Populus Financial Group, Inc. (Formerly Ace Cash Express, Inc.)

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Given to current members, 2021–2026
$106K
Members funded
28
From its employees
$750
Spent lobbying, 2021–2026
$2M

Split by party

  • Democrats $48K45%
  • Republicans $58K55%

What they lobby on

Spent $1,960,000 on federal lobbying (2021: $290K, 2022: $320K, 2023: $360K, 2024: $360K, 2025: $360K, 2026: $270K).

  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

From lobbying disclosures filed for Populus Financial Group, Inc. (Formerly Ace Cash Express, Inc.).

Donations from its employees

Itemized donations from people who listed Populus Financial Group, Inc. (Formerly Ace Cash Express, Inc.) as their employer, to current members' campaigns,2021–2026. These are personal donations, separate from the PAC.

  1. Nathaniel MoranRepublican · TX
    $500
  2. Ted CruzRepublican · TX
    $250

Top recipients

  1. Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX
    $12K
  2. Josh GottheimerDemocrat · NJ
    $7.5K
  3. Bill HagertyRepublican · TN
    $7K
  4. J. Luis CorreaDemocrat · CA
    $6K
  5. Pete SessionsRepublican · TX
    $6K
  6. Beth Van DuyneRepublican · TX
    $5.5K
  7. Scott FitzgeraldRepublican · WI
    $5.5K
  8. Erin HouchinRepublican · IN
    $5K
  9. Ted BuddRepublican · NC
    $5K
  10. William R. Timmons IVRepublican · SC
    $5K
  11. Jared MoskowitzDemocrat · FL
    $5K
  12. Brad ShermanDemocrat · CA
    $4.5K
  13. Lance GoodenRepublican · TX
    $4.5K
  14. Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX
    $3K
  15. Ann WagnerRepublican · MO
    $2.5K
  16. Andy BarrRepublican · KY
    $2.5K
  17. Barry LoudermilkRepublican · GA
    $2.5K
  18. Adam GrayDemocrat · CA
    $2.5K
  19. Jim CostaDemocrat · CA
    $2.5K
  20. Mike ThompsonDemocrat · CA
    $2.5K
All 28 recipients
Vicente Gonzalez$12,000
Josh Gottheimer$7,500
Bill Hagerty$7,000
J. Luis Correa$6,000
Pete Sessions$6,000
Beth Van Duyne$5,500
Scott Fitzgerald$5,500
Erin Houchin$5,000
Ted Budd$5,000
William R. Timmons IV$5,000
Jared Moskowitz$5,000
Brad Sherman$4,500
Lance Gooden$4,500
Henry Cuellar$3,000
Ann Wagner$2,500
Andy Barr$2,500
Barry Loudermilk$2,500
Adam Gray$2,500
Jim Costa$2,500
Mike Thompson$2,500
Bill Foster$2,500
Chip Roy$1,000
John W. Rose$1,000
August Pfluger$1,000
Warren Davidson$1,000
Rand Paul$1,000
Ken Calvert$1,000
John Barrasso$1,000

PAC

Populus Financial Group, Inc. PAC
PAC · C00392290
$106K