Politician
Mo Brooks
Republican · Alabama · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0AL05163
Mo Brooks (Republican) raised $669K for the 2020 Alabama 5th District race, $250K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$669K
2020
From PAC checks
37%
$250K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Alabama 5th District | $669K | 37% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $669K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $130KTrade group $51KMembership $22KOther $19KLeadership PAC $11KUnion $1KSuper PAC $1K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Alabama Power Co Employees Federal Political Action Cmte (Apc Employees Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Regions Financial Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$6K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$6K
- Southeast Cotton Committee (Secc) Southern Cottongrowers Inc/Se Cotton Ginners AssnTrade groupLobbyist PAC$6K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 4 key votes where Mo Brooks had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (100%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $17K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $2K$18K$10K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
28 stock trades, worth $133K–$645K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 15 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 16 buys, 12 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($18K+), pharma and health care ($15K+), oil, gas and coal ($5K+).
Most traded
- BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New$16K+2 trades
- D Dominion Energy, Inc.$15K+1 trades
- PFE Pfizer, Inc.$15K+1 trades
- T AT&T Inc.$3K+3 trades
- VZ Verizon Communications Inc.$2K+2 trades
- AATC Autoscope Technologies Corporation$1K+1 trades
- CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- TFC Truist Financial Corporation$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buyArlington TX Higher Ed Fin2022-12-08 · government bond · joint$1K–$15K
- buyU. S. Treasury Note I P O Yes No C S2022-11-29 · government bond · joint$50K–$100K
- buyDuke Energy Corp Fxd2022-08-30 · corporate bond · joint$1K–$15K
- buyAATC2022-07-22 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellVZ2022-07-22 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyNisource Inc. Fxd to 062023 I P O Yes N2022-07-13 · corporate bond · joint$1K–$15K
- buyDuke Energy Corp Fxd to 09/20/242022-06-22 · corporate bond · joint$1K–$15K
- buyDuke Energy Corp Fxd to 092024 I P O Ye2022-06-03 · corporate bond · joint$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mo Brooks's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Courtney RyanFormer congressional staff
Congressman Mo Brooks: Intern.
Now lobbies for Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mo Brooks's 2020 campaign?
- Mo Brooks (Republican) raised $669K for the 2020 Alabama 5th District race, $250K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mo Brooks?
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC) ($10K), The Boeing Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), Alabama Power Co Employees Federal Political Action Cmte (Apc Employees Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2020.