Quid Pro Quo Finder

Donors who gave political money and received government positions, federal contracts, or favorable policy outcomes. The QPQ score (0-100) measures the strength of the give-and-get relationship.

Showing 23 donors with QPQ score above 50.

Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX (bankrupt)

QPQ

99

Total Giving$0

Conflicts of Interest

Lobbied for crypto regulation while committing fraudAlso donated to Republicans through dark money (not publicly reported)Used stolen customer funds for political donations

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Leonard Leo

CRC Advisors / Federalist Society

QPQ

98

Total Giving$200.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Shaped all 6 conservative SCOTUS justices$1.6B dark money fund from a single donation$8M in personal consulting fees from his own nonprofitsNetwork of 30+ interlocking dark money groups

Key Recipients

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Elon Musk

Tesla / SpaceX / xAI

QPQ

95

Total Giving$250.0M

Conflicts of Interest

SpaceX holds $15B+ in NASA/DoD contracts while he runs DOGE overseeing those agenciesTesla depends on EV regulations he can now influence through DOGEDOGE investigating agencies that regulate his companiesStarlink received $886M FCC broadband subsidy (later revoked, now reinstated)xAI competes for government AI contracts while he shapes AI policy

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Peter Thiel

Founders Fund / Palantir

QPQ

92

Total Giving$5.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Palantir: $3B+ government contracts while his protégé is VPICE surveillance contract: $127M while his network shapes immigration policy$5B Roth IRA tax shelter exposed by ProPublicaAnduril (Thiel-backed) competes for defense contractsVP Vance is his personal protégé

Key Recipients

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David Sacks

Craft Ventures

QPQ

90

Total Giving$15.0M

Conflicts of Interest

AI/Crypto Czar with direct authority over technologies he invests inCraft Ventures crypto portfolio benefits from his policy decisionsPayPal Mafia network runs the administration

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Miriam Adelson

Las Vegas Sands

QPQ

88

Total Giving$120.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Rubio SecState appointment reportedly influenced by her donationsIsrael policy alignment: donations correlate with pro-Israel policy outcomes$700M estimated tax savings from 2017 tax cuts she helped fundCasino regulation in states where she has business interests

Key Recipients

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Harlan Crow

Crow Holdings (real estate)

QPQ

88

Total Giving$10.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Decades of undisclosed luxury gifts to Justice ThomasReal estate interests before cases Thomas votes onPurchased Thomas's mother's homePaid tuition for Thomas's grandnephew

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Kelcy Warren

Energy Transfer Partners

QPQ

88

Total Giving$10.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Energy Transfer earned $2.4B during Texas grid failureDakota Access Pipeline approved after political donations$1M Abbott donation correlated with pipeline approvalEvery recipient votes for pipeline-friendly policies

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Jeff Yass

Susquehanna International Group (SIG)

QPQ

85

Total Giving$90.0M

Conflicts of Interest

15% ByteDance stake ($33B) while lobbying against TikTok banDonated to Trump after pivoting to protect TikTokFinancial regulation: SIG is one of the largest market makersSchool choice advocacy may benefit education investments

Key Recipients

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Charles Koch

Koch Industries

QPQ

80

Total Giving$548.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Koch Industries profits directly from deregulation his network champions2017 TCJA saved Koch Industries $1.4B/yearFossil fuel subsidies benefit Koch Industries' core businessAnti-climate policy while Koch is one of the top 10 polluters

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Marc Andreessen

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

QPQ

75

Total Giving$70.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Massive crypto portfolio benefits from legislation his PAC supportsa16z portfolio companies span every tech regulation areaAI investments while lobbying on AI policyEndorsed Trump while a16z seeks favorable regulatory environment

Key Recipients

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Steve Wynn

Wynn Resorts (former CEO)

QPQ

75

Total Giving$10.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Illegally lobbied Trump on behalf of Chinese governmentSettled DOJ FARA chargesMultiple sexual misconduct allegationsCasino interests while serving as RNC Finance Chair

Key Recipients

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Larry Ellison

Oracle

QPQ

72

Total Giving$20.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Oracle's $8B+ government contracts while donating to TrumpOracle featured in Trump's $500B Stargate AI announcementVA health records modernization has been plagued with problemsHosted Trump on his private island

Key Recipients

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Ike Perlmutter

Former Marvel CEO

QPQ

70

Total Giving$25.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Informal VA policy influence with zero accountabilityMar-a-Lago trio: made VA decisions without official rolesEntertainment/defense interests while influencing policy

Key Recipients

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Robert Mercer

Renaissance Technologies (former co-CEO)

QPQ

70

Total Giving$15.0M

Conflicts of Interest

$7B IRS tax dispute over Medallion Fund trading strategiesFunded Cambridge Analytica data harvesting operationFunded Breitbart while it shaped political narrativeIRS enforcement directly affects his tax dispute

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The Mercer Family

Renaissance Technologies (retired)

QPQ

70

Total Giving$25.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Funded Cambridge Analytica (data harvesting scandal)Breitbart News shaped political narratives they fundedRenaissance Technologies tax shelter saved billions

Key Recipients

Donald Trump, Steve Bannon (prev)

Palmer Luckey

Anduril Industries

QPQ

68

Total Giving$5.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Anduril holds $2.5B+ in contracts while he donates to defense hawksBorder security tech contracts while funding border-hawk politiciansThiel network connects Anduril to VP Vance and administration

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Stephen Schwarzman

Blackstone

QPQ

65

Total Giving$25.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Carried interest loophole: every politician he funds supports keeping itBlackstone is America's largest residential landlord — housing policy impacts profitsFinancial deregulation directly benefits Blackstone's business2017 tax cuts saved PE firms billions

Key Recipients

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Tim Dunn

CrownQuest Operating

QPQ

60

Total Giving$15.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Defend Texas Liberty PAC meeting with white nationalistOil interests while funding deregulation candidatesControls Texas legislature through primary threats

Key Recipients

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Rupert Murdoch

Fox Corporation / News Corp

QPQ

60

Total Giving$5.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Fox News shapes elections more than any donor — but isn't tracked as political spending$787.5M Dominion settlement for broadcasting election liesMedia consolidation lobbying while owning largest news empireForeign-born media mogul influencing American politics

Key Recipients

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Jamie Dimon

JPMorgan Chase

QPQ

55

Total Giving$5.0M

Conflicts of Interest

JPMorgan's $39B in settlements while no executives jailedLobbies against the very regulations created after 2008 crisisBank benefits from every financial deregulation measureAdvises both parties on economic policy affecting his bank

Key Recipients

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Farris Wilks

Wilks Masonry / Frac Tech (former)

QPQ

55

Total Giving$15.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Fracking fortune while funding fracking-friendly candidatesReligious ideology driving public policy through political money

Key Recipients

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Paul Singer

Elliott Management

QPQ

55

Total Giving$20.0M

Conflicts of Interest

Sovereign debt litigation benefits from foreign policy he fundsElliott Management profits from policies his recipients supportArgentina debt crisis: profited $2.4B while funding hawks

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