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Recording Academy

Recording Academy's PAC gave $58K to 30 current members of Congress from 2021 to ⁠2026. 59% went to Democrats. The typical member got between $1K and $2.5K; Linda T. Sánchez got the most, $6K.

Given to current members
$58K
Members funded
30
Spent lobbying
$3.2M

Who it reached

Every seat in Congress. The members Recording Academy gave to, 2021–⁠2026, are in their party's color; everyone else is gray. Hover or tap a seat for the amount.

House

20of 439 membersDemocrats 11 of 217Republicans 9 of 221

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 1.

Senate

10of 100 senatorsDemocrats 5 of 45Republicans 5 of 53

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 2.

Which party got the money

Contributions split by the recipient's party, overall and in each chamber.

  • Democrats
  • Republicans
All recipientsHouseSenate59% Democrats60% Democrats56% DemocratsRepublicans 41%Republicans 40%Republicans 44%

How much each member got

Number of members of Congress by the total Recording Academy gave them, 2021–⁠2026. PACs can give a candidate $5,000 per election, so totals cluster at round numbers.

DEMOCRATSREPUBLICANS16 members · median $1K14 members · median $1K$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K$6Kmedianmedian91311192111

Top recipients

The members Recording Academy gave the most.

RankMemberGiven
1DLinda T. SánchezHouse, CA
$6,000
2DMadeleine DeanHouse, PA
$5,000
3RRon EstesHouse, KS
$5,000
4DJerrold NadlerHouse, NY
$4,500
5RNathaniel MoranHouse, TX
$3,500
6DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.House, GA
$2,500
7DAmy KlobucharSenate, MN
$2,500
8RMaria Elvira SalazarHouse, FL
$2,500
9DSydney Kamlager-DoveHouse, CA
$2,500
10DAdam B. SchiffSenate, CA
$2,000
11RBill HagertySenate, TN
$2,000
12RBen ClineHouse, VA
$2,000
13DAlex PadillaSenate, CA
$1,000
14RChip RoyHouse, TX
$1,000
15RChuck GrassleySenate, IA
$1,000

Its PAC

National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. Political Action Committee (a.K.a. Grammy Fund for Music Creators)
PAC · C00607861
$58K

What it lobbies on

Spent $3,241,547 on federal lobbying (2021: $469.2K, 2022: $454.8K, 2023: $633.8K, 2024: $608.4K, 2025: $713K, 2026: $362.3K).

  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark
  • Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
  • Arts/Entertainment
  • Telecommunications
  • Health Issues
  • Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

From lobbying disclosures filed for Recording Academy.