Politician
Suzan DelBene
Democrat · Washington · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0WA08046
Suzan DelBene (Democrat) raised $4.3M for the 2026 Washington 1st District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$13M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
49%
$6.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
49% of Suzan DelBene'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington 1st District | $4.3M | 41% | $0 / $0 | $9K | $4.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Washington 1st District | $3.9M | 47% | $258 / $0 | $52K | $3.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Washington 1st District | $2.5M | 56% | $0 / $0 | $94K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Washington 1st District | $2.2M | 57% | $2K / $0 | – | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $3.3MTrade group $1.2MMembership $668KUnion $544KOther $431KSuper PAC $66KLeadership PAC $9KParty $3K
- Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionUnion$13K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Fuse Washingtonfor $1K
- Planned Parenthood Nw Action PACfor $933
- Together for Progress 2024for $258
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 24 key votes where Suzan DelBene had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 9 times (38%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $135K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $79M | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $620K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $418K$4K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $418K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $126K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $620K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $135K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $4K$578K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $578K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $578K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $135K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $967K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $620K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $135K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $280K | 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 | $4K$967K$578K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $967K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $620K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
368 stock trades, worth $79M–$243M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 100 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 209 buys, 158 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($22M+), pharma and health care ($3.1M+), oil, gas and coal ($750K+).
Most traded
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock$22M+13 trades
Latest trades
- buyBlack Belt Energy Gas Dist Ala Gas 05.002026-10-14 · government bond · joint$250K–$500K
- sellTennessee Energy Ac 5% Edr Idr Due 12/012026-10-14 · government bond · joint$250K–$500K
- buyTX Trans Commn TPK 5% Tran Due 08/15/422026-09-24 · government bond · joint$15K–$50K
- buyBlack Belt Energy Gas Dist Ala Gas 05.002026-09-18 · government bond · joint$250K–$500K
- sellTriborough Bridge & 4% SPL Tax Due 11/152026-09-18 · government bond · joint$250K–$500K
- sellWashington ST 5% Go Utx Due 08/01/30 I 2026-09-18 · government bond · joint$15K–$50K
- buyCentral VY Energy Auth Calif Commodity 52026-09-14 · government bond · joint$250K–$500K
- sellSan Joaquin VY Calif Clean Energy Auth 52026-09-14 · government bond · joint$250K–$500K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Suzan DelBene's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Lauren RubinFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director and Counsel, Rep. Suzan DelBene, January 2015-January 2019.
Now lobbies for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Microsoft Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corp, Visa, U.S.A., INC. and 2 more · via Ernst & Young LLP (washington Council Ernst & Young), Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Sasha HernandezFormer congressional staff
Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) // Legislative Aide, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Google Client Services LLC, Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC · via Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC
Kyle HillFormer congressional staff
Leg. Director, Rep. Suzan DelBene (1/19-7/22); Sr. Leg. Asst., Rep. Suzan DelBene (10/17-1/19); Health Policy Advisor, Rep. Steve Israel (2/16-12/16); Leg. A…
Now lobbies for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Suzan DelBene's 2026 campaign?
- Suzan DelBene (Democrat) raised $4.3M for the 2026 Washington 1st District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Suzan DelBene?
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($13K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Suzan DelBene raised across elections?
- $4.3M in 2026 (Washington 1st District), $3.9M in 2024 (Washington 1st District), $2.5M in 2022 (Washington 1st District), $2.2M in 2020 (Washington 1st District).