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Pro-Israel Lobby: 2016 Contributions to Congress

(June 2017)

2016 Summary of Contributions
House # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions
Democrats 144 $31,798 $4,578,954
Republicans 119 $24,439 $2,908,333
Independents 0 $0 $0
TOTAL 263 $28,469 $7,487,287
Senate # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions
Democrats 19 $65,798 $1,250,168
Republicans 32 $124,685 $3,989,945
Independents 0 $0 $0
TOTAL 51 $102,747 $5,240,113
2016 Top 20 Members
Candidate Total
Van Hollen, Chris (D-MD) $630,514
Rubio, Marco (R-FL) $468,307
Kirk, Mark (R-IL) $434,564
Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) $390,801
Ayotte, Kelly (R-NH) $377,821
Cruz, Ted (R-TX) $352,017
Duckworth, Tammy (D-IL) $345,241
McCain, John (R-AZ) $268,327
Murphy, Patrick (D-FL) $260,808
Johnson, Ron (R-WI) $251,164
Royce, Ed (R-CA) $242,143
Lee, Mike (R-UT) $236,300
Portman, Rob (R-OH) $235,280
Toomey, Pat (R-PA) $194,725
Blunt, Roy (R-MO) $190,828
Engel, Eliot L (D-NY) $190,150
Young, Todd (R-IN) $181,050
Bennet, Michael F (D-CO) $175,419
Blumenthal, Richard (D-CT) $157,432
Ryan, Paul (R-WI) $152,440

Source: Center for Responsive Politics