Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence.
Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide).
Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
Cooper (DEM)Top employer groups(2 also lobby Congress)
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$128K (177)
UNC CHAPEL HILL
$54K (59)
KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK
$40K (13)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
$35K (49)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN
$32K (20)
WILMERHALE
$31K (23)
STRATA CLEAN ENERGY
$28K (8)
SCOPELY
$28K (8)
CULP ELLIOTT & CARPENTER PLLC
$28K (8)
PRINCE MASSAGEE & ALEXANDER, PLLC
$28K (8)
Whatley (GOP)Top employer groups(1 also lobby Congress)
MILLER STRATEGIES
$40K (16)
ENTREPRENEUR
$37K (44)
SOUTH CREEK CONSTRUCTION
$21K (6)
PFG PITTS FAMILY GROUP
$21K (6)
VENTURE GLOBAL LNG
$21K (6)
DELTA MOTELS
$21K (6)
TRAVELERS
$21K (6)
BYRIDER
$21K (6)
S & V FARM
$21K (6)
VILLAGE GREEN
$21K (6)
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (statewide)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$53.4B
Total Awards
21%
Defense ($1.2B)
10,273,419
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Other Waste Collection · $2.0B
Engineering Services · $558.8M
Commercial and Institutional B · $547.7M
Computer Systems Design Servic · $547.0M
Administrative Management and · $477.9M
Research and Development in th · $329.6M