Politician
Frederica Wilson
Democrat · Florida · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0FL17068
Frederica Wilson (Democrat) raised $489K for the 2024 Florida 24th District race, $324K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$1.5M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
69%
$1.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$33K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
69% of Frederica Wilson's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida 24th District | $489K | 66% | $0 / $0 | – | $489K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Florida 24th District | $624K | 56% | $1K / $0 | – | $625K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Florida 24th District | $413K | 90% | $32K / $0 | – | $445K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $434KCorporate $382KMembership $104KTrade group $85KOther $56KSuper PAC $13KLeadership PAC $7K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$30K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationCorporateLobbyist PAC$24K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$23K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Allied Pilots Association Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Longshoremen's Association Committee On Political EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Cruise Lines International Association PAC (Clia PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Black Caucus PACfor $22K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)for $10K
- Florida Freedom PACfor $1K
- Aft Solidarityfor $500
- Win Justicefor $40
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 14 key votes where Frederica Wilson had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 6 times (43%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Present |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Present |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $462K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Present |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $177K$13 | PresentPresent |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $177K | Present |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $25K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $462K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $13 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $13$52K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $52K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $13 | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $52K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $13 | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Present |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $27K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $462K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $13 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $13 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $4K | 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 | $13$27K$52K | 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 | $27K | 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 | $462K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Frederica Wilson's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
David SimonFormer congressional staff
Legis Assistant, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson; Sr Legis Assistant, Rep. Frederica Wilson; Comms Director, House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Rep. Corrine Brown…
Now lobbies for Alliance For Retired Americans
Keenan Austin ReedFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Donald McEachin; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Now lobbies for Amgen · via Alpine Group Partners, LLC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Frederica Wilson's 2024 campaign?
- Frederica Wilson (Democrat) raised $489K for the 2024 Florida 24th District race, $324K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Frederica Wilson?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($13K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($12K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Frederica Wilson raised across elections?
- $489K in 2024 (Florida 24th District), $624K in 2022 (Florida 24th District), $413K in 2020 (Florida 24th District).