. Preserve America PAC (C00756882) super pac, republican side $45,000,000
  5. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $25,000,000
  6. FUTURE45 super pac, republican side $10,000,000
  7. RJC Victory Fund super pac, republican side $6,375,000
  8. America First Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  9. 170 Freedom Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee Inc party committee, republican side $3,000,000
  10. New Republican PAC super pac, republican side $2,500,000
  11. 228 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $13,247,600
Richard Uihlein
Packaging materials
$7.60B$389,499,96994%1%
Top recipients
  1. Restoration of America PAC super pac, republican side $207,297,496
  2. Club for Growth Action super pac, republican side $92,415,680
  3. Fair Courts America super pac, other or unclear $16,550,000
  4. Americas PAC super pac, republican side $13,145,000
  5. Make America Great Again Inc. super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  6. Women Speak Out PAC super pac, republican side $4,500,000
  7. Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund super pac, republican side $4,290,000
  8. Saving Arizona PAC super pac, republican side $3,000,000
  9. Leadership for Ohio Fund super pac, republican side $3,000,000
  10. CFG Action Wisconsin super pac, republican side $2,500,000
  11. 444 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $37,801,793

Elizabeth Uihlein, his wife, is listed separately; Forbes lists each of them.

Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg LP
$94.9B$386,119,4670%97%
Top recipients
  1. Independence USA PAC super pac, democratic side $154,242,316
  2. HMP super pac, democratic side $61,050,000
  3. SMP super pac, democratic side $20,000,000
  4. LCV Victory Fund super pac, democratic side $19,850,000
  5. Priorities USA Action super pac, democratic side $19,739,096
  6. FF PAC super pac, democratic side $19,000,000
  7. Stand for New York PAC super pac, democratic side $11,000,000
  8. Women Vote super pac, democratic side $10,103,125
  9. Planned Parenthood Votes super pac, democratic side $8,750,000
  10. BlackPAC super pac, democratic side $7,370,000
  11. 93 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $55,014,930
Ken Griffin
Hedge funds
$60.5B$311,031,82795%1%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $101,100,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $64,500,000
  3. Keystone Renewal PAC super pac, republican side $16,000,000
  4. American Patriots PAC super pac, republican side $11,000,000
  5. New Republican PAC super pac, republican side $10,000,000
  6. Maryland's Future super pac, republican side $10,000,000
  7. Honor Pennsylvania, Inc. super pac, republican side $8,800,000
  8. National Victory Action Fund super pac, republican side $8,000,000
  9. Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. super pac, republican side $6,000,000
  10. Conservative Solutions PAC super pac, republican side $5,100,000
  11. 301 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $70,531,827
Jeff Yass
Trading, investments
$77.8B$295,116,78087%4%
Top recipients
  1. Club for Growth Action super pac, republican side $97,755,000
  2. School Freedom Fund super pac, republican side $43,500,000
  3. Protect Freedom Political Action Committee super pac, republican side $43,398,000
  4. V-PAC: Victors, Not Victims super pac, other or unclear $20,000,000
  5. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $16,000,000
  6. AFC Victory Fund super pac, democratic side $12,700,000
  7. CLF super pac, republican side $12,000,000
  8. Kentucky Freedom PAC super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  9. Crypto Freedom PAC super pac, republican side $4,941,400
  10. American Exceptionalism PAC super pac, republican side $4,868,281
  11. 124 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $34,954,099
Elon Musk
Tesla, SpaceX
$908B$272,501,43698%0%
Top recipients
  1. America PAC super pac, republican side $217,762,036
  2. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $20,000,000
  3. CLF super pac, republican side $10,000,000
  4. Fight for Kentucky super pac, republican side $10,000,000
  5. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  6. V-PAC: Victors, Not Victims super pac, other or unclear $5,000,000
  7. The Sentinel Action Fund super pac, republican side $2,339,600
  8. Early Vote Action PAC super pac, other or unclear $1,000,000
  9. Trump 47 Committee, Inc. joint fundraising committee, republican side $904,600
  10. Calvert Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, republican side $310,700
  11. 34 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $184,500
