Merck
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Corporate Headquarters
Rahway, NJ
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
$190.1 billion
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$32.7million
From Employees: 0.1%
Lobbying Spending
$2.4million
Total Political Spending
$35.1million
Issues
- Spent $17.1 million to oppose Prop. 79 (Defeated, 2005) (and support the competing Prop. 78 (Defeated, 2005)) to prevent the reduction of prescription drug prices
- Spent $13.0 million to oppose Prop. 61 (Defeated, 2016), which would have reduced prescription drug prices
- Gave $1.2 million to committees advancing the overall agenda of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association
- Gave $1.2 million to committees advancing the overall agenda of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association
- Gave $1.2 million to committees advancing the overall agenda of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association
- Gave $1.2 million to committees advancing the overall agenda of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association
- Gave $1.2 million to committees advancing the overall agenda of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association
- Gave $1.2 million to committees advancing the overall agenda of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association
Republicans
$57.1k
Democrats
$211.6k
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$271.8k
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America California Initiative Fund: OPPOSED: PROP 79 - PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNTS. STATE-NEGOTIATED REBATES. | SUPPORTED: PROP 78 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. DISCOUNTS.
$17.1 million
No on Prop 61 - Californians Against the Deceptive Rx Proposition, a Coalition of Veterans Doctors Patient Advocates Seniors Taxpayers and Members of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 061- STATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASES. PRICING STANDARDS.
$13.0 million
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Independent Expenditure Committee
$1.1 million
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America PAC
$167.7k
