Which PACs gave the most to Steven M. Palazzo?

Kpmg Partners/Principals and Employees PAC ($13K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), The Boeing Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Leidos Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.

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Politician

Steven M. Palazzo

Republican · Mississippi · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H0MS04120

Steven M. Palazzo (Republican) raised $828K for the 2020 Mississippi 4th District race, $541K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$828K

2020

From PAC checks

65%

$541K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

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	Mississippi 4th District	$828K	65%	$0 / $0	–	$828K	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $259KTrade group $116KOther $70KMembership $57KLeadership PAC $28KUnion $7KSuper PAC $4K

Kpmg Partners/Principals and Employees PACOtherLobbyist PAC$13K
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Leidos Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Jacobs Good Government Fund of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

No outside spending of note.

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 3 key votes where Steven M. Palazzo had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 2 times (67%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$28K	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	$8K$10K$11K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$10K	Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$20K	Nay · against

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Steven M. Palazzo's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Erskine WellsFormer congressional staff
Dep COS Sen. Wicker; COS Rep. Palazzo; Leg Asst Sen Wicker; Intern Sen. Cochran
Now lobbies for Verizon Communications INC, RTX Corporation And Affiliates (fka Raytheon Technologies Corp. And Affiliates), Comcast Corporation, Chevron U.S.A., INC. · via Bgr Government Affairs
Conner BraceFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant Office of the House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), Legislative Aide Office of Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS-04), Legislative Affairs Adviso…
Now lobbies for Chambers For Innovation And Clean Energy · via Boundary Stone Partners

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Steven M. Palazzo's 2020 campaign?: Steven M. Palazzo (Republican) raised $828K for the 2020 Mississippi 4th District race, $541K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Steven M. Palazzo?: Kpmg Partners/Principals and Employees PAC ($13K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), The Boeing Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Leidos Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.