Paul Singer
Hedge funds
$7.20B$176,412,02891%4%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $63,500,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $34,650,000
  3. United Democracy Project (UDP) super pac, democratic side $5,600,000
  4. STW PAC, Inc. super pac, other or unclear $5,050,000
  5. Conservative Solutions PAC super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  6. Make America Great Again Inc. super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  7. SFA Fund, Inc super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  8. American Unity PAC Inc super pac, republican side $4,100,820
  9. Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. super pac, republican side $3,450,000
  10. Esafund super pac, republican side $3,200,000
  11. 415 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $41,861,208
Stephen Schwarzman
Investments
$46.4B$170,584,00296%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $93,570,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $21,550,058
  3. More Jobs, Less Government super pac, republican side $8,000,000
  4. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  5. GLCF, Inc. super pac, republican side $4,500,000
  6. Maryland's Future super pac, republican side $3,500,000
  7. Buckeye Values PAC super pac, republican side $3,375,000
  8. America First Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $3,000,000
  9. Pine Tree Results PAC super pac, both parties $3,000,000
  10. Texans for a Conservative Majority super pac, both parties $2,500,000
  11. 513 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $22,588,944
Dustin Moskovitz
Facebook
$8.60B$132,179,0500%99%
Top recipients
  1. FF PAC super pac, democratic side $100,190,000
  2. Priorities USA Action super pac, democratic side $6,000,000
  3. SMP super pac, democratic side $5,500,000
  4. LCV Victory Fund super pac, democratic side $4,500,000
  5. MoveOn.org Political Action super pac, democratic side $4,350,000
  6. For Our Future super pac, democratic side $2,500,000
  7. FFPA super pac, other or unclear $1,900,000
  8. Harris Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $1,750,200
  9. ColorOfChange PAC super pac, democratic side $1,653,000
  10. Civic Innovation USA Inc super pac, democratic side $1,094,250
  11. 21 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $2,741,600
Diane Hendricks
Building supplies
$23.6B$113,054,60498%0%
Top recipients
  1. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $27,000,000
  2. Wisconsin Truth PAC super pac, republican side $18,864,904
  3. Make America Great Again Inc. super pac, republican side $15,000,000
  4. Turnout for America super pac, republican side $11,000,000
  5. Reform America Fund super pac, republican side $7,970,900
  6. Club for Growth Action super pac, republican side $4,500,000
  7. Freedom Partners Action Fund, Inc. super pac, republican side $4,000,000
  8. America First Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $4,000,000
  9. Wisconsin Next PAC super pac, republican side $3,200,000
  10. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $2,877,500
  11. 127 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $14,641,300
Reid Hoffman
LinkedIn
$2.70B$84,781,8390%94%
Top recipients
  1. Lone Star Rising PAC super pac, democratic side $11,500,000
  2. FF PAC super pac, democratic side $10,250,000
  3. Republican Accountability PAC super pac, democratic side $9,490,000
  4. HMP super pac, democratic side $7,303,000
  5. Hoffman, Reid super pac, democratic side $4,514,212
  6. One for All Committee super pac, democratic side $4,228,000
  7. SMP super pac, democratic side $3,550,000
  8. Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $3,141,207
  9. AB PAC super pac, democratic side $2,000,000
  10. Granite for America super pac, democratic side $2,000,000
  11. 319 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $26,805,420
Warren Stephens
Investment banking
$3.40B$73,514,01398%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $21,600,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $9,000,000
  3. Club for Growth Action super pac, republican side $3,500,000
  4. WFW Action Fund, Inc. super pac, republican side $3,500,000
  5. Make America Great Again Inc. super pac, republican side $3,000,000
  6. SFA Fund, Inc super pac, republican side $2,775,000
  7. Our Principles PAC super pac, republican side $2,500,000
  8. NRSC party committee, republican side $2,348,500
  9. America First Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $2,000,000
  10. Preserve America PAC super pac, republican side $2,000,000
  11. 292 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $21,290,513
Stephen Mandel, Jr.
