Politician
Morgan Griffith
Republican · Virginia · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0VA09055
Morgan Griffith (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2026 Virginia 9th District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $4K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$4.9M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
65%
$3.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$3K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$4K
Spent attacking them
65% of Morgan Griffith'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 | Virginia 9th District | $2.2M | 63% | $3K / $4K | $7K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Virginia 9th District | $1.0M | 67% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Virginia 9th District | $813K | 64% | $0 / $0 | – | $813K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Virginia 9th District | $877K | 67% | $0 / $0 | – | $877K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.5MTrade group $762KMembership $433KOther $231KLeadership PAC $123KSuper PAC $15KUnion $3K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$35K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding PAC (Comp PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- House Freedom FundLeadership PAC$16K
- American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Swedish Match North America LLC PACCorporate$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Rural Groundgameagainst $4K
- Goa Victory Fundfor $3K
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 24 times (89%). 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 | $38K | 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 | $6K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $137K$186K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $72K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $186K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| 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 | $186K$17K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $186K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | 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 | $186K | 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 | $30K | 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 | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $785K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $6K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $38K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $186K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $186K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $67K | 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 | $186K$785K$17K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $785K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $6K | 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 Morgan Griffith's 2026 campaign?
- Morgan Griffith (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2026 Virginia 9th District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $4K 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 Morgan Griffith?
- Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PAC ($10K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PAC ($10K), American Optometric Association Political Action Committee ($10K), American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Morgan Griffith's race?
- Rural Groundgame ($4K against), Goa Victory Fund ($3K for) in 2026.
- How much has Morgan Griffith raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2026, $1.0M in 2024, $813K in 2022, $877K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.