Which PACs gave the most to Karen Bass?

Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($11K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K), Edison International PAC ($10K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($10K), At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Karen Bass's race?

National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($14 for) in 2020.

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Politician

Karen Bass

Democrat · California · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H0CA33117

Karen Bass (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2020 California 37th District race, $836K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $14 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$2.2M

2020

From PAC checks

37%

$836K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$14

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

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	California 37th District	$2.2M	37%	$14 / $0	–	$2.2M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $427KUnion $186KTrade group $81KMembership $65KOther $60KSuper PAC $18KLeadership PAC $8K

Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 5 key votes where Karen Bass had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (20%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$48K	Yea · against
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$6K$48K$32K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	–	Yea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	–	Yea · against
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$48K	Yea · against
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	–	Yea · against
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$217K	Yea · with industry

The revolving door

1 former aide now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Karen Bass's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Caren StreetFormer congressional staff
2007-08: SA, Sen. Johnny Isakson; 2008-17: LC/LA/Policy Adv/Grants Director/Counsel/Sr Policy Adv, Sen. Harry Reid; 2017-18: Policy Dir, CBC (Rep. Cedric Ric…
Now lobbies for The Kroger Co., Mars Incorporated, Government Of Puerto Rico · via Squire Patton Boggs

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Karen Bass's 2020 campaign?: Karen Bass (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2020 California 37th District race, $836K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $14 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Karen Bass?: Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($11K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K), Edison International PAC ($10K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($10K), At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Karen Bass's race?: National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($14 for) in 2020.