Politician
Peter Meijer
Republican · Michigan · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate H0MI03308
Peter Meijer (Republican) raised $3.5M for the 2020 Michigan 3rd District race, $357K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $281K for and $3.3M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.5M
2020
From PAC checks
10%
$357K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$281K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$3.3M
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 | Michigan 3rd District | $3.5M | 10% | $281K / $3.3M | $24K | $7.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $90KOther $74KLeadership PAC $65KTrade group $46KMembership $44KSuper PAC $16KParty $5K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Dte Energy Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PACMembership$10K
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PACOther$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Food Marketing Institute Political Action Committee FoodpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- With Honor PACOther$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $2.3M
- DCCCagainst $741K
- Women Vote!against $334K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $255K
- Patriot's Fundfor $20K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 4 key votes where Peter Meijer 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 | $60 | 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 | $49K$18K$27K | 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 | Yea · against |
| 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
284 stock trades, worth $2.0M–$7.9M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 4 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 10 buys, 274 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($614K+), wall street and hedge funds ($113K+), pharma and health care ($106K+).
Most traded
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$101K+2 trades
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation$101K+2 trades
- IFNNY Infineon Technologies AG$53K+4 trades
- TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ltd.$52K+3 trades
- AAGIY AIA Group, ltd. Sponsored American depository Receipt$51K+2 trades
- AVGO Broadcom Inc.$50K+1 trades
- BABA Alibaba Group holding limited American depositary Shares eac$17K+3 trades
- SAP SAP SE AdS$17K+3 trades
Latest trades
- sellDE2022-06-27 · stock$1K–$15K
- selladidas AG Sponsored AdR (AddYY)2021-02-17 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellAdYEN N.V. AdR CMN lOCATION: uS2021-02-17 · other$50K–$100K
- sellAAGIY2021-02-17 · stock$50K–$100K
- sellAlcon Inc. Ordinary Shares (AlC)2021-02-17 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellAlfa-laval Ab unsponsored AdR (AlFVY)2021-02-17 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellBABA2021-02-17 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellAllIANZ SE AdR CMN lOCATION: uS2021-02-17 · other$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Peter Meijer's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Maggie WoodinFormer congressional staff
Sr. Legis. Asst., Rep. Gallagher, June 2019-January 2021; Legis. Dir., Rep. Meijer, January 2021-November 2022
Now lobbies for Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Peter Meijer's 2020 campaign?
- Peter Meijer (Republican) raised $3.5M for the 2020 Michigan 3rd District race, $357K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $281K for and $3.3M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Peter Meijer?
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($10K), The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($10K), Dte Energy Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC ($10K), Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Peter Meijer's race?
- House Majority PAC ($2.3M against), DCCC ($741K against), Women Vote! ($334K against) in 2020.