Writers Guild of America West

Writers Guild of America West's PAC gave $187.5K to 48 current members of Congress from 2021 to ⁠2026. 100% went to Democrats. The typical member got between $2.5K and $5K; Adam B. Schiff got the most, $7.5K.

Given to current members: $187.5K
Members funded: 48
From its employees: $1.2K
Spent lobbying: $1.8M

Who it reached

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

House

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 1.

Senate

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 2.

Democrat, funded
Republican, funded
Independent, funded
Not funded

Which party got the money

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

Democrats

Contributions by recipient party and chamber
	Democrats	Independents	Republicans
All recipients	$187,500	$0	$0
House	$107,500	$0	$0
Senate	$80,000	$0	$0

How much each member got

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

How much Writers Guild of America West gave each member, by party
Member	Party	Chamber	Given
Adam B. Schiff	Democrat	Senate	$7,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries	Democrat	House	$7,500
Jerrold Nadler	Democrat	House	$7,500
Mary Gay Scanlon	Democrat	House	$5,000
Richard Blumenthal	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Patty Murray	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Jamie Raskin	Democrat	House	$5,000
Ron Wyden	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Democrat	House	$5,000
Pramila Jayapal	Democrat	House	$5,000
Raphael G. Warnock	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Brian Schatz	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Alex Padilla	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr.	Democrat	House	$5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Democrat	House	$5,000
Mazie K. Hirono	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Ruben Gallego	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Jacky Rosen	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Sheldon Whitehouse	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
J. Luis Correa	Democrat	House	$5,000
Tammy Baldwin	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Charles E. Schumer	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Amy Klobuchar	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Elissa Slotkin	Democrat	Senate	$5,000
Sharice Davids	Democrat	House	$2,500
Joaquin Castro	Democrat	House	$2,500
Ted Lieu	Democrat	House	$2,500
Brad Sherman	Democrat	House	$2,500
Sydney Kamlager-Dove	Democrat	House	$2,500
Deborah K. Ross	Democrat	House	$2,500
Veronica Escobar	Democrat	House	$2,500
Jimmy Gomez	Democrat	House	$2,500
Joe Neguse	Democrat	House	$2,500
Judy Chu	Democrat	House	$2,500
Laura Friedman	Democrat	House	$2,500
Zoe Lofgren	Democrat	House	$2,500
Madeleine Dean	Democrat	House	$2,500
Robert Garcia	Democrat	House	$2,500
Becca Balint	Democrat	House	$2,500
Adam Gray	Democrat	House	$2,500
Nanette Diaz Barragán	Democrat	House	$2,500
Steve Cohen	Democrat	House	$2,500
Lucy McBath	Democrat	House	$2,500
Dave Min	Democrat	House	$2,500
Derek Tran	Democrat	House	$2,500
Richard J. Durbin	Democrat	Senate	$2,500
Josh Riley	Democrat	House	$2,500
John W. Mannion	Democrat	House	$2,500

Top recipients

The members Writers Guild of America West gave the most.

Rank	Member	Given
1	DAdam B. SchiffSenate, CA	$7,500
2	DHakeem S. JeffriesHouse, NY	$7,500
3	DJerrold NadlerHouse, NY	$7,500
4	DMary Gay ScanlonHouse, PA	$5,000
5	DRichard BlumenthalSenate, CT	$5,000
6	DPatty MurraySenate, WA	$5,000
7	DJamie RaskinHouse, MD	$5,000
8	DRon WydenSenate, OR	$5,000
9	DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.House, GA	$5,000
10	DPramila JayapalHouse, WA	$5,000
11	DRaphael G. WarnockSenate, GA	$5,000
12	DBrian SchatzSenate, HI	$5,000
13	DAlex PadillaSenate, CA	$5,000
14	DFrank Pallone, Jr.House, NJ	$5,000
15	DRobert C. "Bobby" ScottHouse, VA	$5,000

Every member Writers Guild of America West gave to
DAdam B. Schiff · Senate, CA	$7,500
DHakeem S. Jeffries · House, NY	$7,500
DJerrold Nadler · House, NY	$7,500
DMary Gay Scanlon · House, PA	$5,000
DRichard Blumenthal · Senate, CT	$5,000
DPatty Murray · Senate, WA	$5,000
DJamie Raskin · House, MD	$5,000
DRon Wyden · Senate, OR	$5,000
DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · House, GA	$5,000
DPramila Jayapal · House, WA	$5,000
DRaphael G. Warnock · Senate, GA	$5,000
DBrian Schatz · Senate, HI	$5,000
DAlex Padilla · Senate, CA	$5,000
DFrank Pallone, Jr. · House, NJ	$5,000
DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott · House, VA	$5,000
DMazie K. Hirono · Senate, HI	$5,000
DRuben Gallego · Senate, AZ	$5,000
DJacky Rosen · Senate, NV	$5,000
DSheldon Whitehouse · Senate, RI	$5,000
DJ. Luis Correa · House, CA	$5,000
DTammy Baldwin · Senate, WI	$5,000
DCharles E. Schumer · Senate, NY	$5,000
DAmy Klobuchar · Senate, MN	$5,000
DElissa Slotkin · Senate, MI	$5,000
DSharice Davids · House, KS	$2,500
DJoaquin Castro · House, TX	$2,500
DTed Lieu · House, CA	$2,500
DBrad Sherman · House, CA	$2,500
DSydney Kamlager-Dove · House, CA	$2,500
DDeborah K. Ross · House, NC	$2,500
DVeronica Escobar · House, TX	$2,500
DJimmy Gomez · House, CA	$2,500
DJoe Neguse · House, CO	$2,500
DJudy Chu · House, CA	$2,500
DLaura Friedman · House, CA	$2,500
DZoe Lofgren · House, CA	$2,500
DMadeleine Dean · House, PA	$2,500
DRobert Garcia · House, CA	$2,500
DBecca Balint · House, VT	$2,500
DAdam Gray · House, CA	$2,500
DNanette Diaz Barragán · House, CA	$2,500
DSteve Cohen · House, TN	$2,500
DLucy McBath · House, GA	$2,500
DDave Min · House, CA	$2,500
DDerek Tran · House, CA	$2,500
DRichard J. Durbin · Senate, IL	$2,500
DJosh Riley · House, NY	$2,500
DJohn W. Mannion · House, NY	$2,500

Its PAC

Writers Guild of America West, Inc. PAC (Wgaw PAC)

PAC · C00455394

$187.5K

What it lobbies on

Spent $1,789,809 on federal lobbying (2021: $400K, 2022: $420K, 2023: $300K, 2024: $335.2K, 2025: $171K, 2026: $163.6K).

Labor Organization of Television and Film Writers

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Telecommunications
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Arts/Entertainment

From lobbying disclosures filed for Writers Guild of America West.

Donations from its employees

Itemized donations from people who listed Writers Guild of America West as their employer, to current members' campaigns, 2021–⁠2026. These are personal donations, separate from the PAC.

Rank	Member	Donated
1	DJon OssoffSenate, GA	$360
2	DRaphael G. WarnockSenate, GA	$350
3	DLaura FriedmanHouse, CA	$250
4	DAdam B. SchiffSenate, CA	$155
5	DCatherine Cortez MastoSenate, NV	$100