Hedge funds
$5.70B$61,151,3730%95%
Top recipients
  1. SMP super pac, democratic side $9,025,000
  2. AB PAC super pac, democratic side $7,650,000
  3. FF PAC super pac, democratic side $7,500,000
  4. HMP super pac, democratic side $6,525,000
  5. MD PAC super pac, democratic side $5,430,000
  6. The Bench super pac, democratic side $3,910,000
  7. Forward Majority Action super pac, democratic side $3,385,000
  8. Priorities USA Action super pac, democratic side $2,500,000
  9. DSCC party committee, democratic side $1,974,400
  10. DCCC party committee, democratic side $1,710,400
  11. 355 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $11,541,573
Steve Wynn
Casinos, hotels
$3.90B$52,700,76098%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $14,500,000
  2. Our American Century super pac, republican side $12,794,750
  3. CLF super pac, republican side $4,325,000
  4. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $2,282,564
  5. NRSC Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $2,158,300
  6. American Crossroads super pac, republican side $1,750,000
  7. Take Back the House 2022 joint fundraising committee, republican side $1,062,150
  8. Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  9. Keystone Renewal PAC super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  10. GLCF, Inc. super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  11. 126 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $10,827,996
Charles Schwab
Discount brokerage
$14.9B$51,209,513100%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $18,800,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $15,505,000
  3. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $2,452,900
  4. NRSC party committee, republican side $2,306,398
  5. WFW Action Fund, Inc. super pac, republican side $1,360,000
  6. Esafund super pac, republican side $1,250,000
  7. FUTURE45 super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  8. American Patriots PAC super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  9. McCarthy Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, republican side $800,600
  10. Grow the Majority joint fundraising committee, republican side $768,200
  11. 347 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $5,966,415
J. Joe Ricketts
TD Ameritrade
$9.30B$50,104,067100%0%
Top recipients
  1. Citizens for Free Enterprise super pac, republican side $33,558,500
  2. NRSC Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $2,571,600
  3. America First Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $2,000,000
  4. FUTURE45 super pac, republican side $1,900,000
  5. Big Red Leadership PAC super pac, republican side $1,686,148
  6. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $1,250,000
  7. Our Principles PAC super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  8. Wisconsin Truth PAC super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  9. Trump 47 Committee, Inc. joint fundraising committee, republican side $647,900
  10. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $615,180
  11. 120 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $3,874,739
George Marcus
Real estate
$1.50B$48,810,8001%99%
Top recipients
  1. HMP super pac, democratic side $17,850,000
  2. SMP super pac, democratic side $16,000,000
  3. Priorities USA Action super pac, democratic side $2,000,000
  4. Harris Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $1,623,000
  5. DCCC party committee, democratic side $1,610,600
  6. AB PAC super pac, democratic side $1,550,000
  7. DSCC party committee, democratic side $1,278,900
  8. Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $1,250,000
  9. FF PAC super pac, democratic side $1,000,000
  10. Unite the Country super pac, democratic side $1,000,000
  11. 103 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $3,648,300
Patrick Ryan
Insurance
$9.40B$48,070,08098%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $21,650,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $15,450,000
  3. Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA Libre Action super pac, republican side $3,850,000
  4. Better Future MI Fund super pac, republican side $1,500,000
  5. Security Is Strength PAC super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  6. NRSC Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $707,400
  7. Grow the Majority joint fundraising committee, republican side $651,400
  8. Maryland's Future super pac, republican side $500,000
  9. Georgia United Victory super pac, both parties $400,000
  10. NRSC party committee, republican side $294,300
  11. 59 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $2,066,980
Kelcy Warren
Pipelines
$9.30B$46,373,26697%0%
Top recipients
  1. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $12,500,000
