Who funds Congress

Discovery Communications

Communications & Technology · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Given to current members, 2021–2026
$91.3K
Members funded
54
From its employees
$28.1K
Spent lobbying, 2021–2026
$11.6M

Split by party

  • Democrats $43K47%
  • Independents $1K1%
  • Republicans $47.3K52%

What they lobby on

Spent $11,613,500 on federal lobbying (2021: $1.1M, 2022: $1.5M, 2023: $2.2M, 2024: $3.1M, 2025: $2.2M, 2026: $1.5M).

Communications/Media Network

  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
  • Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
  • Telecommunications
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)
  • Education
  • Budget/Appropriations
  • Media (information/publishing)
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark
  • Arts/Entertainment

From lobbying disclosures filed for Discovery Communications.

Donations from its employees

Itemized donations from people who listed Discovery Communications as their employer, to current members' campaigns,2021–2026. These are personal donations, separate from the PAC.

  1. Mark KellyDemocrat · AZ
    $5.2K
  2. Ruben GallegoDemocrat · AZ
    $3.4K
  3. Mark TakanoDemocrat · CA
    $3.3K
  4. Elissa SlotkinDemocrat · MI
    $3.3K
  5. Jacky RosenDemocrat · NV
    $3.3K
  6. Sarah McBrideDemocrat · DE
    $3.3K
  7. Maria CantwellDemocrat · WA
    $2K
  8. Eric SorensenDemocrat · IL
    $1.2K
  9. Tim KaineDemocrat · VA
    $1.2K
  10. Mark R. WarnerDemocrat · VA
    $875

Top recipients

  1. Christopher A. CoonsDemocrat · DE
    $5.5K
  2. Darrell IssaRepublican · CA
    $4K
  3. Bryan SteilRepublican · WI
    $3K
  4. Katherine M. ClarkDemocrat · MA
    $3K
  5. Thom TillisRepublican · NC
    $2.5K
  6. Ted CruzRepublican · TX
    $2.5K
  7. Ben Ray LujánDemocrat · NM
    $2.5K
  8. Roger F. WickerRepublican · MS
    $2.3K
  9. Marsha BlackburnRepublican · TN
    $2K
  10. Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat · CA
    $2K
  11. Jay ObernolteRepublican · CA
    $2K
  12. Laurel M. LeeRepublican · FL
    $2K
  13. Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat · DE
    $2K
  14. Martin HeinrichDemocrat · NM
    $2K
  15. Robert E. LattaRepublican · OH
    $2K
  16. Jerrold NadlerDemocrat · NY
    $2K
  17. Brett GuthrieRepublican · KY
    $2K
  18. Gus M. BilirakisRepublican · FL
    $2K
  19. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Democrat · GA
    $2K
  20. John JoyceRepublican · PA
    $2K
All 54 recipients
Christopher A. Coons$5,500
Darrell Issa$4,000
Bryan Steil$3,000
Katherine M. Clark$3,000
Thom Tillis$2,500
Ted Cruz$2,500
Ben Ray Luján$2,500
Roger F. Wicker$2,300
Marsha Blackburn$2,000
Sydney Kamlager-Dove$2,000
Jay Obernolte$2,000
Laurel M. Lee$2,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester$2,000
Martin Heinrich$2,000
Robert E. Latta$2,000
Jerrold Nadler$2,000
Brett Guthrie$2,000
Gus M. Bilirakis$2,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.$2,000
John Joyce$2,000
Mazie K. Hirono$2,000
J. Luis Correa$2,000
Aaron Bean$2,000
Jamie Raskin$2,000
Jason Smith$2,000
Joseph D. Morelle$2,000
Brian J. Mast$2,000
John R. Curtis$2,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries$1,000
Marcy Kaptur$1,000
Michael T. McCaul$1,000
Jeanne Shaheen$1,000
Todd Young$1,000
Alex Padilla$1,000
Gregory W. Meeks$1,000
John Thune$1,000
Linda T. Sánchez$1,000
Deborah K. Ross$1,000
Ted Lieu$1,000
Kevin Kiley$1,000
Nathaniel Moran$1,000
Ben Cline$1,000
Lucy McBath$1,000
Neal P. Dunn$1,000
Nanette Diaz Barragán$1,000
Russell Fry$1,000
Darren Soto$1,000
Steven Horsford$1,000
Brian Jack$1,000
Erin Houchin$1,000
Stephanie I. Bice$1,000
Joyce Beatty$1,000
Nicole Malliotakis$1,000
Terri A. Sewell$1,000

PAC

Discovery Communications, LLC PAC
PAC · C00719393
$91.3K