Politician
Victoria Spartz
Republican · Indiana · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0IN05326
Victoria Spartz (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2026 Indiana 5th District race, $209K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $123K for and $4.0M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all runs
$9.6M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
14%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$854K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$9.5M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana 5th District | $2.2M | 10% | $123K / $4.0M | $209K | $6.3M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Indiana 5th District | $0 | – | $10K / $0 | $13K | $10K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Indiana 5th District | $4.2M | 21% | $121K / $0 | $3K | $4.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Indiana 5th District | $3.3M | 9% | $600K / $5.5M | $37K | $9.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $391KLeadership PAC $373KTrade group $255KMembership $187KOther $179KSuper PAC $27KUnion $9KParty $8K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$25K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Making a Sensible Shift in Elections PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$15K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$15K
- Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of AaosMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- Victory and Freedom PAC (Vaf PAC)Leadership PAC$13K
- Physician-Led Healthcare for America Political Action Committee (Pha PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Raptor PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Lets Get to Work PACOther$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $3.1M
- Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PACagainst $2.0M
- DCCCagainst $1.5M
- Commonsense Hoosiers PACagainst $977K
- Women Vote!against $822K
- Hoosier State Values PACagainst $647K
- Chc Bold PACagainst $421K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $358K
- No Going Back PAC Inc.for $122K
- American Leadership PACfor $69K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 33 key votes where Victoria Spartz had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 26 times (79%). 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 | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $2.7M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $135K$69K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $135K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $79K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $69K$297K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $297K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $297K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $154K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $15K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $13K | 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 | $69K$154K$297K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $17K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $17K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $154K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $17K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
29 stock trades, worth $2.7M–$8.9M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 21 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 23 buys, 6 sells. Heaviest in real estate and construction ($1.9M+), agriculture, food and retail ($300K+).
Most traded
- SPG Simon Property Group, Inc. Common Stock$1.2M+15 trades
Latest trades
- buySPG2025-04-03 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buySPG2025-02-03 · stock · spouse$15K–$50K
- sellSPG2024-09-20 · stock · spouse$1.0M–$5.0M
- buySPG2024-06-28 · stock · spouse$50K–$100K
- buySPG2024-02-02 · stock$50K–$100K
- buySPG2024-02-02 · stock · child$1K–$15K
- buySPG2024-02-02 · stock · child$1K–$15K
- buySPG2023-08-03 · stock$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Victoria Spartz's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Daniel VaynshteynFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director (2024), Senior Legislative Assistant (2024), Legislative Assistant (2023), Legislative Aide (2023), Rep. Spartz.
Now lobbies for Fdd Action
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Victoria Spartz's 2026 campaign?
- Victoria Spartz (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2026 Indiana 5th District race, $209K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $123K for and $4.0M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Victoria Spartz?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($10K), Physician-Led Healthcare for America Political Action Committee (Pha PAC) ($10K), Making a Sensible Shift in Elections PAC ($10K), Raptor PAC ($10K), Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of Aaos ($5K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Victoria Spartz's race?
- Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC ($2.0M against), Commonsense Hoosiers PAC ($977K against), Hoosier State Values PAC ($647K against) in 2026.
- How much has Victoria Spartz raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2026 (Indiana 5th District), $0 in 2024 (Indiana 5th District), $4.2M in 2022 (Indiana 5th District), $3.3M in 2020 (Indiana 5th District).