Media and entertainment
The political committees MyRepTracker categorizes as advancing media and entertainment, the document behind each categorization, and the campaigns their money reached. Contributions and independent spending are kept apart and never added.
What this categorization claims
This is a claim MyRepTracker makes, not a field the FEC publishes. The commission publishes a committee's designation, its type, its party, its connected organization, and the organizational form it reported. What no filing states is the economic or ideological interest a committee advances, so each committee below carries the document this categorization was made from, and a reader can open it and check the sentence against it.
Media and entertainment sits in the Communications and technology sector of taxonomy interest-1.7. Only committees whose primary assignment is in force are counted in the figures below. A committee tagged with this interest beside another one is shown and never summed, so no dollar is counted under two interests.
These figures add up all 5,784 stored campaign records.
What the records place under this interest
Each figure below is its own kind of money and they are never added to each other. A contribution a campaign received is money the campaign controls; independent spending is money no campaign is allowed to control, and it counts for one candidate by counting against another.
Contributed to candidates
$15,932,078 across 671 candidates, in 1,369 stored campaign records and 7,673 transactions.
| Candidate | Amount | % Share | Cycles | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem S. Jeffries House, NY-10 · Democratic | $274,400 | 1.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 93 |
| Jerrold Nadler House, NY-17 · Democratic | $205,500 | 1.3% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 88 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. House, NJ-3 · Democratic | $193,000 | 1.2% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 53 |
| Pete Aguilar House, CA-31 · Democratic | $171,500 | 1.1% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 63 |
| Brett Guthrie House, KY-2 · Republican | $165,700 | 1.0% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 65 |
| Robert E. Latta House, OH-5 · Republican | $149,400 | 0.9% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 50 |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers House, WA-5 · Republican | $136,365 | 0.9% | 2024, 2022 | 63 |
| Tom Emmer House, MN-6 · Republican | $131,200 | 0.8% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 54 |
| Sydney Kamlager-Dove House, CA-37 · Democratic | $126,000 | 0.8% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 81 |
| Richard Hudson House, NC-8 · Republican | $123,700 | 0.8% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 42 |
| Katherine M. Clark House, MA-5 · Democratic | $120,600 | 0.8% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 46 |
| Jay Obernolte House, CA-8 · Republican | $117,500 | 0.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 55 |
| Darren Soto House, FL-9 · Democratic | $117,000 | 0.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 65 |
| Mike Johnson House, LA-4 · Republican | $112,700 | 0.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 44 |
| Gus M. Bilirakis House, FL-9 · Republican | $112,350 | 0.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 55 |
| Christopher A. Coons Senate, DE · Democratic | $112,000 | 0.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 59 |
| Doris O. Matsui House, CA-5 · Democratic | $110,900 | 0.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 49 |
| Kathy Castor House, FL-11 · Democratic | $110,100 | 0.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 41 |
| Alex Padilla Senate, CA · Democratic | $104,000 | 0.7% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 35 |
| Jon Tester Senate, MT · Democratic | $98,100 | 0.6% | 2024, 2022 | 39 |
| Jim Jordan House, OH-4 · Republican | $98,000 | 0.6% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 35 |
| Darrell Issa House, CA-48 · Republican | $96,800 | 0.6% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 46 |
| Joe Neguse House, CO-2 · Democratic | $93,240 | 0.6% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 66 |
| Linda T. Sánchez House, CA-39 · Democratic | $92,900 | 0.6% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 44 |
| Mike Lee Senate, UT · Republican | $89,500 | 0.6% | 2026, 2024, 2022 | 30 |
The 25 largest of 671 candidates are shown. The total above is over all of them.
By cycle
| Cycle | Contributed to candidates | Spent supporting | Spent opposing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3,591,163 | $0 | $0 |
| 2024 | $6,273,200 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $6,067,715 | $0 | $0 |
The committees carrying this interest
48 committees carry this as their primary interest, which is the assignment the figures above count. 0 carry it beside another interest, shown here and counted under their own primary one so no dollar is spent twice. 0 have an assignment nobody has promoted, which counts under no interest at all.