  2. America First Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $10,000,000
  3. Turnout for America super pac, republican side $7,500,000
  4. Make America Great Again Inc. super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  5. Take Back the House 2020 joint fundraising committee, republican side $1,250,546
  6. Trump Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $1,105,600
  7. Opportunity and Freedom I super pac, other or unclear $1,010,000
  8. American Leadership Action super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  9. Trump 47 Committee, Inc. joint fundraising committee, republican side $814,600
  10. Cornyn Victory Committee joint fundraising committee, republican side $787,800
  11. 74 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $5,404,720
Timothy Dunn
Energy
$1.80B$45,835,15396%0%
Top recipients
  1. Jefferson Rising super pac, republican side $20,550,000
  2. GLCF, Inc. super pac, republican side $10,000,000
  3. CLF super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  4. Grow the Majority joint fundraising committee, republican side $2,648,200
  5. Senate Reform Fund super pac, republican side $2,256,000
  6. Conservative Action for America PAC super pac, other or unclear $1,000,000
  7. High Plains PAC super pac, republican side $750,000
  8. Club for Growth Action super pac, republican side $450,000
  9. Congressional Reform Fund super pac, other or unclear $325,000
  10. Majority Makers Fund joint fundraising committee, republican side $305,000
  11. 142 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $2,550,953
Elizabeth Uihlein
Packaging materials
$7.60B$41,389,40093%0%
Top recipients
  1. Make America Great Again Inc. super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  2. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $3,618,300
  3. CLF super pac, republican side $3,550,000
  4. Wisconsin Truth PAC super pac, republican side $3,200,000
  5. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $3,000,000
  6. Fix Washington PAC super pac, both parties $3,000,000
  7. Preserve America PAC super pac, republican side $3,000,000
  8. America First Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $2,525,000
  9. Scalise Leadership Fund joint fundraising committee, republican side $2,271,400
  10. NRSC party committee, republican side $1,695,400
  11. 241 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $10,529,300

Richard Uihlein, her husband, is listed separately; Forbes lists each of them.

J. Christopher Reyes
Food distribution
$14.3B$39,971,17597%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $23,000,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $12,070,000
  3. Pine Tree Results PAC super pac, both parties $1,000,000
  4. Take Back the House 2020 joint fundraising committee, republican side $500,000
  5. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $450,000
  6. Team Ryan joint fundraising committee, republican side $419,200
  7. Thune Victory Committee joint fundraising committee, republican side $337,500
  8. New Republican PAC super pac, republican side $315,000
  9. Take Back the House 2022 joint fundraising committee, republican side $263,400
  10. NRSC party committee, republican side $233,400
  11. 71 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $1,382,675
Seth Klarman
Investments
$1.50B$33,767,36510%89%
Top recipients
  1. Republican Accountability PAC super pac, democratic side $7,700,000
  2. HMP super pac, democratic side $4,500,000
  3. SMP super pac, democratic side $2,900,000
  4. DSCC party committee, democratic side $2,101,900
  5. American Unity PAC Inc super pac, republican side $2,000,000
  6. DNC Services Corp // Democratic National Committee party committee, democratic side $1,639,500
  7. DCCC party committee, democratic side $1,538,500
  8. Pacronym super pac, democratic side $1,500,000
  9. Priorities USA Action super pac, democratic side $1,000,000
  10. Harris Action Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $809,600
  11. 535 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $8,077,865
Thomas Peterffy
Discount brokerage
$107B$30,768,300100%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $7,500,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $6,000,000
  3. Keystone Renewal PAC super pac, republican side $3,800,000
  4. The Sentinel Action Fund super pac, republican side $2,000,000
  5. American Leadership Action super pac, republican side $1,500,000
  6. GLCF, Inc. super pac, republican side $1,500,000
  7. Truth and Courage PAC super pac, republican side $1,300,000
  8. Maryland's Future super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  9. Emmer Majority Builders joint fundraising committee, republican side $912,400
  10. Trump 47 Committee, Inc. joint fundraising committee, republican side $844,600
  11. 104 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $4,411,300
