Which PACs gave the most to Tom Reed?

Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee ($20K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($15K), Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($15K), American Dental Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC ($11K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Tom Reed's race?

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc. ($78K for), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($70K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Tom Reed

Republican · New York · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H0NY29054

Tom Reed (Republican) raised $3.3M for the 2020 New York 23rd District race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $148K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$3.3M

2020

From PAC checks

52%

$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$148K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

52% of Tom Reed'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 general election, with the money behind it and the result.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2020	New York 23rd District	$3.3M	52%	$148K / $0	$18K	$3.5M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $920KTrade group $393KOther $158KMembership $147KLeadership PAC $97KUnion $80KSuper PAC $18K

Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
Republican Mainstreet Partnership PACOther$11K
National Fuel Gas Company Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
NorpacOther$11K
Association of Equipment Manufacturers PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K

Outside money, for and against

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

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc.for $78K
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $70K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 2 key votes where Tom Reed had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (50%). 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
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$247K	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	$102K	Nay · against

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

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

Lucas WallworkFormer congressional staff
Staff Asst Committee on Energy & Commerce; Special Asst to Sec Dept of Energy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Tom Reed; Leg Director & Senior Advisor, Rep. Greg…
Now lobbies for Koch Government Affairs, LLC, Apple INC., Altria Client Services LLC, Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America and 1 more · via Miller Strategies, LLC
William DavisFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director and Tax Policy Counsel, Rep. Tom Reed
Now lobbies for Goldman Sachs Group INC, Altria Client Services LLC, Fmr LLC, Breakthrough Energy, LLC · via Capitol Tax Partners, LLP
David BridgesFormer congressional staff
Tax Counsel, Sen. John Barrasso; Tax Counsel, Rep. Tom Reed.
Now lobbies for Lockheed Martin Corporation, Rai Services Company (formerly Reynolds American, INC.) · via Capitol Counsel LLC
Logan HooverFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed
Now lobbies for Hospice Action Network
Elise TollefsonFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Randy Hultgren, Legislative Director, Rep. Randy Hultgren, Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed
Now lobbies for American Diabetes Association

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 Tom Reed's 2020 campaign?: Tom Reed (Republican) raised $3.3M for the 2020 New York 23rd District race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $148K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Tom Reed?: Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee ($20K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($15K), Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($15K), American Dental Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC ($11K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Tom Reed's race?: Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc. ($78K for), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($70K for) in 2020.