In addition to supporting liberal 501(c)3, 501(c)4, and other similar organizations, PhRMA has been heavily involved in making political contributions to candidates, party committees, leadership PACs, independent expenditure committees, and inaugural committees that support liberal candidates for office. All told, our research has found that PhRMA, both directly as a 501(c)6 and through its network of state-registered political action committees, has contributed a total of $9,477,025 to committees that support liberal candidates between 2017 and 2022 (until 2021 for expenditures out of PhRMA 501(c)6). These contributions include:
- $396,750 to federal liberal candidates, their leadership PACs and party committees.
- Over $4 million to major national 527 political committees that support liberal candidates, such as the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) and the Democratic Attorney Generals Association (DAGA), and others.
- Over $1.6 million to committees that support liberal candidates in California.
- Over $1.3 million to committees that support liberal candidates in New York State.