Top Interest Groups Giving to Members of Congress, 2018 Cycle

https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/mems.php

Rank	Interest Group	Total	Dem Pct	GOP Pct	Top Recipient
1	Lawyers/Law Firms	$39,370,719	75%	25%	Claire McCaskill (D-Mo)
2	Retired	$36,114,917	55%	44%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
3	Securities/Invest	$29,390,056	51%	48%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
4	Real Estate	$24,929,678	51%	49%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
5	Leadership PACs	$20,753,422	44%	56%	Dean Heller (R-Nev)
6	Health Professionals	$20,280,724	49%	51%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
7	Insurance	$18,897,512	37%	62%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
8	Democratic/Liberal	$16,997,213	97%	0%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
9	Lobbyists	$12,589,694	43%	57%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
10	Pharm/Health Prod	$11,697,514	43%	57%	Orrin G Hatch (R-Utah)
11	Education	$9,969,581	85%	14%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
12	Oil & Gas	$9,644,729	16%	84%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
13	Commercial Banks	$9,181,004	35%	65%	Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo)
14	Electric Utilities	$8,257,896	35%	65%	Fred Upton (R-Mich)
15	Misc Finance	$8,152,995	50%	49%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
16	Business Services	$7,801,219	73%	26%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
17	Crop Production	$7,757,403	34%	65%	Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
18	TV/Movies/Music	$7,170,839	71%	28%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
19	Electronics Mfg/Eqp	$6,438,351	56%	43%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
20	Misc Mfg/Distrib	$6,286,104	38%	62%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
21	Defense Aerospace	$6,267,951	39%	60%	Kay Granger (R-Texas)
22	Transport Unions	$6,257,371	62%	38%	Peter DeFazio (D-Ore)
23	Retail Sales	$6,227,665	37%	63%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
24	Automotive	$6,183,494	27%	73%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
25	Accountants	$6,129,703	42%	58%	Orrin G Hatch (R-Utah)
26	Women's Issues	$6,062,502	97%	3%	Claire McCaskill (D-Mo)
27	Bldg Trade Unions	$5,989,469	75%	24%	Don Norcross (D-NJ)
28	Public Sector Unions	$5,704,835	79%	19%	Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
29	Air Transport	$5,582,789	36%	64%	Bill Nelson (D-Fla)
30	Hospitals/Nurs Homes	$5,497,159	54%	45%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
31	Telecom Svcs	$5,488,330	45%	54%	Greg Walden (R-Ore)
32	Health Services	$5,055,653	47%	53%	Claire McCaskill (D-Mo)
33	Misc Issues	$5,024,656	61%	39%	Orrin G Hatch (R-Utah)
34	Pro-Israel	$4,862,263	71%	28%	Eliot L Engel (D-NY)
35	Beer, Wine & Liquor	$4,846,972	44%	55%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
36	General Contractors	$4,417,270	25%	75%	Paul Ryan (R-Wis)
37	Misc Business	$4,148,044	52%	46%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
38	Defense Electronics	$4,144,577	38%	61%	Bill Nelson (D-Fla)
39	Food & Beverage	$4,059,384	33%	67%	Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif)
40	Agricultural Svcs	$4,010,598	33%	67%	Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
41	Construction Svcs	$3,780,367	48%	52%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
42	Publishing	$3,771,680	83%	15%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
43	Candidate Cmtes	$3,624,047	47%	53%	Brad Schneider (D-Ill)
44	Railroads	$3,622,532	36%	64%	Roger Wicker (R-Miss)
45	Repub/Conservative	$3,578,952	0%	100%	Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
46	Building Materials	$3,563,833	17%	83%	Luther Strange (R-Ala)
47	Industrial Unions	$3,480,147	92%	7%	Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
48	Human Rights	$3,424,154	85%	15%	Doug Jones (D-Ala)
49	Telephone Utilities	$3,365,653	40%	60%	Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
50	Casinos/Gambling	$3,336,892	50%	50%	Dean Heller (R-Nev)

Based on data released by the FEC on Monday, April 16, 2018.