Isaac Perlmutter
Marvel comics
$5.90B$29,506,51599%0%
Top recipients
  1. Right for America super pac, republican side $12,551,540
  2. America First Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $10,500,000
  3. Great America PAC super pac, republican side $5,000,000
  4. Trump Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $935,600
  5. Valor Project super pac, other or unclear $175,000
  6. Mast Victory Committee joint fundraising committee, republican side $100,250
  7. 34N22, Inc. super pac, republican side $50,000
  8. American Leadership Action super pac, republican side $50,000
  9. Elise Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, republican side $38,500
  10. Miles of Greatness Fund, Inc. super pac, republican side $25,000
  11. 9 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $80,625
Reed Hastings
Netflix
$4.70B$26,727,9850%99%
Top recipients
  1. SMP super pac, democratic side $10,993,069
  2. Republican Accountability PAC super pac, democratic side $6,908,816
  3. HMP super pac, democratic side $5,263,500
  4. FF PAC super pac, democratic side $1,000,000
  5. Harris Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $820,000
  6. Jeffries Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $550,000
  7. The Bench super pac, democratic side $395,000
  8. Charter Schools Action PAC super pac, both parties $205,000
  9. VoteVets super pac, democratic side $175,000
  10. One Giant Leap PAC super pac, democratic side $150,000
  11. 29 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $267,600
Greg Brockman
OpenAI
$25.5B$25,002,70050%0%
Top recipients
  1. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $12,500,000
  2. Leading the Future super pac, other or unclear $12,500,000
  3. 1 other recipient (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $2,700
Jim Walton
Walmart
$128B$24,461,42792%1%
Top recipients
  1. Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA Libre Action super pac, republican side $17,000,000
  2. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $4,000,000
  3. Texans for a Conservative Majority super pac, both parties $500,000
  4. Fix Washington PAC super pac, both parties $500,000
  5. NRCC party committee, republican side $420,000
  6. NRSC party committee, republican side $370,000
  7. Ohioans for Parental Choice super pac, other or unclear $350,000
  8. Charter Schools Action PAC super pac, both parties $215,000
  9. America Strong and Free Action, Inc. super pac, republican side $150,000
  10. Team Holcomb other pac, republican side $50,000
  11. 114 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $906,427
Howard Lutnick
Finance
$7.30B$23,444,325100%0%
Top recipients
  1. CLF super pac, republican side $7,700,000
  2. Make America Great Again Inc. super pac, republican side $6,000,000
  3. Turnout for America super pac, republican side $1,979,048
  4. Take Back the House 2022 joint fundraising committee, republican side $1,269,000
  5. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $1,038,000
  6. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  7. America for Everyone super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  8. Keystone Renewal PAC super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  9. Protect the House 2024 joint fundraising committee, republican side $503,700
  10. Trump 47 Committee, Inc. joint fundraising committee, republican side $413,000
  11. 36 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $1,541,577
Jan Koum
WhatsApp
$18.5B$22,864,13469%31%
Top recipients
  1. SFA Fund, Inc super pac, republican side $10,000,000
  2. United Democracy Project (UDP) super pac, democratic side $7,000,000
  3. RJC Victory Fund super pac, republican side $3,782,880
  4. Maryland's Future super pac, republican side $1,005,896
  5. NRSC Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $657,400
  6. Grow the Majority joint fundraising committee, republican side $151,458
  7. CLF super pac, republican side $100,000
  8. NRSC party committee, republican side $44,300
  9. Growing the Majority Through NY joint fundraising committee, republican side $23,100
  10. Cornyn Lonestar Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, republican side $12,000
  11. 11 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $87,100
Tyler Winklevoss
Cryptocurrency
$2.40B$21,365,47486%1%
Top recipients
  1. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $10,542,392
  2. Fairshake super pac, both parties $2,450,000
  3. NRSC Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $1,060,200
  4. CLF super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  5. Trump 47 Committee, Inc. joint fundraising committee, republican side $931,388
  6. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $849,878
  7. Saving Arizona PAC super pac, republican side $600,000
