Skip to main content
← Companies
MRK

Merck & Co., Inc.

Data as of Nov 1, 2026
MRK
CIK 310158HEALTHCAREPharmaceutical Preparations

Political giving

Merck & Co., Inc.'s PAC gave $1,269,500 across 555 contributions to 135 sitting members of Congress in the 2024 and 2026 cycles, per FEC filings.

Largest recipients

PoliticianGiftsTotal
RJason SmithHouse · Missouri
10$30,000
RBrett GuthrieHouse · Kentucky
6$30,000
RMike JohnsonHouse · Louisiana
6$30,000
DDon DavisHouse · North Carolina
8$27,500
RBrian FitzpatrickHouse · Pennsylvania
8$25,500
DBrad SchneiderHouse · Illinois
8$25,000
DScott PetersHouse · California
6$25,000
DJosh Gottheimeralso holds $10KHouse · New Jersey
5$25,000
RRichard HudsonHouse · North Carolina
10$24,000
DLou CorreaHouse · California
5$22,500

The PAC

Only committees the FEC registers as corporate PACs are counted; each links to its FEC filings. Contributions are to members' principal campaign committees.

By party

  • Republicans 65% · $820K
  • Democrats 35% · $450K

Party is the recipient's; leadership PACs and party committees are counted with "committees and unmatched".

By cycle

  • 2024 cycle$885K379 gifts
  • 2026 cycle$385K176 gifts

Coverage: 2024 from Feb 2023 to Dec 2024; 2026 from Mar 2025 to Aug 2026.

Data: FEC (PAC contributions, Schedule A), Quiver Quantitative (congressional holdings, lobbying, contracts), Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, USAspending, congressional periodic transaction reports. Records are matched to Merck & Co., Inc. through its SEC registration (CIK 310158) and tickers MRK.

As of: PAC donations through Aug 7, 2026; holdings are the latest disclosed positions; lobbying filings through Jul 20, 2026; contract actions through Sep 17, 2026. Snapshot rebuilt Nov 1, 2026.

Holdings values are estimates from disclosed ranges. PAC contributions cover the current and previous election cycle and count only gifts to sitting members' principal campaign committees, so leadership PACs and losing candidates are not included.