Politician
Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0KY05015
Hal Rogers (Republican) raised $1.0M for the 2026 Kentucky 5th District race, $397K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$3.6M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
46%
$1.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$10K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
46% of Hal Rogers'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 election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky 5th District | $1.0M | 39% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Kentucky 5th District | $1.1M | 43% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Kentucky 5th District | $821K | 47% | $0 / $0 | – | $821K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Kentucky 5th District | $671K | 60% | $10K / $0 | – | $681K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $821KTrade group $295KMembership $145KLeadership PAC $128KOther $85KUnion $76KSuper PAC $8K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$40K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$40K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Osi Systems Inc PAC Osi PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Blue Origin LLC Political Action Committee (Blue Origin PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- General Electric Company Aerospace Employee Political Action Committee (Ge Aerospace PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Kbr, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 22 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 19 times (86%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $224K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $88K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $141K$10K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $141K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $67K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $88K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $224K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K$24K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $224K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $88K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $224K | 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 | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $81K | 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 | $10K$22K$24K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $22K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $88K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Hal Rogers's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Alex PinsonFormer congressional staff
Schedule C appointee, Dept. of Health and Human Services; Senior Legis. Asst. and Counsel (and other positions), Rep. Hal Rogers; Intern, Rep. Cory Gardner; …
Now lobbies for RTX Corporation And Affiliates, Intra-Cellular Therapies, INC. · via Dla Piper LLP (us)
Ashley Nichols (mcmanus)Former congressional staff
Subcommittee Staff Director, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, House Committee on Natural Resources; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Hal Rogers; Legisla…
Now lobbies for Orsted North America INC., National Wooden Pallet And Container Association · via Lot Sixteen 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 Hal Rogers's 2026 campaign?
- Hal Rogers (Republican) raised $1.0M for the 2026 Kentucky 5th District race, $397K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Hal Rogers?
- Blue Origin LLC Political Action Committee (Blue Origin PAC) ($10K), Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Hal Rogers raised across elections?
- $1.0M in 2026, $1.1M in 2024, $821K in 2022, $671K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.