  8. Commonwealth Unity Fund super pac, republican side $510,044
  9. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $500,000
  10. First Principles Digital super pac, republican side $496,601
  11. 162 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $2,424,971
Cameron Winklevoss
Cryptocurrency
$2.40B$21,302,41386%1%
Top recipients
  1. MAGA Inc. super pac, republican side $10,500,242
  2. Fairshake super pac, both parties $2,450,000
  3. NRSC Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $1,060,200
  4. CLF super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  5. Trump 47 Committee, Inc. joint fundraising committee, republican side $931,388
  6. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $849,663
  7. Saving Arizona PAC super pac, republican side $600,000
  8. Commonwealth Unity Fund super pac, republican side $509,250
  9. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $500,000
  10. First Principles Digital super pac, republican side $495,910
  11. 161 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $2,405,760
Marc Rowan
Private equity
$8.30B$20,944,09479%18%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $5,500,000
  2. CLF super pac, republican side $3,900,000
  3. United Democracy Project (UDP) super pac, democratic side $3,000,000
  4. Right for America super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  5. Smith Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $604,200
  6. NRSC party committee, republican side $599,200
  7. NRCC party committee, republican side $599,200
  8. Trump Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $500,000
  9. Thune Victory Committee joint fundraising committee, republican side $500,000
  10. Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. super pac, republican side $350,000
  11. 284 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $4,391,494
Rob Walton
Walmart
$132B$19,566,934100%0%
Top recipients
  1. Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA Libre Action super pac, republican side $12,000,000
  2. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $4,000,000
  3. America Leads Action Inc. super pac, republican side $2,000,000
  4. Conservative Values for Utah super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  5. NRSC party committee, republican side $165,400
  6. Emmer Victory Committee DBA Republican Congressional Victory Committee joint fundraising committee, republican side $100,000
  7. Best of America PAC super pac, republican side $100,000
  8. Crawford for Congress candidate, republican side $21,400
  9. National Wildlife Federation Action Fund Political Committee other pac, democratic side $15,000
  10. Friends of Glenn Thompson candidate, republican side $11,300
  11. 30 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $153,834
Jim Davis
New Balance
$6.70B$19,190,90092%0%
Top recipients
  1. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $5,118,600
  2. SFA Fund, Inc super pac, republican side $4,000,000
  3. CLF super pac, republican side $1,450,000
  4. Maryland's Future super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  5. Pine Tree Results PAC super pac, both parties $1,000,000
  6. Defend Our Majority joint fundraising committee, republican side $869,300
  7. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $710,000
  8. Scalise Leadership Fund joint fundraising committee, republican side $592,200
  9. Texans for a Conservative Majority super pac, both parties $500,000
  10. Strong As Granite PAC super pac, republican side $500,000
  11. 75 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $3,450,800
Amos Hostetter, Jr.
Cable television
$4.50B$18,404,4630%99%
Top recipients
  1. HMP super pac, democratic side $4,350,000
  2. LCV Victory Fund super pac, democratic side $2,200,000
  3. VoteVets super pac, democratic side $1,358,333
  4. FF PAC super pac, democratic side $1,000,000
  5. Unite the Country super pac, democratic side $1,000,000
  6. Harris Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $981,600
  7. AB PAC super pac, democratic side $825,000
  8. DSCC party committee, democratic side $601,800
  9. SMP super pac, democratic side $600,000
  10. DCCC party committee, democratic side $526,300
  11. 235 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $4,961,430
Nicole Shanahan
Google
$1.40B$16,072,3580%1%
Top recipients
  1. Team Kennedy candidate, other or unclear $15,930,358
  2. Sheehy Victory Committee joint fundraising committee, republican side $40,000
  3. Harris Victory Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $25,000
  4. Ro for Congress Inc candidate, democratic side $17,800
  5. 19 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $59,200
Ken Fisher
Money management
$15.0B$15,644,54893%1%
Top recipients
  1. CLF super pac, republican side $2,395,866