Categorized is not the same as reviewed. Most assignments were made by machine from the committee's own filing rather than read by a person, and each one below says which it is. A machine-categorized entry's source establishes who sponsors the committee; the sector is MyRepTracker's categorization of that sponsor.
| Committee | Contributed to candidates | Spent supporting | Spent opposing | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL C00248716 Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $4,808,400 | $0 | $0 | Categorized by hand from the committee's filings and its recorded recipients. The filing establishes the committee's identity; the interest is a human judgement. Curated by hand from the committee's filings. Read the source ↗ |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) C00009985 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $2,587,443 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES C00344325 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $1,052,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC C00279216 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $973,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names IHEARTMEDIA, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC) C00693002 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $892,100 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names FOX CORPORATION as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) C00567388 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $663,400 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00368142 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $529,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK PAC) C00330647 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $497,600 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names DISH NETWORK CORPORATION as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| PARAMOUNT GLOBAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00167759 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $495,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names PARAMOUNT GLOBAL as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND C00392464 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $333,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC) C00139519 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $263,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. C00311944 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $256,800 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| SALEM MEDIA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. C00321158 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $230,200 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| TELEVISAUNIVISION, INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00435735 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $214,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names TELEVISAUNIVISION, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC) C00455394 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $192,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00045781 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $169,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LIVE NATION PAC) C00791103 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $159,300 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND PAC C00410126 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $147,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00009357 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $125,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| NEWS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEWS CORP PAC) C00546101 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $121,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names NEWS CORPORATION as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PAC C00282038 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $118,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) C00412619 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $100,800 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION PAC (ESA PAC) C00439216 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $95,750 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PAC (WBD PAC) C00719393 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $94,300 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND C00680561 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $92,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIELSEN PAC) C00521328 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $89,750 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00239947 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $69,800 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| MUSIC SPEAKS: THE SOUNDEXCHANGE, INC. LEGISLATIVE FUND C00540153 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $68,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names SOUNDEXCHANGE, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PAC (AAP PAC) C00556431 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $60,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP PAC C00562660 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $55,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA - TEMPO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00073627 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $53,250 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA - TEMPO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| DRAFTKINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DBA DRAFTKINGS PAC C00908699 AI categorized Applies from the 2026 cycle onward. | $49,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names DRAFTKINGS INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, LLC. PAC C00699157 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $41,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, LLC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| WARNER MUSIC INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00666933 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $28,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names WARNER MUSIC INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INDEPENDENT MUSIC PAC) C00808931 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $27,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| CINEMA PAC, THE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNERS, INC. C00489591 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $26,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNERS, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00835868 AI categorized Applies from the 2024 cycle onward. | $24,585 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. AND PANDORA MEDIA, LLC PAC (SIRIUSXM PANDORA PAC) C00569285 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $24,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. AND PANDORA MEDIA, LLC as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT INC. PAC C00501163 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $21,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| PENN ENTERTAINMENT INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00423814 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $20,250 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names PENN ENTERTAINMENT INC as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| AMUSEMENT & MUSIC OPERATORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00340018 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $16,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names AMUSEMENT & MUSIC OPERATORS ASSOCIATION as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00640383 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $13,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names NEWS/MEDIA ALLIANCE as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC. THEATRES (AMC THEATRES) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00653014 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $12,600 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP. PAC (MSG-FEDPAC) C00868505 AI categorized Applies from the 2024 cycle onward. | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00477737 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $5,750 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP. as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| PGA TOUR INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PGA TOUR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) C00196428 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names PGA TOUR INC as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| ION MEDIA NETWORKS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00513606 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names ION MEDIA NETWORKS INC as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |
| MEREDITH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FUND FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT C00010520 AI categorized Applies from the 2022 cycle onward. | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | The committee's filing names MEREDITH CORPORATION as its sponsoring organization. This categorization was AI generated. Machine categorization from the committee's own filing. Read the source ↗ |