Who funds Congress

Nelnet Inc

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · Personal Credit Institutions

Given to current members, 2021–2026
$315.3K
Members funded
65
From its employees
$40.8K
Spent lobbying, 2021–2026
$3.1M
Ticker
NNI

Split by party

  • Democrats $95.5K30%
  • Republicans $219.8K70%

What they lobby on

Spent $3,110,000 on federal lobbying (2021: $240K, 2022: $270K, 2023: $450K, 2024: $720K, 2025: $780K, 2026: $650K).

  • Education
  • Budget/Appropriations
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

From lobbying disclosures filed for Nelnet Inc.

Donations from its employees

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

  1. Tom ColeRepublican · OK
    $22.5K
  2. Mike FloodRepublican · NE
    $17.1K
  3. Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · WI
    $864
  4. Derrick Van OrdenRepublican · WI
    $217
  5. Nancy PelosiDemocrat · CA
    $146

Top recipients

  1. Mike FloodRepublican · NE
    $28.5K
  2. Tom ColeRepublican · OK
    $16.5K
  3. Deb FischerRepublican · NE
    $13.8K
  4. Don BaconRepublican · NE
    $13K
  5. Andy BarrRepublican · KY
    $12K
  6. Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocrat · VA
    $11K
  7. Sean CastenDemocrat · IL
    $11K
  8. Margaret Wood HassanDemocrat · NH
    $10.5K
  9. Adrian SmithRepublican · NE
    $10.5K
  10. Virginia FoxxRepublican · NC
    $10K
  11. Pete RickettsRepublican · NE
    $10K
  12. Steven HorsfordDemocrat · NV
    $9.5K
  13. Ann WagnerRepublican · MO
    $9K
  14. John R. CurtisRepublican · UT
    $8K
  15. Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX
    $8K
  16. Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat · NV
    $6.5K
  17. Mike LeeRepublican · UT
    $6K
  18. Brittany PettersenDemocrat · CO
    $6K
  19. Bryan SteilRepublican · WI
    $6K
  20. Warren DavidsonRepublican · OH
    $6K
All 65 recipients
Mike Flood$28,500
Tom Cole$16,500
Deb Fischer$13,800
Don Bacon$13,000
Andy Barr$12,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott$11,000
Sean Casten$11,000
Margaret Wood Hassan$10,500
Adrian Smith$10,500
Virginia Foxx$10,000
Pete Ricketts$10,000
Steven Horsford$9,500
Ann Wagner$9,000
John R. Curtis$8,000
Vicente Gonzalez$8,000
Catherine Cortez Masto$6,500
Mike Lee$6,000
Brittany Pettersen$6,000
Bryan Steil$6,000
Warren Davidson$6,000
Tim Scott$5,000
Mike Johnson$5,000
Lisa C. McClain$5,000
Trent Kelly$5,000
Ken Calvert$5,000
Emanuel Cleaver$5,000
David Rouzer$5,000
Bill Huizenga$4,000
Blake D. Moore$3,000
Rosa L. DeLauro$2,500
Burgess Owens$2,500
Steve Scalise$2,500
Susie Lee$2,500
Dusty Johnson$2,500
Steve Womack$2,500
Shelley Moore Capito$2,500
Tim Walberg$2,500
Susan M. Collins$2,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries$2,500
Michael Lawler$2,500
Janelle S. Bynum$2,500
Sarah McBride$2,500
Sylvia R. Garcia$2,500
Patty Murray$2,000
James Comer$2,000
Joyce Beatty$2,000
Elise M. Stefanik$2,000
Scott Fitzgerald$1,500
Lisa Murkowski$1,500
Brian Schatz$1,000
Chris Van Hollen$1,000
Jacky Rosen$1,000
Alma S. Adams$1,000
Katherine M. Clark$1,000
Joseph D. Morelle$1,000
Josh Gottheimer$1,000
Celeste Maloy$1,000
Tim Kaine$1,000
Zachary Nunn$1,000
Martin Heinrich$1,000
J. French Hill$1,000
Julia Letlow$1,000
Chuck Edwards$1,000
Mike Kennedy$1,000
Glenn Grothman$500

PAC

Nelnet Inc PAC (Nelnet PAC)
PAC · C00370015
$315.3K

SEC: NELNET INC, Personal Credit Institutions (SIC 6141)