Paul D. Ryan

Representative · WI-1

RepublicanFormer memberServed 1999–2019Born 1970

Campaign fundraising

House · WI-01

Raised, 2017–18

$12.16M

Spent

$15.46M

Cash on hand

$5.80M

Reported through

Dec 31, 2018

Latest cycle with filings

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$9,368,582.14
2015–16	$19,852,220.75
2017–18	$12,159,686.71

2016 race · WI-01

Paul D. Ryan · R · Incumbent$19.85M
Paul Nehlen III · R · Challenger$1.51M
Tom Breu · D · Challenger$24K
Ryan Asher Solen · D · Challenger$24K
Jason Lebeck · L · Challenger$555

Total receipts for the whole 2016 election period. 5 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee RYAN FOR CONGRESS, INC.; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 2, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2017–18

From committees

$1.68M

Net of refunds

Committees

323

Contributions

519

By type of committee

All Corporate$1.11M · 66%Trade association$285K · 17%Ideological / issue$122K · 7%Membership org$112K · 7%Labor union$45,000 · 3%Leadership PAC$2,500 · 0%Cooperative$400 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
Groom Law Group, Chartered Political Action CommitteeCorporate	Groom Law Group Chartered	—	1	$25,000
Alliant Energy Corporation Employee's Political Action CommCorporate	LNTAlliant Energy Corp.	—	2	$20,000
Energy Transfer Employee Management Company PAC (Energy Transfer PAC)Corporate	ETEnergy Transfer LP	—	3	$20,000
Johnson & Johnson Political Action CommitteeCorporate	JNJJohnson & Johnson	—	3	$15,000
General Electric Company Political Action Committee (GEPAC)Corporate	GEGeneral Electric Co	—	3	$15,000
Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)Corporate	MRKMerck & Co., Inc.	—	3	$15,000
Delta Air Lines Political Action CommitteeCorporate	DALDelta Air Lines, Inc.	—	3	$15,000
Deloitte Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue	—	—	3	$15,000
KPMG Partners/Principals and Employees PACIdeological / issue	—	—	3	$15,000
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	HDHome Depot, Inc.	1 trade	3	$15,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC)Corporate	TMUST-Mobile US, Inc.	—	3	$15,000
Centurylink Inc. Employees Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LUMNLumen Technologies, Inc.	—	3	$15,000
Total System Services, Inc. PAC (Tsys PAC)Corporate	GPNGlobal Payments Inc.	—	4	$15,000
Cox Enterprises PAC (COXPAC) Inc.Corporate	Cox Enterprises Inc.	—	3	$15,000
BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac)Corporate	BNSF Railway Company	—	3	$12,600
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC)Trade association	National Association of Broadcasters	—	2	$10,000
American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (PT-PAC)Membership org	American Physical Therapy Association	—	2	$10,000
United States Steel Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate	United States Steel Corporation	—	2	$10,000
Fluor Corporation Political Action Committee (Fluor PAC)Corporate	FLRFluor Corp.	—	2	$10,000
Wells Fargo and Company Employee PAC (AKA Wells Fargo Employee PAC)Corporate	WFCWells Fargo & Company/MN	—	2	$10,000
Metlife Inc. Employees' Political Participation Fund aCorporate	METMetlife Inc.	—	2	$10,000
Bayer Corporation Crop Science Employees Citizenship Fund (Bayer Crop Science Fund)Corporate	Bayer Corporation	—	2	$10,000
General Motors Company Political Action Committee (GM PAC)Corporate	GMGeneral Motors Co	—	2	$10,000
The Emerson Electric Co. PACCorporate	EMREmerson Electric Co	—	2	$10,000
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade association	—	—	2	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Paul D. Ryan's campaign committees in the 2017–18 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2017–18 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

Opposing

$13,726

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Mad Dog PACIdeological / issue	—	$7,805
Progressive Turnout ProjectIdeological / issue	—	$4,200
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (2 combined)	—	$1,721

3 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Paul D. Ryan in the 2017–18 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 2, 2026. No individual donor data.