  2. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $2,118,261
  3. Mission Iowa super pac, other or unclear $1,000,000
  4. Republican National Committee party committee, republican side $902,168
  5. Take Back the House 2022 joint fundraising committee, republican side $852,801
  6. The Sentinel Action Fund super pac, republican side $835,000
  7. NRSC party committee, republican side $716,870
  8. Keystone Renewal PAC super pac, republican side $600,000
  9. American Leadership Action super pac, republican side $500,000
  10. Maryland's Future super pac, republican side $500,000
  11. 285 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $5,223,582
Roger Penske
Cars
$11.8B$11,588,45899%1%
Top recipients
  1. CLF super pac, republican side $3,000,000
  2. Grow the Majority joint fundraising committee, republican side $1,510,000
  3. SLF PAC super pac, republican side $1,350,000
  4. Make America Great Again Inc. super pac, republican side $1,100,000
  5. Turnout for America super pac, republican side $1,000,000
  6. GLCF, Inc. super pac, republican side $750,000
  7. Team Moreno joint fundraising committee, republican side $525,000
  8. Emmer Majority Builders joint fundraising committee, republican side $500,000
  9. Buckeye Values PAC super pac, republican side $250,000
  10. NRSC Victory joint fundraising committee, republican side $250,000
  11. 28 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $1,353,458
Marc Stad
Venture capital
$5.30B$11,084,2500%55%
Top recipients
  1. America Votes Action Fund super pac, other or unclear $5,000,000
  2. FF PAC super pac, democratic side $5,000,000
  3. VoteVets super pac, democratic side $305,000
  4. Harris Action Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $297,900
  5. Biden Action Fund joint fundraising committee, democratic side $150,000
  6. DNC Services Corp // Democratic National Committee party committee, democratic side $122,100
  7. Take Back 2020 super pac, democratic side $50,000
  8. Ro for Congress Inc candidate, democratic side $29,700
  9. Gallego for Arizona candidate, democratic side $25,800
  10. DSCC party committee, democratic side $25,000
  11. 14 other recipients (each under $10,000 or beyond the top 10) $78,750

How these figures are counted

  • Whose money: gifts the FEC lists under the person’s own name (Schedule A, contributions from individuals), matched on their name and home states. Gifts in a spouse’s name, from companies they own, or to nonprofits that do not disclose donors (“dark money”) are not included, and neither is money for state races, so every figure here is a minimum.
  • Trusts and partnerships are not counted: a gift the FEC lists under the name of a trust, partnership or company is left out, even when the trust is the person’s own, because a name-and-state match cannot tell the person’s own trust from another with a similar name. For example, $20.5M that the FEC lists as given to RBG PAC under the name "Elon Musk Revocable Trust" is not in Elon Musk's total.
  • Nothing counted twice: memo entries (a joint fundraising committee’s share passed on to a campaign), the record a conduit such as AIPAC PAC, ActBlue or WinRed files when it passes an earmarked gift on to a campaign, and a candidate’s money for their own campaign are left out; the campaign that received an earmarked gift reports it, and that is the one counted. Refunds are subtracted.
  • Party side: a candidate’s committee takes the candidate’s party and a party committee its own. A super PAC or other PAC takes the side its own spending helped: ads for a party’s candidates or against the other party’s in general elections, and its gifts to candidates and parties (FEC bulk files). At least 75% to one side is that side; less is “both parties”. Opposing a candidate in a primary counts for that candidate’s own party. A joint fundraising committee takes the side of the committees it passed the money to. “Other or unclear” is an independent or third-party candidate, or a committee that reported no such spending (voter-registration and canvassing groups, for example).
  • Who is here: the 40 who gave the most in the 2024 and 2026 cycles among the 61 Forbes-listed billionaires we pulled in full; net worth is Forbes’s figure, from the 2026 Forbes 400 (Sept. 2026) or, for people not on it, the 2026 World’s Billionaires list (April 2026). Each name in the table links to Forbes and each recipient to its own page on fec.gov.
  • What is shown: the money each person gave to each recipient from 2016 to 2026, from the FEC’s public record. A recipient’s total can be a single gift, and recipients under $10,000 are grouped as “other recipients”. This is the one page that names individual donors (ADR-0036); it lists no gift dates, addresses, employers or ZIP codes, and links to no list of a person’s individual gifts.