Politician
Michelle Fischbach
Republican · Minnesota · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0MN07091
Michelle Fischbach (Republican) raised $1.7M for the 2026 Minnesota 7th District race, $974K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $152K 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
$8.0M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
36%
$2.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$410K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$5.0M
Spent attacking them
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 | Minnesota 7th District | $1.7M | 58% | $152K / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Minnesota 7th District | $2.0M | 53% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Minnesota 7th District | $1.7M | 27% | $13K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Minnesota 7th District | $2.6M | 15% | $244K / $5.0M | – | $7.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.0MTrade group $740KLeadership PAC $359KMembership $245KOther $210KSuper PAC $50KUnion $17KParty $8K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- Value in Electing Women Political Action CommitteeSuper PACLobbyist PAC$30K
- Delta Air Lines PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Political Action CommitteeCorporate$15K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- 3m Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $4.7M
- DCCCagainst $230K
- Defend American Jobsfor $152K
- Congressional Leadership Fundfor $129K
- One Country Fundagainst $83K
- Alliance for a Greater Minnesotafor $58K
- National Right to Life Victory Fundfor $13K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 27 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 22 times (81%). 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 | $8K | 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 | $40K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $487K$73K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $487K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $93K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $73K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $350 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $350 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $73K$132K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $73K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $350 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $73K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $350 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $350 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $166K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $40K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $73K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $73K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $29K | 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 | $73K$166K$132K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $166K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Michelle Fischbach's 2026 campaign?
- Michelle Fischbach (Republican) raised $1.7M for the 2026 Minnesota 7th District race, $974K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $152K 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 Michelle Fischbach?
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), 3m Company PAC ($10K), The Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee ($10K), National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac) ($10K), Ernst & Young Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Michelle Fischbach's race?
- Defend American Jobs ($152K for) in 2026.
- How much has Michelle Fischbach raised across elections?
- $1.7M in 2026, $2.0M in 2024, $1.7M in 2022, $2.6M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.