Top 5 in Congress
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY · HouseA+99.6
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA · SenateA+99.6
- Ilhan OmarD-MN · HouseA+98.8
- Chris MurphyD-CT · SenateA+97.5
- Bernie SandersI-VT · SenateA96.1
Average score 98.3
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Vote Money Out of Politics
97% of our elected officials are paid off by the wealthiest institutions and foreign nations. Only you can vote them all out. We've already started.
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Grades on corporate PAC money, stock trades and big donors.4
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The Ruling
How Unlimited Spending Became Legal
In 2010, five Supreme Court justices decided that spending money on elections is free speech. Since then, corporations and billionaires can spend without limit.
The Money
Six Groups, 70% of the Money
In this year's four most expensive Senate races, 70% of the outside money came from just six groups, on both sides.1 See who they are and where it went.
Into Texas, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa
- SLF$328M
- SMP$192M
- MAGA$108M
- Crypto$64M
- Musk$55M
- Koch$55M
Rankings
Who's Bought, and Who Isn't
Integrity Index grades Congress on PAC money, stock trades and big donors.4
Bottom 5 in Congress
- Katherine ClarkD-MA · HouseF0.0
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ · HouseF0.0
- Kevin HernR-OK · HouseF5.8
- Ashley MoodyR-FL · SenateF6.7
- Pete RickettsR-NE · SenateF7.3
Average score 4.0
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The Most Bought Races
Who pays for each side, and the candidate who answers to voters.
Texas SenateOpen seat · Nov 3, 2026
Rank 1$380MOutside money · Oct 25
James TalaricoD
Ken PaxtonRF
Ohio SenateSpecial election · Nov 3, 2026
Rank 2$356MOutside money · Oct 24
Sherrod BrownD
Jon HustedRF
Michigan SenateOpen seat · Nov 3, 2026
Rank 3$263MOutside money · Oct 31
Abdul El-SayedD
Mike RogersRF
Iowa SenateOpen seat · Nov 3, 2026
Rank 4$172MOutside money · Oct 29
Josh TurekD
Ashley HinsonRF
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Integrity Index
The inspiration for this site. Grades Congress on PAC money, stock trades and donors.
OpenFEC
The FEC's free API and bulk files for every federal filing.
OpenSecrets
Outside spending, dark money and lobbying, tracked since the 1980s.
Votelog
Race-by-race outside money compiled from FEC filings.
ProPublica FEC Itemizer
Browse every itemized federal filing as it comes in.
Transparency USA
State campaign finance, where most of our guides' races live.
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One lobby's money, member by member, from FEC data.
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Brennan Center
Research on money in politics and how to fix it.
- 1Votelog, Senate general-election outside money, Nov 4, 2026
- 2FEC filings, outside spending by cycle, all groups except parties and candidates, totaled by us through Nov 4, 2026 (our math)
- 3Brennan Center, Citizens United explained, citing OpenSecrets
- 4Integrity Index, the 119th Congress, Oct 30, 2026