Find Your Congressmember's Leadership PAC

Leadership Political Action Committees are the second-largest source of political money for sitting members of Congress. But there are few rules on how the money can be spent, effectively allowing lobbyists and other donors a back door to fund a politician’s personal expenditures, including resort and travel bills. Our analysis shows that in the 2008 campaign cycle, less than half of the $112 million leadership PAC money was spent on its intended purpose of funding campaigns. Read the story here.

You can find your congress member by using the search bar or the lists at the top right of the site. Our database includes every expenditure made by the 400+ leadership PACS and shows who received the money. See our methodology here.

Top 20 Leadership PACs, by Entertainment, Events, and Travel Spending

		Spending
PAC	Affiliation	Entertainment, Events, or Travel	Total	Categories
Freedom Project	Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH)	$550,881	$3,082,112	44% Campaign contributions 18% Entertainment, events, and travel 14% Administrative
Every Republican is Crucial PAC	Rep. Eric I. Cantor (R-VA)	$499,913	$2,826,360	41% Campaign contributions 18% Entertainment, events, and travel 13% Salaries
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America	Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)	$413,404	$3,105,881	50% Campaign contributions 16% Miscellaneous or unknown 13% Entertainment, events, and travel
Searchlight Leadership Fund	Sen. Harry M. Reid (D-NV)	$378,420	$2,120,538	53% Campaign contributions 18% Entertainment, events, and travel 15% Administrative
Rely on Your Beliefs	Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO)	$298,209	$1,854,364	40% Campaign contributions 29% Administrative 16% Entertainment, events, and travel
Republican Majority Fund	Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)	$268,320	$778,971	34% Entertainment, events, and travel 29% Fundraising consulting 26% Campaign contributions
Glacier PAC	Sen. Max S. Baucus (D-MT)	$261,925	$1,198,023	41% Campaign contributions 22% Entertainment, events, and travel 13% Fundraising consulting
Heartland Values PAC	Sen. John Thune (R-SD)	$242,134	$1,216,318	30% Campaign contributions 26% Administrative 20% Entertainment, events, and travel
Senate Majority Fund	Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)	$236,944	$909,140	62% Campaign contributions 26% Entertainment, events, and travel 5% Fundraising consulting
21st Century PAC	Rep. Howard P. McKeon (R-CA)	$230,586	$1,046,708	35% Campaign contributions 22% Entertainment, events, and travel 14% Credit card payments and fees
America Works	Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	$206,221	$653,054	50% Campaign contributions 32% Entertainment, events, and travel 14% Administrative
HILLPAC	Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)	$189,859	$2,419,331	34% Administrative 26% Salaries 18% Campaign contributions
Synergy PAC	Rep. John B. Larson (D-CT)	$189,790	$624,632	52% Campaign contributions 30% Entertainment, events, and travel 17% Administrative
Together for Our Majority	Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds (R-NY)	$188,792	$1,067,364	26% Fundraising consulting 22% Campaign contributions 18% Entertainment, events, and travel
All America PAC	Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)	$179,627	$789,435	30% Fundraising consulting 23% Entertainment, events, and travel 22% Administrative
Next Century Fund	Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-NC)	$179,426	$626,208	67% Campaign contributions 29% Entertainment, events, and travel 2% Salaries
21st Century Majority Fund	Sen. John H. Isakson (R-GA)	$178,785	$485,008	58% Campaign contributions 37% Entertainment, events, and travel 4% Credit card payments and fees
Cmte for the Preservation of Capitalism	Rep. Jim O. McCrery (R-LA)	$177,758	$1,032,435	62% Campaign contributions 17% Entertainment, events, and travel 11% Administrative
COLE PAC	Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)	$174,133	$556,402	62% Campaign contributions 31% Entertainment, events, and travel 6% Administrative
Majority Initiative-Keep Electing Repubs	Rep. Michael Rogers (R-MI)	$173,349	$557,719	48% Campaign contributions 31% Entertainment, events, and travel 9% Credit card payments and fees